April 2011
1 post
Progressives Must Stand up to the President →
Somebody has finally encapsulated my feelings on President Obama perfectly.
February 2011
2 posts
This is why bigots will lose... →
August 2010
1 post
The Ugly Truth →
July 2010
1 post
Faux
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
June 2010
1 post
Perfect Fries Recipe →
May 2010
6 posts
Sweet "Empire Strikes Back" Photos! →
The Best Thing I've Read All Year →
When Wiser is Stupid
Obviously, I’m not surprised at the massive acclaim for Betty White’s stunning performance on Saturday Night Live. As a long-time fan, it was just a given to me that she would blow the doors off the place. It’s what she does. It’s what she’s always done.
But even with such a huge outpouring of praise, there are bound to be haters… this is the internet, after...
Frustration Overload
Here is a note I just sent to Media Temple about their hosting my main blog…
I have been trying to approve comments on my blog all morning. Half the time, the page times-out before I can even load it. Then, IF I manage to get in, half the time the approval times out. I visit the System Status and it says that “Maintenance is Complete” but I am still having horrendous...
Make Your Own Pop-Tarts! →
Senseless Flash Injection
With all the uproar over Apple’s refusal to allow Adobe Flash on their iPhones, iPods, and iPads, it’s easy to overlook the plight of everyday people having to suffer with Flash’s bullshit on a daily basis. Thursday night I received a notice that Adobe’s Creative Suit 5 (the most important software package in the universe for anybody in design) was available for customers...
April 2010
6 posts
1 tag
Comic Book Meme
It’s a cool comic meme I found over at Quit Your Day Job!
Did you read comics as a kid? Not really. I didn’t pick up my first comic and start my obsession until I was in junior high school.
Who bought you your first comic? I did. I bought The Flash #277 and Green Lantern/Green Arrow #121 at the local drug store in 1979.
Did you take any time away from comics? Why? Yes. I continued...
Blogocalypse
I am THIS CLOSE to just starting over with my blog or dumping it entirely.
My web hosting company, Media Temple, is horrendously bad. When I first moved there, they were awesome in both service and support, and totally worth the premium I was paying to have them host my blog. But then they moved everybody to a “Grid Server” system that has been an ass-sucking pile of shit since day...
3 tags
All-Encompassing Douchiness
Do you know what most people would do if they found a phone that somebody had forgotten at a bar? THEY’D GIVE IT TO THE FUCKING BARTENDER SO THAT WHEN THE POOR BASTARD WHO LOST THEIR FUCKING PHONE REALIZES IT, THEY’D KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT!!
You can candy-coat it all you like, but everybody involved with the whole STOLEN iPhone G4 drama is a douche.
The guy who found the phone and...
WatchYou’d think that FOX News would get tired of looking like a bunch of total fucking dumbasses all the time… but I guess their viewers just don’t care how outlandish something is so long as it attacks President Obama.
100 Places to Visit Before You Die
Thanks to A Malaysian Abroad for finding this list… I’ve marked the places I’ve visited in bold italics
Pyramids of Egypt
Chichen Itza
Pompeii
Mont St Michel
Great Wall of China
Petra
Kashmir Valley
Topkapi Palace
Taj Mahal
Nile River Cruise
Prague Old Town
Carnival in Rio
Serengeti Migration
Easter Island
Golden Temple
Stonehenge
Galapagos Islands
Cappadocia
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Anonymous asked: Let's say you find a machine which has the ability to change peoples minds, on a simultaneous global scale, by implanting concepts and ideas which you preprogram, into human brains, in effect making all humans on earth think as one on a set of causes.
Would you be morally justified in using that machine to force everyones hand, for the greater good? (This is a one-time effect, each...
Would you be morally justified in using that machine to force everyones hand, for the greater good? (This is a one-time effect, each...
March 2010
14 posts
Anonymous asked: Hey Dave, I want to ask a question inspired by an episode on House MD. You blog every single day, has blogging ever affected your life in any negative way? For example, you have aquired a stalker who follows you around everywhere you go, and since you blog about your location with pictures, the stalker uses those as clues to zero in on you.
Amazing how democracy is the greatest thing on earth… until things don’t go your way. Then democracy somehow becomes socialism.
Microwave Potato Chips →
How to make fresh potato chips in your microwave!
The Last Person on Earth →
If you became the last person on Earth, what would you do? Realistically. Scariness ensues.
Anonymous asked: hay, I know you have little free time and all that but there is a tv show which is on Starz ( no idea if you have that channel) called Party Down - you may like it - it has loads of veronica mars allumni - i found it hit and miss to begin with, every other ep from the first dozen was funny the other, not - i kept watching and love the show -- i think a second season is due out soon, mike
Anonymous asked: Dude! When are you coming back to Austin?
-Badger
-Badger
firstladypatate asked: Are you planning a trip to France?
Anonymous asked: What's up w/your motorcycle? Are your bad-ass biker days over?
Just curious,
the bartender :)
Just curious,
the bartender :)
Anonymous asked: you've traveled a lot of places. where have you gone that you didn't like?
Anonymous asked: In all the time I've been reading your blog, I've often wondered what exactly you do for a living. I gather it has something to do with computers, but I'm not sure what.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Anonymous asked: Have you always had short hair? When did you grow a beard?
NASA Blue Marble on Flickr →
A long, long time ago, I started collecting stamps as a hobby. One of the first stamps I ever received was one with the original “Big Blue Marble” shot of the earth from space. It has haunted me to this day with its beauty. Here’s an updated version that’s just amazing.
Charter Cable Chat No-Help
UPDATE: A Charter Customer Service agent on Twitter saw my frustration and provided an immediate solution to my problem! If you need support from Charter, forget about their worthless “chat help” and go straight to Twitter for help.
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I sure wish Charter...