Dannyman has run a service called lnk.to , which is similar to things like Make A Shorter Link. lnk.to obviously wins by having a shorter name to begin with. He’s been doing some brainstorming for featues. Here’s my quick idea: Make it easy to mirror. One of the reason’s Danny is going for his reimplementation [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2004
Sorry again, Dinah
7/26/2004 – 11:12 am
For as long as I can remember, when I’ve walked outside and its sunny out, I’ve sneezed. I can usually count on a good two or three sneezes. In the past few years, I finally was curious enough to do some research and found out that I have the condition called photic sneeze reflex. Photic [...]
Cellular company suprised by drinking and swearing during poker. Also shocked to find sky is blue.
7/26/2004 – 9:56 am
As with many people in the US, Sarah and I are getting into poker. We’re not into it as much as some of our friends, but we’re working on being better. Two of the things that feed our addiction are the World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel and Celebrity Poker Showdown on Bravo. We [...]
Nigerian spam mutates again
7/19/2004 – 2:52 pm
This was on Slashdot earlier for the 5 minutes Slashdot was actually up today. (503s and 500s abounded. But that’s a different storry.) This is too awesome not to comment on. The Register is carrying a story titled 419ers morph into Murder Incorporated. we have received a fax message from our headquaters,new york,this morning to [...]
Quote of the day
7/19/2004 – 2:13 pm
This comes to us from Groklaw article SCO’s Reply Memorandum Re Discovery – as text But the reality is, this case is about a contract dispute. Linux got dragged into it as hostage. SCO is holding Linux by the neck, pointing a gun at its head, and telling IBM, “Do what I tell you, or [...]
Rock and Roll is dead
7/15/2004 – 3:12 pm
Dave Dribin and I took the time to take some pictures before it goes away forever. Oh yeah, and we ate lunch. 14:54 <@seano> first wesley willis dies 14:55 <@seano> then, rock n roll mcdonalds
Exurb
7/15/2004 – 11:11 am
Reading the paper this morning, I also learned a new word (for me): exurb. Exurbs are rural communities that, due to proximity, are becoming suburbs of a major urban area. Exurbs tend to be populated by people that work in the city and bring their capital home to spend on local services. Exurbs are commonly [...]
Millennium Park and a sad comment
7/15/2004 – 10:55 am
Today the Chicago Tribune had a special section on Millennium Park. Millennium Park officially opens Friday after many years of budget overruns and delays. (Where’s Daniel Burnham when we need him?) On the front page was the article Chicago finds `bean’ meets taste test. This article was about the new sculpture named “Cloud Gate” that [...]
Dinah’s name
7/15/2004 – 1:14 am
Many people ask about how we came up with Dinah Aeryn for the name of our daughter. We get a lot of “Is Dinah a family name?” Strangely, no one really asks us about Aeryn. Must be because its a middle name. Anyway, I warn you, its a tale of monster geekery. However, this geekery [...]
Quotes Page Update
7/14/2004 – 10:10 am
I’ve updated my Quotes Page, with the mocking of Brian White.
