michael coates, a pragmatic evangelist
April 5, 2008 Leave a comment
This is classic (literally); from Housekeeping Monthly, 1955):
:: runrunrunrunrun ::
Update: may be faux (imagine that). Thanks to fellow evangelisto Jeremy Cath, who points me to this Wikipedia article: Good Wife’s Guide.
Snopes.com adds to the fray in “How to be a Good Wife”.
April 1, 2008 Leave a comment
From my past:
April Fool is passed.
You’re a bigger fool, at last.
Up a ladder, down a tree,
you’re a bigger fool than me.
Thanks to Wikipedia for "April Fool’s Day".
April 1, 2008 Leave a comment
‘Tis that time of the year in Redmond .. when folk look at what they did last year and what they’d like to do next, in the coming year (our fiscal ends on 6/30/08).
‘Tis also a time of box ticking .. as managers and directs sort through their commitments to ensure they’ve exceeded the bar.
We have the added delight in our organization of a re-organization. More than one, actually. Nothing’s been announced, but lots and lots and lots of chatter, speculation, fear and loathing (even whilst in Las Vegas).
Change is the only certainty, I hear.
March 30, 2008 Leave a comment
Thanks to Connor for pointing me to a YouTube video about how inmates in a Philippine prison get their daily exercise, set to American music and dance:
The prison does a few other numbers, including "Souljaboy" and "The Hustle".
March 30, 2008 Leave a comment
I had some fun with the Windows Live Photo Gallery over the weekend:
The photo compositing ("stitching") is pretty fun.
March 4, 2008 Leave a comment
These suck.
As described by Windows ITPro Magazine, a "Drive By" download is:
a situation in which a computer becomes infected with some sort of malware when its user simply visits a Web page. Such infections typically take advantage of vulnerabilities in browsers, browser components (typically add-ons), and OSs.
This means you can get infected by simply visiting the page, or via a pop-up redirect from a malicious page. A team
The key points: "vulnerabilities in browsers, browser components and OSs". Legitimate software companies and application developers will issue security patches for detected vulnerabilities to ensure their code is secure.
Patch your systems, people. There is no excuse except to maintain a safe computing environment.
Windows ITPro: "3 Million Malicious Web Pages Plague the Internet".
March 2, 2008 Leave a comment
A South Park-style chat, starring Mac and PC:
http://flash.revver.com/player/1.0/player.swf?mediaId=333678&affiliate=101932
Here’s the sequel, co-starring Linux
http://flash.revver.com/player/1.0/player.swf?mediaId=704011&affiliate=101932
February 26, 2008 Leave a comment
.. it a mutually beneficial merger of two first-class organizations resulting in a synergistic harmonized experience for our mutual customers.
I didn’t write it .. but, I couldn’t resist.
February 26, 2008 Leave a comment
.. as seen on a recent walk:
This is someone who simply didn’t want to move .. and asserted themselves to the point that they built their new building around the property.
February 8, 2008 Leave a comment
Spotted this beauty whilst touring the auto floor at CES a few weeks back.
Note the smooth lines ..
.. the European styling ..
.. fast, even while standing still ..
No, silly. The car .. not the booth bait.
She raced into the frame and posed while I was setting up the picture.
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