You may recall my in-real-life trolling stickers and signs — the voice activated paper towel dispenser, the fake power outlet, and the baby changing station — from a previous blog post: I have some new stickers now that are less of a troll and more of a chuckle. Like the previous stickers, I cannot take credit … Continue reading Free Paper Cowboy Hats
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Rock, Scissors, Fire
It seems like all engineers like to name things in clever ways along a common theme. Most often, this manifests itself in the names of computers. All of the servers in a given server room or individual rack might get named after Simpsons characters, the seven dwarves, the seven deadly sins, the nine greek muses, … Continue reading Rock, Scissors, Fire
The business card companion cube
A few years ago, I ran across Ned Batchelder’s instructions for making a business card cube. Since then, I have made dozens of them, including a few conjoined cubes that form Tetris pieces. It occurred to me the other day (about a year or two too late to hit the Portal craze and at least … Continue reading The business card companion cube
Kindle versus paper: a pictorial
I have had a Kindle for a few months now and really enjoy it. I have been reading like I’ve never read before! The size and convenience are great and, for many texts, far outweighs the longevity and space requirements of paper books (even though I love having shelves and shelves of book spines to … Continue reading Kindle versus paper: a pictorial
AT&T’s Paper-Wasting Department
The colossal waste of paper known as the iPhone bill arrived today. The previous bill was relatively short, as it only covered a week or so of usage and I had not yet become a power user. Today’s bill was 51 pages, about 45 of which consisted of pages and pages of line items that … Continue reading AT&T’s Paper-Wasting Department
Paper and Paper Fastening
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/10/Today: slightly more happy with my new parchment style after LiveJournal ate the cherrywood and brass one. The fonts are much … Continue reading Paper and Paper Fastening
Creepy Dragon
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/01/Today, I made Ghirardelli chocolate chip cookies and a creepy paper dragon (as seen on Digg): (original PDF) Posted in:
Silly Work Pre-4-Day-Weekend Wackiness
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2005/11/Our company is moving into a gigantic building early next year. In the current offices, one of the hallways has a … Continue reading Silly Work Pre-4-Day-Weekend Wackiness
This entry needs a witty subject line
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2004/06/The extended weekend was rather full… Thursday (as seen previously in this journal): Computer exploded, worked with paper, had veggie dinner … Continue reading This entry needs a witty subject line
“Worn out second-hand sentences”
Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal. To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2004/06/Dinner tonight was at the Kalga Kafe — a very fine place for vegetarian and vegan food. Plus, they are open … Continue reading “Worn out second-hand sentences”