Rant: the razor-blade necklace fad

When I was a teen — late 80s, early 90s — the razor blade necklace was a fad.  You have probably seen them before.  You start with a ball-chain necklace and attach something that looks like (but is probably not actually) a double-edged razor blade.  Voilà!  Instant “edgy” “punk-rock” fashion accessory.  A Google Image Search … Continue reading Rant: the razor-blade necklace fad

The horrors of internet calendar formats

I have been working on a little side-project for a few weeks now. One of the things I thought I could add easy-peasy, slam-dunk, was a read-only view of a shared calendar. I have seen the iCal data format before, and it didn’t strike me as particularly difficult, just A BUNCH OF CAPITAL LETTERS and … Continue reading The horrors of internet calendar formats

In which I rant about the sorry state of tabbed documents under Mac OS

One of the things the Mac is known for is its consistency in keyboard shortcuts. Obviously, the cut, copy, and paste shortcuts are the same across apps. Cmd-comma always brings up preferences, when available. Cmd-W closes the current window. Cmd-P is print. Cmd-Shift-P is print settings. The Cmd-whatever list goes on and on: N for … Continue reading In which I rant about the sorry state of tabbed documents under Mac OS

Self Checkout

I have always had mixed feelings about self checkout lines. I first saw them in supermarkets as a sort of super-express-lane. Or more specifically, a quintuplet of super-express-lanes because they usually cram four of them together. At the time, they were only in supermarkets. I was in my mid 20s and thought they were great! … Continue reading Self Checkout

Interesting Twitter updates followed by a rant

A few interesting Twitter updates from the past month or two… * Someone needs to invent a Capri-Sun style single-serving wine pouch. * Just got RickRolled by a restaurant Muzak system. * I love how marketing departments say “it tastes earthy” when they mean “it tastes like dirt.” * This town needs an automat. <rant> … Continue reading Interesting Twitter updates followed by a rant

Terminator annoyance

So I have been watching Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and something has been bugging me. If you can only bring flesh (or technology wrapped in flesh) and not straight-up technology through a time portal, then how did that bare terminator head get flung out of the bank vault and into the current-day storyline??? Posted … Continue reading Terminator annoyance