I want my babyback, babyback, babyback ribs

Ummmm… Amazon, do you know something that we don’t? Also, are you suggesting that we eat this hypothetical baby? So I have no idea what the story is behind this email, but I guess I’ll find out in a week or so if something is actually delivered or if it’s just a fluke in their … Continue reading I want my babyback, babyback, babyback ribs

This is shaping up to be a weird morning

Someone in a blue labcoat just wheeled an electrostatic cart past my office door. On the cart was a mewing cardboard box. … The hardware design lab now appears to be part kennel. A cat is in there hiding behind a curtain of CAT-5 cables. I think this is the day in which we hope … Continue reading This is shaping up to be a weird morning

Paper Beats All

“I understand how scissors can beat paper, and I get how a rock can beat scissors, but there’s no ****ing way paper can beat rock. Is paper suposed to magically wrap around rock and leave it immobile? Why the hell can’t paper do this to people? Why aren’t sheets of college ruled notebook paper constantly … Continue reading Paper Beats All

Is “shrinky-dink” a euphemism?

It’s no secret that I really dislike Etsy. While there may be a few gems on there, I find the majority of it to be PTA room-mother country-bunny craft-store crud, covered in puffy paint, glitter, and googley eyes. It’s pretty much the online version of the local “I create jewelry” phenomena (which translates to: “I … Continue reading Is “shrinky-dink” a euphemism?

From the WTF department

For those that missed it on Digg, we have a trailer for 3D Mailbox. Apparently, all of my email messages are either hot chicks in bikinis or grotesquely overweight men (which, I believe, is the representation for spam–you can feed the men to the sharks.) Who knew? What happens when I need to find that … Continue reading From the WTF department

LOLCODE

Something I ran across last week that I forgot to post until today is LOLCODE. Examples: HAI WORLD HAI CAN HAS STDIO? VISIBLE “HAI WORLD!” KTHXBYE COUNT!!1 HAI CAN HAS STDIO? I HAS A VAR IM IN YR LOOP UP VAR!!1 VISIBLE VAR IZ VAR BIGGER THAN 10? KTHXBYE IM OUTTA YR LOOP KTHXBYE FILEZORZ … Continue reading LOLCODE