In 1492 native Americans discovered Columbus…
Huh is not a word
– Huh?
– Use your English!
– HUH?
– “Huh” is not a word, it’s a noise…
The OCD English Teacher… 😀
Merry Christmas Ho!
Chat exchange:
– Merry Christmas!
– Hi Ho! Hi Ho!
– Are you calling me a Ho, you bastard?
Ho or no ho! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday! 😀 Uh, and a happy new year… and well, you know how it goes!
The Splash
“My name is Harry Ballen, and I am the fattest man alive…”
No wait, I think I got the syllables mixed up!
Fruit of the Poisonous they did it first… did not! did too! did noo-oot!
As a Swede I often find myself stunned by the “magical” thinking of the U.S. justice system and the, often times, completely bizarre “tricks” pulled to get obviously guilty persons off the hook.
Take for instance “Fruit of the Poisonous Tree”, described as…
…a legal metaphor in the United States used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally. The logic of the terminology is that if the source (the “tree”) of the evidence or evidence itself is tainted, then anything gained (the “fruit”) from it is tainted as well. (Wikipedia)
Continue reading Fruit of the Poisonous they did it first… did not! did too! did noo-oot!
Broken pencils
Broken pencils are pointless.
Masonry – Cascading grid layout library
Masonry (masonry.desandro.com) is a JavaScript library for creating grid layouts by placing elements in optimal positions on a web page – like a mason fitting stones in a wall.
The most complex structures built by mankind are software systems
It is said that the most complex structures built by mankind are software systems. This is not generally appreciated because most people cannot see them. Maybe that’s a good thing because if we saw them as buildings, we’d deem many of them unsafe.
Homeland
Homeland: Depressed Spy Porn
A thought on new and fancy Window managers in Linux
A thought on remakes of Linux window managers and desktop environments (that give you a mouse elbow because you have to flit the mouse over to a corner every time you want to switch programs…):
The design of the desktop environment on a computer isn’t some f-cking art fair, we’re talking about a tool here! Go play with your X-box instead!
I mean, sure, all these new fancy window managers look really nice, clean and … empty… I guess it speaks to the seriousness of the users of said systems… clean and empty…
