I’m so happy that I don’t do Windows OR java.
(and because the world needs more Spaceballs references)
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Posted 27 August 2007
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I admit it, I’m a geek. I’m completely at home with obscure and inconsistent command line switches to applications coming from dozens of different sources. I use software written by geeks for geeks. I write software for geeks and complain about users that don’t get it. I worship [...]
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Posted 27 August 2007
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The Skype outage on August 16th
And there my friends, we have the first proof of the technological equivalent of the coordinated toilet flush.
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Posted 22 August 2007
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I was trying to search Lexis/Nexis for a court case involving a relative for another relative… and I saw the funniest record of the week:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. NINETY-SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($ 96,100.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defen-dant.
No. 06-2370-B
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, WESTERN [...]
Clearly, this is my next career. Except I have no musical talent.
I shall endeavor to write more bad songs though
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Posted 26 July 2007
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I was a little worried about the apocalypse for a moment there - but the sun will be back thursday and friday, so it should all be okay.
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Posted 22 July 2007
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I just walked out in lobby and found that someone had dropped a big of those foil stars you put on kids papers and things.
I exclaimed aloud “My God, it’s full of stars”
I’m such a geek.
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Posted 13 June 2007
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The dinosaurs wrapped up the badger campaign with today’s comic.
If you weren’t following along with the home game - here’s the wrap-up of all the badger related comics - because bad jokes (and dumb ideas) need to be run into the ground
Badgers
The Syndication Dream
Duel!
Safe Intarnets
GMail Paper - I know several faculty that will really like this.
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Posted 01 April 2007
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The ever-popular (to all 2 people) “Conversations With Plastic Dinosaurs” has moved to its own domain. All new episodes will be appearing there! - including today’s - just in time for the holidays
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Posted 30 March 2007
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Discussion Question
So when in the samheck are we going to get rid of the Fax?
Commentary
So let’s go down the list of things that are so early 19th century
It generally requires an Analog line (1)
The resolution is generally terrible (2)
The general workflow with faxes is terrible (3)
Security, Schmurity (4)
Two Words: Paper Jam (5)
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No, I don’t [...]
I’m trying to clear out my podunk .Mac website, and pulled over my horrendous collection of bad parody songs I’ve written into WordPress pages tonight. So without further ado, or even a stray nonny-nonny - I give you Jay’s Greatest Hits:
Don’t Let your babies grow up to be tech staff
With a Little Help [...]
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Posted 23 June 2006
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In theory, I’m on vacation today. What that mostly means is that I’m hanging out with some pals to watch baseball opening day after noon today. So I end up doing work all morning. Well, Wake County, NC is getting rocked by thunderstorms today (though nothing like the severity that [...]
I can’t help it, it was the first thing I thought when reading that Apple was looking for a Software Engineer for that notorious file browser, the Finder.
( highlighted by DrunkenBatman via Rui Carmo )
(pop culture reference via wikipedia)
So after about a half-dozen “please unsubscribe me” emails to our campus PackMUG mailing list today (one with an all caps subject) - it sort of begged for a response. Which I did.
One day they are going to come for me. Likely with straightjackets and/or pitchforks.
From: jason.young@ncsu.edu
Subject: [packmug] How To Unsubscribe
Date: [...]
Illustrated by penny arcade.
(warning you might have to be 30-something to appreciate it )
To be titled “Rambles of an University System Administrator” - my professional blog sure has suffered from a dearth of system administration topics.
Well, no more.
eXtension finally has some server equipment - and after a few days of crawling around on my hands and knees racking it all up, I have several observations coming. [...]
A Campus By Any Other Name…
RALEIGH, NC — NC State University Officials announced today that they would officially change the name of Centennial Campus to “That Other Campus”
“After pulling together a blue ribbon panel that created a exploratory subcommittee that hired an outside consultant that specializes in the names of people, places, and things, we [...]
