Archive for May, 2004

good link

Good Link: (soon to be added to the Almighty Sidebar when I can figure out how to get FTP access through the labyrinthine network setup at home)
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving/ - 10 Tips on Writing the Living Web
(blogger’s guide to writing)

Leveraging actionable vernacular

First of all, people in business need to quit using Corporate-Speak. No one should use verbs like ‘leverage’ or ‘action-item’ or ‘explore’. Say normal words like ‘use’ or ‘do’ or ‘think’.
On my way out of Jack in the Box today, I saw one of my archetypical Persons I Dislike. She was easily 300 pounds. She [...]

snipey comment of the day

His lawyer has argued that stripping him of citizenship would leave him stateless and would be a breach of his human rights. (full story)
Last I checked, the right to a state isn’t a basic human right. The guy was born in Egypt, and he should have thought twice about giving up his citizenship in [...]

yeah

so it looks like there was a database problem, and the post i made earlier for today got lost. so i started mucking around with the program i use to do this (MoveableType… it’s great) and i came across the advertising bot comments that have been jamming up some of my entries. i’m working on [...]

um…

As always, the only way for an investigator to catch a cyber criminal is to learn their tricks. “To truly understand malware they have to use it. To understand hacking they have to do it,” Haagman said. (full story)
So, since the ‘only way’ to catch a cyber criminal is to learn their tricks, does that [...]

Healthy Driving and Amnesty International

Pack cherry tomatoes, baby carrots, and small, pre-cut veggies that are easy to eat while driving. “The key to healthy dashboard dining is to focus on foods that provide a big nutritional punch with few calories from sugar and fat,” Terry Egan, nutrition specialist with University Outreach and Extension in Springfield, Mo., told AP. [...]

A Dark Day Dawns

So I took my mac to the Apple Store last evening… they’re replacing the screen for free. It developed white spots some time ago (a known problem with the first run of the Aluminum Powerbook G4’s). So now I’m mac-less, which is a weird thing kind of… I’m back to leaving up an away message [...]

today’s ramblings

One reason is that men and their doctors may assume they are experiencing a common and benign condition called gynecomastia, or enlargement of the breasts, Giordano said. [rather than male breast cancer] (full story)
Um, if I’m experiencing an enlarging of the breasts, I’m sure as hell going to another doctor if mine says it’s ‘benign’. [...]

another one i couldn’t resist

These people need to lay off Martha Stewart. Sure, what she did was wrong, but what’s being overlooked is the fact that no one was actually hurt. Should the Domestic Diva and those that assisted in the alleged stock hullabaloo be punished? Absolutely, if they’re guilty. Should they be incarcerated? No. I doubt these people [...]

fiat discordiam

A 23-year SBC employee, Belous went through the last CWA strike against SBC — a four-week walkout in 1983. “It almost killed me,” she remembered. “I’m praying it won’t be that again.” (full story)
There’s a simple way to avoid getting ‘almost killed’… don’t strike. Why don’t these people ever learn? Strikes were effective in [...]




 

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