7 Reasons More Worship Bassists Should Listen to WSRS
I don’t think I’ve ever written before about playing bass, which is kind of strange, because I’ve been playing bass ever since I just picked up a friend’s on a whim back in 1986-ish and started jamming. (I’ve been playing other instruments for much longer than that, since the 1970’s.) Today, I play most Sundays […]
I Want Your Opinion on a Potential New Book: People Stories
My daughter has been bugging me to write this book ever since I shared the idea with her. I’d like to get your opinion, though, whether you think it would be worth reading. This book might appeal to you if you enjoy deep characters that challenge your preconceptions, if you are fascinated by the human […]
Top 10 Most Bizarre Programming Languages Ever Created
From NETTUTS, a humorous summary of 10 bizarre programming languages, namely: Ook! Piet Whitespace LOLCODE Shakespeare Befunge reMorse FALSE Whenever l33t The conclusion one draws from this list is unmistakable and undeniable: There are programmers in the world who have far too much free time on their hands! -TimK
Cats in Sinks
Ran across this site, thanks to StumbleUpon. The title says it all. Cats in sinks. Yup. Pictures of cats in sinks. This site delighted me not only for the off-kilter humor of the concept, but also because it’s genius from a marketing perspective. It appeals directly to cat-lovers, but with a twist that just makes […]
Funny Comedian Quotes
Commander Data, the android– er, artificial life-form– from Star Trek: The Next Generation once asked, “What is funny?” He was answered with blank stares and um‘s and uh‘s. But I think I know what it is. Funny is an incongruity that makes backwards sense. Here are a set of incongruities that made me guffaw, all […]
Lie Detecting: A Bullshit Episode Penn & Teller Should Do
Penn & Teller haven’t yet done an episode on lie detecting for their Emmy-nominated series Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (which you can get on DVD). On Bullshit Penn & Teller expose, rip apart, and generally make fun of nonsense from talking to the dead to alien abduction to alternative, new-age medical mumbo jumbo to conspiracy […]
More Reasons to Avoid SourceSafe
I’m helping out with a project I used to work on, one in an organization that uses SourceSafe to manage its source code. Fortunately, this time, I don’t have to deal with SourceSafe this time. All I have to do is to submit my diffs against a baseline, and someone else will have to deal […]