2008

"Normal"

I’ve made my relationship mistakes in the past. I’ve picked some people to be with who...

Buddy

For all those people on your massive buddy lists, how many of them do you actually talk to? More...

Featuring!

No ad should ever contain the words “featuring” and “Celeron” next to each...

marco: dalas verdugo: When you send me an email requesting help and you mark it Urgent with that...

“IT work is miserably unfulfilling. It’s a constant...”
— Getting over the IT addiction

Please describe your I.T. issue correctly

The Reason For the iPhone Love

shutupinternet: If you’ve opened your eyes in the past two weeks than you’ve seen the insane...

Team Fortress 2

Night before last, I was delighted to see my friend Scott playing TF2. I was delighted as I’d...

Irrelevant and invalid reasons for angry...

Want to watch Top Gear in person? Prepare to...

…And this, is where he works: Me, at work, with my...

donotwearthat: manfrys: via...

“ceswiedler writes “A disgruntled software engineer has...”
— Slashdot: News for nerds,...

41 questions

“· Access Xbox LIVE Marketplace on the Web. Browse and...”
— Some of the features in the...

“Thank you for calling Pizza Hut, how can we help you?”
— My manager, to the king of our...

Wall-E was amazing! I loved

Wall-E was amazing! I loved every second of it!

It taunts me. :(

“Irate Caller: “You can’t speak to me like that! Transfer me...”
— Not Always Right | Funny &...

One day I will have the iPod Touch software… one...

iPhoooooooone

shutupinternet: I got my iPhone after two hours of waiting in line and an hour and a half in the...

Watching the Growth of Walmart Across...

Centroatteb_4 (via The Official Palm Blog: A new blue for...

mylifeinacube: Thanks art school! Half the fun of this comic...

Emoments

Noun - A time of excessive whining, bitching, complaining and generally grumpy mopery.

Help Desk!

Co-worker: Why didn't that save?
Me: You hit the X not the OK.
Co-Worker: ...
*changes start page to msn.com and clicks ok*
Co-Worker: I did that.
Me: (to self) Yeah, you did THAT time.

M-F

I wake up. I rush to work. I get here. I settle in for the next 8 hours of the most stupid phone...

Mac Software Finds

GimmeSomeTunes fetches art/lyrics. ScrobblePod syncs itunes/iPod Touch to Last.fm and is TINY! I...

Four Things Every Tumblelog Needs

shutupinternet: 1. A means of contact - It sucks when someone posts something that you really like...

The Joy of Tech comic (via The Joy of Tech comic…...

“North German (Hölscher): occupational name for a maker of...”
— Hoelscher, Detailed Name...

“They’re perks are working.”
— IT Director’s response...

Netscape Browser Archive

“2 foot long threaded rod half inch thick. Shelving material...”
— Text message I received from...

“Equipt includes Microsoft OneCare anti-virus software. So,...”
— Daring Fireball

ihearanewworld: inky: toothpaste for dinner (via...

The Dark Knight Poster (via The Dark Knight (2008) Poster -...

“This is very precise, exacting changes so I need someone who...”
— Email from user Couldn’t...

Christian Tabernacle Church

“It would appear that the recording industry now likes to...”
— Techdirt. Now… Radio...

OMG. Screws. On a device. Have we officially all gone...

Don Davis, Stargate's Beloved General, RIP

Canada? Fuck Canada.

(via topherchris) No, BLAME Canada!

XOOPIT Invite Code

“Edward, Don’t lick Max.”
— Penelope (the movie)

“Worker indicated that her phone is going dead between...”
— —City Employee This gave...

marco: Well why not? Have you tried taking it to see...

“Upon receipt, the duct tape is removed and the paper copy of...”
— RFC 1149 (rfc1149) - Standard...

xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel (via xkcd - A webcomic of...

“The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday the...”
— State offers free replacements...

“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate...”
— Barack Obama (via marco) (via...

“So here’s a whacky idea my Yahoo friends. Why not define...”
— Davenetics* : Do What...

marco: From strelau: Hey did you know that the GitHub Blog...

“An intellectual is a person who has discovered something...”
— Aldous Huxley (via...

“I know I am in the minority when I wish all combat would...”
— teamlemur.net - Can’t We All...

Skynet

Google is Skynet. Google Mail tells them who you talk to and about what. Google Maps tells them...

The Website Is Down

The Lego Secret Vault: Lego Secret Vault...

Caveat Lector » Blog Archive » Dreamhost...

Corporate IT

I’m not sure how much longer I am going to be here. This bureaucratic bull and the arbitrary...

“I reach into my pocket and pull out a scrunched-up piece of...”
— Breaking the Banksy: The first...

Secrets about the internet

marco: The most common word in search queries is “photos”. Number two? “Fotos.” The associated...

The real hierarchy

This morning I took a call from a City Council member. She started the call already frustrated and...

“Customer: “When I booted up my computer I get a big blue...”
— Not Always Right | Funny &...

Whenever I go out,

theresistance: (via sarapark) The people always shout.. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt! LA LA LA...

“Why does it take so long to get a big-corporate IT person to...”
— Comment from:The Post Money...

“Windows is a job, not a lifestyle.”
— Me

WinMac

Whatever would compel me to put XP on my MacBook? Why this would of course!

marco: From Tumblr Staff: Testing: Dashboard...

“MarcoPolo brings context-aware computing to your portable...”
— MarcoPolo - Context-aware...

Topherchris, this one’s for you. Possibly for IED....

sarahschneider: What I don’t enjoy is when people take my favorite movie of all time and then shit...

“Barack Obama is a PATRIOTIC AMERICAN. He has one HAND over...”
— Rumors Barack Obama’s...

From the article: There were other pins that weren’t...

Welcome Robots.

Reading. You’d think people could do it. I would have...

“Favorite multiplayer moment — slogging through a river to...”
— teamlemur.net - 6-17-08 in...

Why Mac Software is Good

caseyliss: In my pictures folder, I have several “trunk” folders that each hold tens or hundreds of...

“Welcome to Corporate America where the status quo is more...”
— Tales of an IT Director: I...

Get Firefox… or not.

30 Free Days of Gamefly

I just ordered a pizza and it came with a 30-day trial of Gamefly (not valid for existing or former...

Loyalty

I was thinking earlier today and last night driving home how contractors, in a way, are more loyal...

Will McCain actually be the Republican...

Help Desk.

Help Desk. “Vital” employees (we’re here when the building is closed) but...

This is an urgent request.

Nothing is an urgent request at 5:30 on a Friday afternoon. Especially something you’ve known...

brilliantology: nikography: i spent all three of my laptop...

Bye Bye Delicious

Instapaper has become my one and only way to save pages. I save them because… I want to...

It's an email. Must be an IT issue!

Dear Lady Trying To Get To Her Training, Just because you receive an email doesn’t mean the...

Packing slip to print out and place in box with baby (via...

Nerd.

Me: I really like talking to Annie over Xbox Live private chat while we both play Katamari independently.
Me: I prefer it to talking on the phone.
Megan: Carl, you're such a nerd. It's a good thing I like you.

“It was a perfect harmony of beautiful hardware (the iPhone),...”
— Derek Powazek - Why I Love...

Cyanide and Happiness, a daily webcomic (via Comics -...

“For entry #1 we will take an item that requires two...”
— The Untried: What It Should Be...

Half of a Help Desk Call Vol. 1

You're having printing problems?
Is it a network or a local printer?
Is it a network or a local printer?
Is it a network or a local printer?
Do you understand the difference between a network and a local printer?

“I will veto every single beer.”
— John McCain (via...

Power user setup on OS X

This is a great primer for anyone diving headfirst into the best computing experience of their...

I foresee iPod Touch price drops soon. Please please please drop the 32GB Touch. I have money in my...

marco: I think Apple just killed a big part of the market for iPod Touches. I think you’re...

Melting.

Hotness

It was 85 degrees this at 7am. It is 91 now. It’s going to be 106. Tomorrow is no better. I...

“His last Interscope album, “Year Zero,” used its $2 million...”
— Music - Trent Reznor’s...

What once was full is now emptiness. I wish I had your soft lips to kiss I need this life to work...

“Outside a lady waits. She wears jean pants and looks very...”
— Embele (from Sydney White,...

“What’s the secret? Get connected to a “special...”
— Justindz: The Secret to...

I don’t write enough to keep a blog.

deathboy: die, you zombie bitch, die

“When the salesperson asks, “Is this the homeowner?” say, “Is...”
— Davezilla: Clean Humor, Filthy...

Twice now City Hall and

Twice now City Hall and the server room has lost power.

Power just went out in

Power just went out in City Hall. Look at the IT crew scurry!

oh world,

asprettyasasong: lefindumonde: i wish job listings would give the actual salary number. when it...

I watched his speech tonight online and all I got from it...

“FedEx Corp., the largest air-cargo shipper, will record a...”
— Bloomberg.com: U.S. FedEx...

Editing Made Easier

shutupinternet: Tumblr’s half and half window for editing the site code is a nuisance. Sometimes I...

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak...”
— Abraham Lincoln

“But why should locating the “on” switch be such a struggle?...”
— Daring Fireball This is why...

marco: Modder crams G4 Cube into Mac Plus (thanks,...

LOLCalendar

me: MEGAN! I JUST HAD A VITALLY IMPORTANT THOUGHT!
Megan: CARL! YES TELL ME
me: DID YOU CHANGE THE LOLCALENDAR?!
Megan: !! SHIT DUDE
me: IT'S JUUUNE CAT TIME!
Megan: JUNE CAT BRB

marco: Gender, by Kristen Caston (via ego-technique) ...

“When was the last time you saw a person stop and think on...”
— Ben Casnocha: The Blog:...

Blackberry

Having your entire IT department on Blackberries means that none of them want to type more than 2...

Help Desk

I get ticked off when I am trying to help someone and before I can even get a thorough grasp of the...

Technolust

Me: Why do I have such technolust?
Booker: because it's sexy
Booker: you want to hump the technology
Booker: luscious curves
Booker: sharp angles
Booker: delicious dark colors

marco: (via confessions)  Terrifying. Took me a moment to...

“IT touches every employee and customer every day”
— I, Cringely . The Pulpit . IT...

nostrich: I think filmmakers are going to have a tough time making a more tortuously formulaic film...

Yes, we took shots of the new Mountain Dew flavors. It is...

Excitement of a small boy

I am washing my hands in a restaurant restroom. A small boy enters...
Kid: I like your shirt.
Me: Thanks! I love your shirt too.
Kid: (looks down) It's SPIIIIIDERMAAAAN!
Kid: I LOOOOVE SPIIIIIIDERMAAAAAN!!!
Kid bounds out of restroom .
Me: I wish I had that kind of energy... and excitement.

Positive Reinforcement

shutupinternet: A little positive reinforcement goes a long way. Give someone props near you; it’ll...

PS I am alone.

I have a disorder. I get a song into my head and I need to hear it right away. In this case,...

“CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS AN ACTIVE GOVERNMENT SECRET...”
— Every job opening I want in...

No real co-op in GTA IV

“Everything is emptier without you.”
— Me, the you.