2008

Jul

"Normal"

I’ve made my relationship mistakes in the past. I’ve picked some people to be with who...
Jul 25th
Warch Watch
I’ve been really enjoying the gaming reviews from channelflip.com. High quality videos, short...
Jul 24th

Buddy

For all those people on your massive buddy lists, how many of them do you actually talk to? More...
Jul 24th
Warch Watch
So cute! If you’re not seen this movie, you are doing yourself a serious disservice!
Jul 23rd

Featuring!

No ad should ever contain the words “featuring” and “Celeron” next to each...
Jul 21st
marco: dalas verdugo: When you send me an email requesting help and you mark it Urgent with that...
Jul 21st
“IT work is miserably unfulfilling. It’s a constant...”
— Getting over the IT addiction
Jul 21st
Please describe your I.T. issue correctly
Jul 21st

The Reason For the iPhone Love

shutupinternet: If you’ve opened your eyes in the past two weeks than you’ve seen the insane...
Jul 17th

Team Fortress 2

Night before last, I was delighted to see my friend Scott playing TF2. I was delighted as I’d...
Jul 17th
Irrelevant and invalid reasons for angry...
Jul 16th
Want to watch Top Gear in person? Prepare to...
Jul 16th
…And this, is where he works: Me, at work, with my...
Jul 16th
donotwearthat: manfrys: via...
Jul 16th
“ceswiedler writes “A disgruntled software engineer has...”
— Slashdot: News for nerds,...
Jul 15th
41 questions
Jul 15th
Warch Watch
iGrace
Jul 15th
“· Access Xbox LIVE Marketplace on the Web. Browse and...”
— Some of the features in the...
Jul 14th
“Thank you for calling Pizza Hut, how can we help you?”
— My manager, to the king of our...
Jul 14th

Wall-E was amazing! I loved

Wall-E was amazing! I loved every second of it!
Jul 13th
It taunts me. :(
Jul 11th
“Irate Caller: “You can’t speak to me like that! Transfer me...”
— Not Always Right | Funny &...
Jul 11th
One day I will have the iPod Touch software… one...
Jul 11th

iPhoooooooone

shutupinternet: I got my iPhone after two hours of waiting in line and an hour and a half in the...
Jul 11th
Watching the Growth of Walmart Across...
Jul 11th
Centroatteb_4 (via The Official Palm Blog: A new blue for...
Jul 10th
mylifeinacube: Thanks art school! Half the fun of this comic...
Jul 10th

Emoments

Noun - A time of excessive whining, bitching, complaining and generally grumpy mopery.
Jul 10th

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.
Jul 9th

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...
Jul 9th

Mac Software Finds

GimmeSomeTunes fetches art/lyrics. ScrobblePod syncs itunes/iPod Touch to Last.fm and is TINY! I...
Jul 9th

Four Things Every Tumblelog Needs

shutupinternet: 1. A means of contact - It sucks when someone posts something that you really like...
Jul 7th
The Joy of Tech comic (via The Joy of Tech comic…...
Jul 7th
“North German (Hölscher): occupational name for a maker of...”
— Hoelscher, Detailed Name...
Jul 7th
“They’re perks are working.”
— IT Director’s response...
Jul 3rd
Netscape Browser Archive
Jul 3rd
“2 foot long threaded rod half inch thick. Shelving material...”
— Text message I received from...
Jul 3rd
“Equipt includes Microsoft OneCare anti-virus software. So,...”
— Daring Fireball
Jul 3rd
ihearanewworld: inky: toothpaste for dinner (via...
Jul 2nd
The Dark Knight Poster (via The Dark Knight (2008) Poster -...
Jul 2nd
“This is very precise, exacting changes so I need someone who...”
— Email from user Couldn’t...
Jul 2nd
Christian Tabernacle Church
Jul 2nd
“It would appear that the recording industry now likes to...”
— Techdirt. Now… Radio...
Jul 2nd
OMG. Screws. On a device. Have we officially all gone...
Jul 2nd
Don Davis, Stargate's Beloved General, RIP
Jul 1st

Canada? Fuck Canada.

(via topherchris) No, BLAME Canada!
Jul 1st

Jun

XOOPIT Invite Code
Jun 30th
“Edward, Don’t lick Max.”
— Penelope (the movie)
Jun 27th
“Worker indicated that her phone is going dead between...”
— —City Employee This gave...
Jun 27th
marco: Well why not? Have you tried taking it to see...
Jun 27th
“Upon receipt, the duct tape is removed and the paper copy of...”
— RFC 1149 (rfc1149) - Standard...
Jun 27th
xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel (via xkcd - A webcomic of...
Jun 27th
“The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday the...”
— State offers free replacements...
Jun 25th
“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate...”
— Barack Obama (via marco) (via...
Jun 25th
“So here’s a whacky idea my Yahoo friends. Why not define...”
— Davenetics* : Do What...
Jun 25th
marco: From strelau: Hey did you know that the GitHub Blog...
Jun 25th
“An intellectual is a person who has discovered something...”
— Aldous Huxley (via...
Jun 25th
“I know I am in the minority when I wish all combat would...”
— teamlemur.net - Can’t We All...
Jun 25th

Skynet

Google is Skynet. Google Mail tells them who you talk to and about what. Google Maps tells them...
Jun 25th
The Website Is Down
Jun 25th
The Lego Secret Vault: Lego Secret Vault...
Jun 24th
Caveat Lector » Blog Archive » Dreamhost...
Jun 24th

Corporate IT

I’m not sure how much longer I am going to be here. This bureaucratic bull and the arbitrary...
Jun 24th
“I reach into my pocket and pull out a scrunched-up piece of...”
— Breaking the Banksy: The first...
Jun 24th

Secrets about the internet

marco: The most common word in search queries is “photos”. Number two? “Fotos.” The associated...
Jun 24th

The real hierarchy

This morning I took a call from a City Council member. She started the call already frustrated and...
Jun 23rd
“Customer: “When I booted up my computer I get a big blue...”
— Not Always Right | Funny &...
Jun 22nd

Whenever I go out,

theresistance: (via sarapark) The people always shout.. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt! LA LA LA...
Jun 21st
“Why does it take so long to get a big-corporate IT person to...”
— Comment from:The Post Money...
Jun 21st
“Windows is a job, not a lifestyle.”
— Me
Jun 21st

WinMac

Whatever would compel me to put XP on my MacBook? Why this would of course!
Jun 21st
marco: From Tumblr Staff: Testing: Dashboard...
Jun 20th
“MarcoPolo brings context-aware computing to your portable...”
— MarcoPolo - Context-aware...
Jun 20th
Topherchris, this one’s for you. Possibly for IED....
Jun 19th
sarahschneider: What I don’t enjoy is when people take my favorite movie of all time and then shit...
Jun 19th
“Barack Obama is a PATRIOTIC AMERICAN. He has one HAND over...”
— Rumors Barack Obama’s...
Jun 18th
From the article: There were other pins that weren’t...
Jun 18th
Welcome Robots.
Jun 18th
Reading. You’d think people could do it. I would have...
Jun 18th
“Favorite multiplayer moment — slogging through a river to...”
— teamlemur.net - 6-17-08 in...
Jun 18th
Warch Watch
Requiem For A Day Off: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off “trailer” with music from Requiem...
Jun 18th

Why Mac Software is Good

caseyliss: In my pictures folder, I have several “trunk” folders that each hold tens or hundreds of...
Jun 18th
“Welcome to Corporate America where the status quo is more...”
— Tales of an IT Director: I...
Jun 17th
Get Firefox… or not.
Jun 17th

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...
Jun 17th

Loyalty

I was thinking earlier today and last night driving home how contractors, in a way, are more loyal...
Jun 16th
Will McCain actually be the Republican...
Jun 16th

Help Desk.

Help Desk. “Vital” employees (we’re here when the building is closed) but...
Jun 13th

This is an urgent request.

Nothing is an urgent request at 5:30 on a Friday afternoon. Especially something you’ve known...
Jun 13th
brilliantology: nikography: i spent all three of my laptop...
Jun 13th

Bye Bye Delicious

Instapaper has become my one and only way to save pages. I save them because… I want to...
Jun 13th

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...
Jun 13th
Packing slip to print out and place in box with baby (via...
Jun 13th

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.
Jun 13th
“It was a perfect harmony of beautiful hardware (the iPhone),...”
— Derek Powazek - Why I Love...
Jun 12th
Cyanide and Happiness, a daily webcomic (via Comics -...
Jun 12th
“For entry #1 we will take an item that requires two...”
— The Untried: What It Should Be...
Jun 11th

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?
Jun 11th
“I will veto every single beer.”
— John McCain (via...
Jun 10th

Power user setup on OS X

This is a great primer for anyone diving headfirst into the best computing experience of their...
Jun 10th
I foresee iPod Touch price drops soon. Please please please drop the 32GB Touch. I have money in my...
Jun 9th
marco: I think Apple just killed a big part of the market for iPod Touches. I think you’re...
Jun 9th
Melting.
Jun 9th

Hotness

It was 85 degrees this at 7am. It is 91 now. It’s going to be 106. Tomorrow is no better. I...
Jun 9th
“His last Interscope album, “Year Zero,” used its $2 million...”
— Music - Trent Reznor’s...
Jun 9th
What once was full is now emptiness. I wish I had your soft lips to kiss I need this life to work...
Jun 9th
Warch Watch
maniacalrage: TPMtv: McCain Leaves Fox Speechless Not a completely accurate title—he left EVERYONE...
Jun 6th
“Outside a lady waits. She wears jean pants and looks very...”
— Embele (from Sydney White,...
Jun 6th
“What’s the secret? Get connected to a “special...”
— Justindz: The Secret to...
Jun 5th
I don’t write enough to keep a blog.
Jun 5th
deathboy: die, you zombie bitch, die
Jun 5th
“When the salesperson asks, “Is this the homeowner?” say, “Is...”
— Davezilla: Clean Humor, Filthy...
Jun 5th

Twice now City Hall and

Twice now City Hall and the server room has lost power.
Jun 4th

Power just went out in

Power just went out in City Hall. Look at the IT crew scurry!
Jun 4th

oh world,

asprettyasasong: lefindumonde: i wish job listings would give the actual salary number. when it...
Jun 4th
I watched his speech tonight online and all I got from it...
Jun 4th
“FedEx Corp., the largest air-cargo shipper, will record a...”
— Bloomberg.com: U.S. FedEx...
Jun 3rd

Editing Made Easier

shutupinternet: Tumblr’s half and half window for editing the site code is a nuisance. Sometimes I...
Jun 3rd
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak...”
— Abraham Lincoln
Jun 3rd
“But why should locating the “on” switch be such a struggle?...”
— Daring Fireball This is why...
Jun 2nd
marco: Modder crams G4 Cube into Mac Plus (thanks,...
Jun 2nd

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
Jun 2nd
marco: Gender, by Kristen Caston (via ego-technique) ...
Jun 2nd

May

“When was the last time you saw a person stop and think on...”
— Ben Casnocha: The Blog:...
May 29th

Blackberry

Having your entire IT department on Blackberries means that none of them want to type more than 2...
May 29th

Help Desk

I get ticked off when I am trying to help someone and before I can even get a thorough grasp of the...
May 29th

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
May 29th
marco: (via confessions)  Terrifying. Took me a moment to...
May 28th
“IT touches every employee and customer every day”
— I, Cringely . The Pulpit . IT...
May 28th
nostrich: I think filmmakers are going to have a tough time making a more tortuously formulaic film...
May 27th
Yes, we took shots of the new Mountain Dew flavors. It is...
May 27th

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.
May 27th

Positive Reinforcement

shutupinternet: A little positive reinforcement goes a long way. Give someone props near you; it’ll...
May 27th

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,...
May 27th
“CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS AN ACTIVE GOVERNMENT SECRET...”
— Every job opening I want in...
May 27th
No real co-op in GTA IV
May 27th
Warch Watch
squashed: In the past week, I’ve heard that my generation doesn’t work, that my generation works...
May 27th
“Everything is emptier without you.”
— Me, the you.
May 27th