May 2012
1 post
April 2012
4 posts
March 2012
1 post
February 2012
3 posts
His name is LINK not Zelda. →
January 2012
9 posts
My 4yo just admonished me that there should still be muffins left when he returns from overnight at Grandma’s, because I’m “pretty sneaky”.
A nice infographic showing the madness of MPAA +... →
Another look at how innovation isn’t protected by laws like SOPA—instead it is stifled.
December 2011
4 posts
The 'Iranian Schindler' who saved Jews from the... →
Stop American Censorship
I’ve censored the following, in protest of a bill that gives any corporation and the US government the power to censor the internet—a bill that could pass THIS WEEK. To see the uncensored text, and to stop internet censorship, visit: http://americancensorship.org/posts/11887/uncensor
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November 2011
3 posts
October 2011
3 posts
Voicemail from my 4yo.
Transcript: Dad, I really...
In the van, Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" comes on radio.
Me: I love this song, it's one of my favorites.
I crank the volume
Me: what'd u think, pretty great?!
Kids: yeah!
John Cougar's "Jack & Diane" comes on
4yo: is this one of your favorites?
Me: No.
September 2011
2 posts
3 tags
A Handy Guide to My Dog's Body Language
Easy to follow indicators to give insight into my dog’s inner workings.
Thought: I sense other dogs I want to play with. Behavior: Stands by the door, barks in high-pitched puppy voice.
Thought: Someone is delivering a package. Behavior: Stands by the door, barks manically and paces back and forth.
Thought: The children or cats are out front without me. Behavior: Stands by the door,...
August 2011
3 posts
Software Version Numbers Need to be Dressed Up
Modern software version numbers offend my sensibilities.
To quote wikipedia:
When a period is used to separate sequences, it does not represent a decimal point, and the sequences do not have positional significance. An identifier of 2.5, for instance, is not “two and a half” or “half way to version three”, it is the fifth second-level revision of the second...
June 2011
2 posts
May 2011
1 post
April 2011
8 posts
I will be sad when my 3yo pronounces these right.
Meeoo-gick = music
Duggle U = W
Mack-nin = napkin
March 2011
13 posts
IMs from my 3yo (via my wife)
wife: [your son] has a message for you: "Happy Birthday Daddy! When is your birthday?"
wife: he also said, "I love you, Daddy. I hope you poop on your head on Sunday."
Apple to allow 3rd party apps on iPad 2
Breaking news:
The big difference between Apple today and the Apple that lost to Microsoft in the personal computer market over two decades ago is that Apple allows other companies to create software—now called applications—for its device.
— “BY FC EXPERT BLOGGER PATRICK J. HOWIE”
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