Category: Skunch
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The Shipping Diaries
Our hero, as part of his daily routine (see graph below), ships off a handful of computers per day. Typically, he has his own boxes, but on some days has to order new ones from the computer company\’s repair depot as part of the warranty claim. What he\’d really like to know is how, on…
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on most days, aqua seafoam green
transcription of a call between a BRITA customer service rep and our hero: OH: \”yes, i have a kitchen faucet-mount filter, and the black plastic adapter that connects it to the faucet has cracked.\” CSR: \”oh, no problem sir, we can get that replaced for you. what color is your unit?\”
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Flaming Square Of Death: Redux
Several years ago I codified the rules for my favorite drinking game: The Flaming Square Of Death. After several years of drunken enjoyment, it is time to revitalize and revamp some of the rules for the game. Read the rest of the article >>
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pork juxtaposition
so i took the kids to the zoo on saturday morning. i like to do this from time to time– i get to spend some \”alone\” time with sophie and max, give sara a little relief, and i\’m *incredibly* entertained by the shark reef at discovery bay. anyway. as we\’re walking in on saturday morning,…
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The Jerk Store Called…
If you\’re looking for a new non-fiction book to read, without reading it myself, I would recommend: The No A—— Rule, by Robert I. Sutton.
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To the Nerdery!
Pizza Party: A command line program for ordering pizza. bash-2.05a$ pizza_party -p -m 1 medium thin Oh baby. The mother of all nerd programs. From the product page: Can order pizza with only a few keystrokes. Can save pizza preferences. Can use batch files for ordering many pizzas. Has easy to use flags for ordering…
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Just what we needed!
More one-dollar coins are on the way! Blech. If more vending machines accepted them that\’d be one thing, but they\’d still be heavy coins. You know what I\’d rather see? More two-dollar bills. Seriously. If I\’ve got four dollars in change coming to me, give me two twos. Right now my wallet is clogged with…
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nippy
it\’s cold. (how cold is it?) it\’s so cold, you shouldn\’t leave soda outside overnight.
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A game and a show
As part of their promotions schedule for this year, the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to offer live concerts after some of their games this year. I would have to ponder that concept as a serious contender for my ideal date. I\’m just saying. It\’s kind of tucked away in the article, but I urge you…
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I am Vince! Vince Clortho!
Diebold voting machine hacked by… you know what, I can\’t talk about this with a straight face anymore. Just go read this and be amazed by several things like: The relative talent of the hacker. The whiz-bang security by Diebold. Does anyone here know a locksmith?