I think Hitachi hired a horde of animators specializing in bad flash movies and cheesy music.

I hacked up a jabberd2 that works with hula this weekend. Patch coming soon.

Through a series of only questionably fortunate events, I joined my family on vacation this year. The distraction of choice was a *gasp* Caribbean cruise.

( I even took pictures! )

...And this is no exception. Picture it. SLC to Boston flight, albino in the middle. Five hundred pound guy on my left (we'll call him "Mean Big Dude") and five hundred pound guy on my right (we'll call him "Nice Big Dude"). That's really all I need to say. "Nice Big Dude" is so named because he realized I was sort of fucked and gave me the ( Read more... )

While in Germany last week, I had to urinate in public. I have never done this before. I mean, sure, I've had some emergency situations in the past, where I ducked down some dark alley or in a dark corner of a parking lot, but never with other people there -- like right there. It turns out, at country fairs and other big outdoor events, this is ( Read more... )

I have included this for those of you who don't read /. or perhaps just missed it. I... I don't have anything else to say about it really. Um, wow.

Still suffering from PCFS, Post Conference Fatigue Syndrome, I stayed in all day today. My sinus headache is back with full force and I woke up with a swollen eye. I think I might actually have to go to a doctor. If you are still reading, you have probably realized that I do, in fact, have nothing to say. I felt obligated, for some reason, to ( Read more... )

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BATHROOM. Of all the things I hate waking up to, water coming through my ceiling takes the cake. Even worse, is it happening two days in a row.

I have been ultra busy over the last couple of weeks ( Read more... )