Today, I received an email claiming to be from Chase Bank. It was a simple fraud attempt; we've all seen them. I click on the link, I go to a phony log in site, and supply my account and password ( Read more... )

After taking a Spring off for a wonderful semester of sitting in on classes, I rejoined the job hunt. Today, I got an offer letter. One way or another, I'm about to rejoin the ranks of the employed.

I've been away for a while.

I had a wonderful few months in Cambridge (MA, not UK); I got to meet a number of very nice people and got to sit in on some impressive classes. It was a generous taste of the life I always wanted and will always want. Now, it's over and I'm back.

The rest is less pleasant.
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I disappeared for a long time, and will probably be that way for a few more months ( Read more... )

Confirmation that I'm screwed and a door prize make today the most positive day of my job hunt, twice over.
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Clerks II - A surprisingly good sequel. Creative. Not just more of the same. Lots of references to the first movie, but it doesn't lean on them at all.

For a big geek reference, stay through the credits. Then wait a while. Then, wait some more. Wait for the film to run out. Really.

If you ever wondered why Batman spending all his time with an underaged boy, the following jpg should explain things.

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Superman might be standing for Truth and Justice, but Lois is representing the American way.

Warning: Superman Spoilers inside.
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Sat, Aug 9th, 1919, All-Story Weekly printed the first part of a story by Johnston McCulley called "The Curse of Capistrano", which was the original Zorro story used as the basis for the silent 1920 movie The Mark of Zorro with Douglas Fairbanks . This year, Zorro turns 97.
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