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Vitriolic Humor
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A stream-of-thought blog on programming, web development, digital photography, fast motorcycles and anything else that strays across my nuerons...
- Added on: Jun 12th, 2005
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Programming Libertarian Computer & Video Games
Recent Posts
Global Cooling
It's official, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the earth is cooling. In describing their new miles per gallon (MPG) estimates, the EPA notes that their new estimates "reflect the effect of [...] * Colder Outside Temperatures." Can we...
English word shortening
We have a tendency to shorten our words and forget their origins: Compress -> Press (printing machine) Perquisite -> Perk Inquisitive -> Quiz Manufactory -> Factory Telephone -> Phone Airplane -> Plane Influenza -> Flu Carriage -> Car Cabriolet -> C...
Jesus Caves!
Whether you are a Christian caver, a caver with a sense of humor, or someone who just appreciates an effective turn-of-phrase, check out these Jesus Caves bumper stickers, shirts, and hats. ...
Interesting Times: Things my kids will never know
My kids won't know what life was like without the Internet, before computers were in every home. They'll never know what a modem is or the wonderful (yet grating) sounds it would make when you dialed a BBS. They won't know the joy of getting online...
Removable storage media density 1971-2009
I was just staring at an old 8-inch floppy disk I keep around sitting on my desk, contemplating how storage capacities and densities have increased since it was introduced on the market in 1971. The outer dimensions of the disk is 200x200x1mm or 40...
What does P Av Tv M (or P A S M) mean?Understanding your digital camera's many modes
It can be daunting and confusing to depart from your camera's 'Auto' mode and explore the capabilities of your digital camera. There is, however, a lot of power and flexibility hidden just behind these letters P Av Tv M (or P A S M depending on you...
