Archive October 2002
And The Horse You Rode In On
I should have spent most of my afternoon in the hospital. It all started when I went to the grocery store to pick up some low-carb bread (which is really tasty, although it doesn't have much of a shelf life). As I was walking down the soup aisle, a can of tomato soup flew off [...]
Thank You, Drive Through
Inspired by one of today's posts on Tummymonsters.com, I thought I'd get this off of my chest once and for all. I cringe whenever I hear someone order an EXPRESSO. There's no “X” in the word, folks. If you don't know how to pronounce it, you shouldn't be allowed to: (a) serve it; (b) drink [...]
Uninterrupted Skin
Thanks to a guy I met on a Bay Area discussion list, my new machine is assembled and running like a champ. It's a little louder than its predecessor, but that's the tradeoff for extreme speed. I'm not complaining too much. This experience gave me the opportunity to run out and get one of those [...]
Use The Force
Well, I've got a new P4 system to build here. I can't tell you much about its specs, though. I have the hardware ready to rock, but I feel strange doing it on my lonesome. Wanna come over and help me build it? Food and drink will be provided, and I'll even send you home [...]
Busy Week
Ya know, I'm used to my wife nagging me about things I need to get done around here. For the most part, she's got my best interests in mind. But when she complains that I need to update my blog, that's when she crosses the line. Well, she actually pees on it from a distance [...]
Gretchen's Using the Spoonula
Thank god.
Love. Exciting and New.
A long time ago, I used the Internet as a dating service. Big deal, right? Well, remember – a long time ago, we didn't have the Web (and we certainly didn't have IRC). I relied on BBSes like ISCA and classic Usenet via 'tin' on the command line of my University shell account. Meeting girls [...]
Copius Mobius Foibles?
Ya know, after reading Mitch Ratcliffe's post regarding last weekend's trip to The Campus (and Doc Searls' Blogo Culpa), I just thought I'd clear the air on a few things. (1) I'm not a journalist. (2) I don't get invited to go to many places throughout the year. (3) If I do get invited, I [...]
Touch My Bush
Please don't ask me why I did this. I'm trying to prepare for my appearance on David's show. We're supposed to be talking about free versus fee content, and that's something I know a lot about. Saying that you're entitled to get something without paying for it is ludicrous. Even when you pay your ISP [...]
The Chris Pirillo Switch Ad
I'm now the star of my very own Switch ad. Watch me and wonder how much Apple paid me to do it.
Katchup Before Lunch
We didn't have Internet access from the conference room yesterday. Whoever says Microsoft isn't secure has obviously never visited their campus, where it was impossible for anybody without credentials to get online. Anyway, we saw some really cool stuff – including a demo of the latest Visual Studio. The guy ported a Windows XP application [...]
True Room Service
For the first time in my life, I'm staying in a hotel room that has a T1! Oh, baby! I'm here in Redmond for a Pocket PC junket of sorts; I'll be here until Sunday morning. Wow. I even have a nice view of the tennis courts. I've set up my Webcam and will keep [...]
The Gnomedexers
UPDATE! See what you missed? If you're 404'ing on the link, that's because the video is still in the process of being uploaded. I had to use iMovie again because the learning curve on Vegas Video is too steep. Maybe Jake can help when he comes to visit in a week or so. Check back [...]
Binary Blogging
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Apple *IS* Overpriced
According to today's Apple Store, you can get a LaCie d2 FireWire Drive at a pretty good price. Of course, it also says: “Get TONS of storage (120MB).” Now, I don't wanna pee in anybody's Cheerios here, but… that ain't a whole lot. If the device came in a nice floral or polka-dot pattern, then [...]
