Always amusing when Aimee Mann’s “Freeway” comes on at the beginning of a drive. Especially when I’m heading toward Orange County.
Asides
11 months old and he’s already reprogramming the cable box. Or at least de-programming the remote.
11 months old and he’s already reprogramming the cable box. Or at least de-programming the remote.
J has found my jacket, and is playing Peek-a-Boo…by himself.
J has found my jacket, and is playing Peek-a-Boo…by himself.
Most of the complaints I saw were from people who were fully aware of Starfire’s history
Maybe we were reading different discussions, but most of the complaints I saw were from people who were fully aware of Starfire’s history, but did not like the switch from “defined character who is also hot and has sex” to “flying sexbot who might get some characterization sometime in the future, but has mainly been introduced as being hot and having sex.” That includes the original article that touched this all off.
And yes, everyone knows it’s a relaunch/reboot. That explains the presence of changes. It does not justify bad ones.
I see the end of the Zune hasn’t stopped the blogspam using Zune “Reviews” as boilerplate comment text. And I doubt it will for a long time.
I see the end of the Zune hasn’t stopped the blogspam using Zune “Reviews” as boilerplate comment text. And I doubt it will for a long time.
Finished assembling the new computer desk last night. First thing J did…
Finished assembling the new computer desk last night. First thing J did after I cleaned up all the packaging and vacuumed the floor was crawl over, check the thing out, and start opening and closing the drawers. Next up: cabinet locks!
Wayne comments: unit test complete, next phase ;p
Wow. At least 2 songs in this top 5 about days of the week are about real life massacres: I Don’t Like Mondays & Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Wow. At least 2 songs in this top 5 about days of the week are about real life massacres: I Don’t Like Mondays & Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Just sang my kid to sleep w/”Frank’s 2000″ TV” by @alyankovic. 18 years later, the Simpsons reference is still topical.
Just sang my kid to sleep w/”Frank’s 2000″ TV” by @alyankovic. 18 years later, the Simpsons reference is still topical.
The user’s space has been used up
It’s rare that translating from English to (in this case) Chinese and back to English improves things, but “The user’s space has been used up” is clearer than “Mailbox over quota.”
Wayne suggests on Google+: lol might be because Chinese like to be more formal in their phrasing so Chinese probably translated to something like “The user’s space…”
I’m not sure the pole supporting a traffic signal is the right place for a “No Stopping Any Time” sign. That kind of sends mixed messages.
I’m not sure the pole supporting a traffic signal is the right place for a “No Stopping Any Time” sign. That kind of sends mixed messages.
Should I be concerned that this email reputation service doesn’t confirm the opt-in to their newsletter?
Should I be concerned that this email reputation service doesn’t confirm the opt-in to their newsletter?
After standing in line for lunch yesterday with a zillion people who are at some…
After standing in line for lunch yesterday with a zillion people who are at some sort of conference next door, I figured today it would be faster to walk down the street to Subway instead. So did they.
Final Crisis,for all the flack it gets for being impenetrable, is really self-contained.
Final Crisis,for all the flack it gets for being impenetrable, is really self-contained. Basically, get the trade or hardcover of Final Crisis, and you’re set. Revelations is a related story that takes place during FC, while Legion of Three Worlds and Rogues’ Revenge are mostly-unrelated stories that take place during FC.
On the plus side, we have a bathtub again. They still need to finish patching…
On the plus side, we have a bathtub again. They still need to finish patching the walls, but we no longer have a giant hole in the bathroom. On the minus side, when they knocked out the wall to get the tub in, they bent the doorframe and now the door won't close.
I wouldn’t even say that was the point of Flashpoint.
I wouldn’t even say that was the point of Flashpoint. The point seems to have been to tell an alternate universe story centered on the Flash.
It’s pretty clear from interviews that Flashpoint was planned before they decided to do a reboot – it was a big Flash story that became a big DCU event that would have led to the universe returning more-or-less to normal (no doubt with a few changes and some of the new Flashpoint characters retconned into history), but then DC decided to use it as the springboard for the reboot.
As near as I can tell, the only way that Flashpoint #5 transitions into the new 52 is that double-page spread. The final scene would have worked just fine in the old DCU if Kubert had drawn them in the old costumes.
Mobile apps: if a message is important enough to notify me, it’s important enough to cache. I might be somewhere with spotty reception.
Mobile apps: if a message is important enough to notify me, it’s important enough to cache. I might be somewhere with spotty reception.
If you’re elected to public office and you’d rather make the other guy look bad
If you’re elected to public office and you’d rather make the other guy look bad than actually do something for the city/county/state/country, you really need to straighten out your priorities.
J can’t decide between reaching for the Starbucks cup or hitting the laptop keyboard…
J can’t decide between reaching for the Starbucks cup or hitting the laptop keyboard. “I learned it from watching you!”
First thought on hearing that Google was buying Motorola: patent defense for Android phones.
First thought on hearing that Google was buying Motorola: patent defense for Android phones.
It’s tough to step out for some fresh air when you’re across the street from an airport.
It’s tough to step out for some fresh air when you’re across the street from an airport.
Discussion on Google+:
Wayne: All hogged by the airplanes. sheesh ;>
Stacy: Don’t you just love that smell? Evenings in Manhattan Beach in July…
Me: Yeah, you were close to the refinery, weren’t you? It’s actually pretty nice where we are (closer to Artesia Blvd), but my office is literally across the street from LAX. I can look out the window and watch planes on the runway.
Me: And hear them when they take off, even from inside the building.
Stacy: Redondo we got the airline fuel smell twice a year, when the wind seriously died down. Manhattan Beach it was the month of July, the breeze stopped blowing the airline fuel smell out to Dockweiler and it found us.
Me: Yecch.