ediot: (n), from idiot. A person who is incapable of using computers, causing much pain to support staff
You can’t spell neologism without…
eracism: (n) 1. The preference for one operating system over another
Examples of eracism:
“Funny, you don’t type that way.”
“Some of my best friends use mac.”
Da bomb.
Neither I, nor anybody I know, nor through at least 3 degrees of separation, has died in a blogging accident.
Feel free to continue on with life as you knew it before.
Catching up.
As usual, starting with overheard things — it almost always cheers me up:
- Overheard in New York | NYC Rules Require Me to F*** with You
- Celebrity Wit | Or Even a Little Bit, for That Matter
- Overheard in New York | Was That Hobo Urine on the Ground? Now I’m Ecstatic
- Overheard Everywhere | Just Squeeze the Trigger Gently
- Left of Zen » Top 100 Funny Quotes
I’ve been doing many things involving streaming flv video files:
- Flashcomguru.com: ‘Streaming’ flv video via PHP, take two
- FLV Encoding | FlowPlayer
- Red5 : Open Source Flash Server Open Source Flash
- yamdi – Yet Another MetaData Injector for FLV
- Red5Gentoo – Bangert’s Dev Overlay – Trac
- ~jk flv streaming
- haxeVideo
Some wordpress (and other geeky) stuff:
- WordPress › WP-dTree 3.3.2 « WordPress Plugins
- WordPress › MiniMeta Widget « WordPress Plugins
- 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes | Developer’s Toolbox | Smashing Magazine
- Gallery2:How To Write Scripts – Gallery Codex
- [hendry’s tips and tricks] Entry
- Fire And Motion – Joel on Software
- 5min – Bluetooth Hacking: How Vulnerable is Your Mobile P – Video
- Microsoft’s Brainwashing Children’s Book: Mommy, Where Do Servers Come From?
- Fast CGI and Apache2 for Red Hat Linux 9 in Ruby on Rails
Funny and interesting things:
- Dog retrieves his best friend – a cat buried in the garden – Times Online
- Paul Begala: Fox News: We Report — Even if We Know It’s False – Media on The Huffington Post
- Lesbian bed death – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Eric Schwartz – singer songwriter
- Shepherd’s Pie > Start Cooking
- On Faith: Guest Voices: Abusing Children in the Name of God
- Rec.humor.funny jokes and comedy
The ultimate “you know how”
(Not directed at anyone in particular, FWIW.)
You know how I know you’re gay? Your favorite scent at Yankee Candle is used jock.
A few more recent overheard favorites
Quickie catchup
Overheard:
- Overheard in New York | But Thanks Anyway for Paying to Have the Teeth in My Vagina Straightened
- Overheard in the Office | … In a Cardboard Box Labeled “Sports Equipment”
- Overheard in New York | Right after the Tooth Fairy Picks Your Mouth Clean
- Overheard in New York | Half of All Wednesday One-Liners End in Divorce
And the rest:
Catchup blogging for the new year…
(This is a big list)
All things overheard:
- Overheard in New York | With New Yorkers, That’s a Safe Bet
- Overheard in New York | How Seacrest Saved Britney
- Overheard in the Office | Have We Learned Nothing from the “Cock Diagram” Incident?
- Overheard Everywhere | Is There a Polite Response That Doesn’t Sound Gay?
- Overheard in New York | Your Ad Said You Were Docile and Stupid! I Demand a Refund!
- Overheard in New York | It Looks Like Goodwill, Honey, but I Wanted to Give You the Benefit of the Doubt
- Overheard in the Office | Sacrilicious!
- Overheard in the Office | And I’d Like the Singing Version of All Three
- Overheard in the Office | All Right, All Right, I’ll Like It.
- Overheard in the Office | Regardless, Could You Put Yours On?
- Overheard in the Office | President Bush Defines “Democracy”
- Overheard in the Office | Chewbacca’s Agent Finally Snaps
- Overheard Everywhere | … Bitch
- Overheard Everywhere | And Leave Wet Spots Wherever They Go
- Overheard Everywhere | If Only the UN Were This Tolerant
- Overheard Everywhere | Don’t Make Me Come Down There and Rescue You
- Overheard in the Office | Like You’ve Never Wondered?
Now that you are in a good mood, here come the geeky things:
- DNS poisoning used to redirect unwitting surfers
- Samba Team Receives Microsoft Protocol Documentation | Tux Deluxe
- Geek About » The Ultimate Rollercoasters On Earth
- 10officegadgets
- DVICE: 12 Great Geek Gifts for Under $30
- Tiling
- AskMen.com – 5 things you didn’t know about Star Trek
- Traffic jam mystery solved by mathematicians
- Chandler Wiki : Cosmo Home
Now, let’s explore what grabbed my attention politically:
- America’s atheists | Believe it or not | Economist.com
- Rednecks vs. gay marriage | The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
- Straight Dope Message Board – I waterboard!
- Dickheads of the Year : Photos : Rolling Stone
- ABC News: Match-O-Matic
- FOXNews.com – Lakota Indians Withdraw Treaties Signed With U.S. 150 Years Ago – Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
- Three Charged In Attacks On North Carolina Football Players – Local News Story – WXII Winston-Salem
- The Atheist Experience: TEA’s science curriculum director forced to resign for promoting science
- Duelity
- occamsrazorbu0.jpg (JPEG Image, 750×600 pixels)
Parenting stuff:
- The McSweeney’s Store
- Most Controversial Films of All Time
- The Delicate Matter of the Truth About Santa | LiveScience
- Index of secret recipies?
- How to Free Yourself from Guilt | ThinkSimpleNow.com
Funny things:
- Standard Disclaimer [rec.humor.funny]
- Rampaging Santas strike again in N.Z. – Weird news- msnbc.com
- Rob’s SketchBlog: Happy Holidays!
- Simpsons House In Real World | thecontaminated.com
- IKE ‘BEATS’ TINA TO DEATH
- Tiger Woods Putts Baby Into Diaper | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source (thanks to Robert)
- Motivational Posters
- Parody Motivator Generator
And finally, just a few things that are interesting:
- How do I save my expiring frequent-flier miles? – CNN.com
- Magic Uproar – Magic Tricks: Top 30 Magic Trick Tutorials Of All Time – Part One
- Ford Offers Glass Roof For 2009 Mustang
- Innovation Canada | i2eye with neuroscientist Daniel Levitin | Graeme Stemp-Morlock
- Resistentialism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catching up for the new year…
Hopefully, there will be a new server to facilitate more rapid blogging, and you may or may not have noticed that I have adapted several scripts to allow my phone to photo-blog and video-blog. I will be cleaning it up and posting it to the world, soon I hope…
On with the 2blog folder, starting again with all things overheard:
- Overheard in New York | With New Yorkers, That’s a Safe Bet
- Overheard in New York | How Seacrest Saved Britney
- Overheard in the Office | Have We Learned Nothing from the “C**k Diagram” Incident?
- Overheard Everywhere | Is There a Polite Response That Doesn’t Sound Gay?
- Overheard in New York | Your Ad Said You Were Docile and Stupid! I Demand a Refund!
- Overheard in New York | It Looks Like Goodwill, Honey, but I Wanted to Give You the Benefit of the Doubt
- Overheard in the Office | Sacrilicious!
- Overheard in the Office | And I’d Like the Singing Version of All Three
- Overheard in the Office | All Right, All Right, I’ll Like It.
- Overheard in the Office | Regardless, Could You Put Yours On?
- Overheard in the Office | President Bush Defines “Democracy”
- Overheard in the Office | Chewbacca’s Agent Finally Snaps
- Overheard Everywhere | … B***h
- Overheard Everywhere | And Leave Wet Spots Wherever They Go
- Overheard Everywhere | If Only the UN Were This Tolerant
- Overheard Everywhere | Don’t Make Me Come Down There and Rescue You
- Overheard in the Office | Like You’ve Never Wondered?
Now that you are in a good mood, here come the geeky things (notice how many of them relate to the video-blogging from the phone):
- Flash Video – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- DNS poisoning used to redirect unwitting surfers
- [Ffmpeg-user] .3gp -> flash -> no sound
- Samba Team Receives Microsoft Protocol Documentation | Tux Deluxe
- Geek About » The Ultimate Rollercoasters On Earth
- 10officegadgets
- DVICE: 12 Great Geek Gifts for Under $30
- Tiling
- AskMen.com – 5 things you didn’t know about Star Trek
- Traffic jam mystery solved by mathematicians
- Chandler Wiki : Cosmo Home
Now, let’s explore what grabbed my attention politically:
- America’s atheists | Believe it or not | Economist.com
- Rednecks vs. gay marriage | The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
- Straight Dope Message Board – I waterboard!
- D**kheads of the Year : Photos : Rolling Stone
- ABC News: Match-O-Matic
- FOXNews.com – Lakota Indians Withdraw Treaties Signed With U.S. 150 Years Ago – Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
- Three Charged In Attacks On North Carolina Football Players – Local News Story – WXII Winston-Salem
- The Atheist Experience: TEA’s science curriculum director forced to resign for promoting science
- Duelity
- occamsrazorbu0.jpg (JPEG Image, 750×600 pixels)
Parenting stuff:
- The McSweeney’s Store
- Most Controversial Films of All Time
- The Delicate Matter of the Truth About Santa | LiveScience
- Index of secret recipes?
- How to Free Yourself from Guilt | ThinkSimpleNow.com
Funny things:
- Standard Disclaimer [rec.humor.funny]
- Rampaging Santas strike again in N.Z. – Weird news- msnbc.com
- Rob’s SketchBlog: Happy Holidays!
- Simpsons House In Real World | thecontaminated.com
- IKE ‘BEATS’ TINA TO DEATH
- Tiger Woods Putts Baby Into Diaper | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
- Motivational Posters
- Parody Motivator Generator
And finally, just a few things that are interesting:
- How do I save my expiring frequent-flier miles? – CNN.com
- Magic Uproar – Magic Tricks: Top 30 Magic Trick Tutorials Of All Time – Part One
- Ford Offers Glass Roof For 2009 Mustang
- Innovation Canada | i2eye with neuroscientist Daniel Levitin | Graeme Stemp-Morlock
- Resistentialism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I’m definitely a geek…
I read this Ga license plate as indicative of somebody who was not a fan of Jamie Zawinski.
On a positive note, I couldn’t figure out why it was offensive until reading the article. Yay! I’m probably not a racist!
Here we go again…
That’s about right…
More catchup blogging…
Once again, we start with things overheard:
- Overheard in the Office | Now Hop on One Foot While I Take Your Wallets
- Overheard Everywhere | More Likely He’d Giggle and Start Talking about Threesomes
- Overheard Everywhere | Maybe I Should Find a Nice Lesbian and Settle Down
- Overheard Everywhere | Why Children Should Not Be Taught New Words
- Overheard in New York | How Could You Not Love This Town?
- Overheard in the Office | You Call Your Mom by Her First Name?
- Overheard in the Office | Relax — That’s Just Canadian for “Good Morning”
- Overheard in New York | The Two Main Options for Young Gentlemen These Days
- Overheard in the Office | Except for Larry, Who Can Keep the Tutu
- Overheard in New York | Someone’s Been Listening to the President’s Speeches
- Overheard in the Office | It’s Quite Possible That Women Have Dirtier Minds Than Men
- Overheard in New York | Is a Goddamn Miniature Jack Too Much to Fucking Ask?
- Overheard Everywhere | Stop Poking at My Fishnets, Please
- Overheard Everywhere | Why His Family Has Stopped Drinking at Christmas
And continue with geeky things:
- Re: Sending Fax through CUPS
- Zimbra offers Open Source email server software and shared calendar for Linux and the Mac
- Direct2Dell – Dell’s Blog
- The Programmer Dress Code
- 9 BitTorrent how-to’s | TorrentFreak
- Stop Downloading Fakes and Junk From BitTorrent | TorrentFreak
- SourceForge.net: hylafax-users
- chumby
- Linux: Rip DVDs in Linux the (Semi-)Easy Way
- Gentoo-Portage – News
- Journal of toby (759)
- SNPP Information for Paging Carriers
- Bruce Schneier Blazes Through Your Questions – Freakonomics – Opinion – New York Times Blog
General interest:
- 2010 Ford Mustang: 2010 Ford Mustang
- 50 Things You’re Not Supposed To Know
- YouTube – TERMINUS
- TheMishMash.com: 9 Telltale Signs You’re Probably an Asshole
- 10 Most Unusual ‘Top 10’ Lists | NicheGeek.com
- The Best of RHF
- How to make exercise more fun than sex | Jonathan Fields | Awake At The Wheel
- What the police can learn when they run a background check on your name. – By Brad Flora – Slate Magazine
- Anecdotes [rec.humor.funny]
- Witzelsucht [rec.humor.funny]
- Pranks: Google Maps Catches Sophisticated High School Football Field Prank
- What various awards on The Daily Dish mean
- Good Question (leads to Islam’s Silent Moderates – New York Times)
- Why am I not listed here?
More catchup blogging…
Once again, we start with things overheard:
- Overheard in the Office | Now Hop on One Foot While I Take Your Wallets
- Overheard Everywhere | More Likely He’d Giggle and Start Talking about Threesomes
- Overheard Everywhere | Maybe I Should Find a Nice Lesbian and Settle Down
- Overheard Everywhere | Why Children Should Not Be Taught New Words
- Overheard in New York | How Could You Not Love This Town?
- Overheard in the Office | You Call Your Mom by Her First Name?
- Overheard in the Office | Relax — That’s Just Canadian for “Good Morning”
- Overheard in New York | The Two Main Options for Young Gentlemen These Days
- Overheard in the Office | Except for Larry, Who Can Keep the Tutu
- Overheard in New York | Someone’s Been Listening to the President’s Speeches
- Overheard in the Office | It’s Quite Possible That Women Have Dirtier Minds Than Men
- Overheard in New York | Is a Goddamn Miniature Jack Too Much to Fucking Ask?
- Overheard Everywhere | Stop Poking at My Fishnets, Please
- Overheard Everywhere | Why His Family Has Stopped Drinking at Christmas
And continue with geeky things:
- Re: Sending Fax through CUPS
- Zimbra offers Open Source email server software and shared calendar for Linux and the Mac
- Direct2Dell – Dell’s Blog
- The Programmer Dress Code
- 9 BitTorrent how-to’s | TorrentFreak
- Stop Downloading Fakes and Junk From BitTorrent | TorrentFreak
- SourceForge.net: hylafax-users
- chumby
- Linux: Rip DVDs in Linux the (Semi-)Easy Way
- Gentoo-Portage – News
- Journal of toby (759)
- SNPP Information for Paging Carriers
- Bruce Schneier Blazes Through Your Questions – Freakonomics – Opinion – New York Times Blog
General interest:
- 2010 Ford Mustang: 2010 Ford Mustang
- 50 Things You’re Not Supposed To Know
- YouTube – TERMINUS
- TheMishMash.com: 9 Telltale Signs You’re Probably an Asshole
- 10 Most Unusual ‘Top 10’ Lists | NicheGeek.com
- The Best of RHF
- How to make exercise more fun than sex | Jonathan Fields | Awake At The Wheel
- What the police can learn when they run a background check on your name. – By Brad Flora – Slate Magazine
- Anecdotes [rec.humor.funny]
- Witzelsucht [rec.humor.funny]
- Pranks: Google Maps Catches Sophisticated High School Football Field Prank
- What various awards on The Daily Dish mean
- Good Question (leads to Islam’s Silent Moderates – New York Times)
- Why am I not listed here?