Monthly Archives: September 2009

$1150 to replace AC clutch and coil. No thanks. How about 10% off? No. How about asking the factory for warranty? OK—not holding my breath. # took my car into Los Gatos Acura to check out the AC which has … Continue reading →

at Cafe Artemis for "business" # Powered by Twitter Tools

@jvicondoa I use mine to check for speed enforcement aircraft. in reply to jvicondoa # percent of cars in Valley Fair parking lot with a sun or moon roof: 50 # Dear Apple, your full-size iPhone ads on the backs … Continue reading →

@jvicondoa ASS-N-TITTIES=greatest song ever made in reply to jvicondoa # Oh Pinkberry line. You are so long. But I wait in you anyway because I better wait for this wine buzz to wear off before I drive home # has … Continue reading →

Señor Coconu in Katamari Forever! Two great tastes that taste great together! # now that Roomba cleans the kitchen too, it's always a surprise when I get home to find where the cats' food bowls have been hidden # @Remy … Continue reading →

and that, kids, is why we don't ride tractors in the office # Solutions to the "grabscrab" interview problem, in Perl, PHP, C, Javascript, Java, and now Clojure! http://is.gd/3vjA4 # http://nohat.net is upgraded to WordPress 2.8.4. From now on, WordPress … Continue reading →

just filed away a year’s worth of unfiled paperwork. Thanks again for the motivation, @hoarders # Locked out of Gmail IMAP with a “bandwidth exceeded” error. Definitely time to find a new e-mail provider. Google sucks! # Powered by Twitter … Continue reading →

so soon to be on the other side of that interviewing table # Powered by Twitter Tools.

the most satisfying checkins are ones that delete a bunch of code but don’t break anything # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Mad Men line of the night: elevator operator says “Every job has its ups and downs” # Hello, winter. You’re early # Powered by Twitter Tools.

@thebanffcentre did you hear what @diegovega did while in Banff? http://is.gd/3ctc7 # Powered by Twitter Tools.

how the average American spends their day, data orgy style http://is.gd/38RJs # @indygreg yep, thanks to the people of California, who voted for Proposition 65 back in 1986 http://is.gd/38PDT # Powered by Twitter Tools.

One of the leading products of the American food industry has become patients for the American health care industry. http://bit.ly/Xvp3k # Powered by Twitter Tools.

is at the dentist. Likelihood of being scolded for not flossing enough: 99% # Sen. Al Franken draws map of the US freehand. Minnesotans should be proud of their awesome senator. http://bit.ly/Sj6gF (via @googlemaps) # Powered by Twitter Tools.

@Remy I was able to memorize this cube-solving solution http://is.gd/32Qes . Makes a great party trick # forgot calculus # is at the Santa Clara DMV to retitle his Subaru. This place is PACKED. Good thing I have an appointment. … Continue reading →

wishes he knew a way to caramelize onions faster # Powered by Twitter Tools.

is running out of simultaneous Gmail IMAP connections. 10 connection limit is too low, so I guess it’s time to ditch Gmail. #gmailfail # Powered by Twitter Tools.

when did they decide the word Realtor was pronounced “real-tore”? Are we to say “ven-door” and “cap-tore” too? #lame # Powered by Twitter Tools.

people who don’t have cell phones make everyone else’s lives inconvenient. # Powered by Twitter Tools.

@Remy thanks for that. more enjoyment this morning than rhino-cam # is in a Chevy dealership getting his Acura serviced. # the “delete/keep this recording” dialog on TiVo should read “delete/hoard this recording” # Museum of Animal Perspectives http://bit.ly/2mTdCf # … Continue reading →