User: whuddafugger

In a decade of working in the software industry

On: Linux Foundation Makes Open Source Boring

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here's what i use in lieu of a real pager

On: Where Have All the Pagers Gone?

hire someone to follow you around and jab you in the ribs with a sharp stick.

one jab is enough, and there is no "sleep" mode.

Bradbury and Bukowski in the same graduating class

On: Ray Bradbury Turns 88

It seems Bradbury and Bukowski were in the same graduating class. According to their respective Wikipedia entries, both were born in 1920, and both graduated from Los Angeles High School.

Interesting bit of trivia if true...

-- anthony

Our daughter started playing Quake II

On: When Are Kids Old Enough to Play Videogames?

when she was about 3. When she was in kindergarten she finished both Ratchett & Clank games on the PS2 and spent a good number of hours employing the flamethrower cheat in GTA. However, since she's started school, she doesn't play as much as she used to.

of course they don't believe in evolution

On: 12 Florida Schools Pass Anti-Evolution Resolutions

they're a bunch of in-bred, one-eyed, club-footed freaks married to their sisters. but they're firm believers in de-volution. they are Devo.

Series synopsis

On: Wonder Woman Gets a Woman's Point-of-View

#14: Wonder Woman takes on vericose veins
#15: Oprah Winfrey: How Amazons survive in today's slimmed down world
#16: 101 uses for your magical rope: Enliven your sex life in middle-age
#17: Dealing with menopause while kicking ass and taking names (Cameo appearance: Bat-Girl)
#18: Choose the right color panties when flying around in your invisible jet
#19: Wonder Woman vs. Osteoporosis
#20: Dr. Phil: Domestic violence and anger management. How to handle it when you're married to the Incredible Hulk (Cross-over series with Marvel Comics)

Re:Actually, I'm afraid, it might get all worse...

On: Chuck Norris Sues Publisher, Tears Don't Cure Cancer

Chuck Norris is such a gifted legal scholar, he can argue both sides of a case and win.

There are only two laws

On: Where Do the Laws of Nature Come From?

WHAT IS THE LAW!? Do not walk on all fours. WHAT IS THE LAW!? Do not eat raw meat.

1989 called

On: 'w00t' Named 2007 Word of the Year

arsenio hall wants his word back.

"The Great Giana Sisters." Hmm.

On: Commodore 64 Still Beloved After All These Years

Anyone else parse that as "Giant Vagina Sisters"?

WordPerfect 5.0 for DOS

On: Name Your Favorite Bloat-Free Software

still use it from time to time on my slackware box running under FreeDos/DOSEMU.