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Republicans Going Democrat

Just Another Guy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:13:42 +0000

Whether you lean Republican or Democrat, you have to admit that Christopher Buckley's (a conservative) endorsement of Obama is worth raising an eyebrow. And this quote is pretty tell too. "Eight years of 'conservative' government has brought us a doubled national debt, ruinous expansion of entitlement programs, bridges to nowhere, poster boy Jack Abramoff and an [...]

One of My Favorite Optical Illusions

Just Another Guy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:19:55 +0000

Optical illusions are all over the web, but most are boring. One of my favorite animated optical illusions is below. Here's what you do: Watch the purple dots on the outside. Nothing odd there, right? Look in the center and peripherally look at the rotating purple dot. It's green! Now stare hard at the center and eventually the [...]

Favorite Birthday Wish

Just Another Guy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:01:45 +0000

This isn't going to mean anything to you, but it's my favorite birthday wish from a friend I've had for over 30 years. It came through Facebook, but I'm making it permanent here... Happy Birthday old one. You are as old as 1k personal computers. Slightly older. You have taken apart toys that are no longer on the [...]

I Wish I Was a Banker

Just Another Guy — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:20:08 +0000

A recent issue of Fortune Magazine had this quote that made me once again wish I did something else for a living: "The flavor of the day is buying your own debt at below face value. I'm buying bank debt in my deal with leverage from the bank that made me that deal." -- David Rubenstein, [...]

Using a Mac is Like Shaving with a Bowling Pin

Just Another Guy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:46:30 +0000

Nice! Blatantly stolen from site I forgot to note, but that probably blatantly stole it from some other site.

How To Get Out of a Non-Compete

Just Another Guy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:19:00 +0000

I found this gem in an InformationWeek article: "Meanwhile, IBM's lawsuit against Johnson, first reported by InformationWeek, remains ongoing. The executive claims his noncompete deal with IBM is invalid, in part because he intentionally signed the agreement in the wrong place, according to court records." Do you think Dell, the company that hired Johnson away from IBM, [...]

Jumbled Letters Still Readable

Just Another Guy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:55:22 +0000

This sort of thing has been circulating for a while, but this is a great example of how we can read words even when the order of the letters is mixed up.

Priest Blesses Armored Vehicle

Just Another Guy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:44:27 +0000

Now here's a something you don't see everyday. Apparently, the Russian Army has its armored vehicles blessed by the Church. Am I the only one that thinks this is an odd thing for a peace-loving institution to do? First seen here.

Metaphor for Complexity

Just Another Guy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:01:04 +0000

I came across this wonderful animated image that seems like a perfect metaphor for anything that is overly complicated.

Screaming JetPacks

Just Another Guy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:34:32 +0000

An article on CNN recently looked at various technology predictions from many years ago and asked the question, "What happened to all of the things we were promised?" One quote in the article was particularly amusing: The jet pack, though, has never really taken off, Wilson says. The problem is its practical application. While a rocket [...]

The World's Shortest Fairytale

Just Another Guy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:42:04 +0000

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?' The girl said, 'NO!' And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and went fishing and hunting and played golf a lot. He drank beer, ate pizza, had several good looking girlfriends, and left the toilet seat up whenever he wanted.

Synchronized Swimming... Fish

Just Another Guy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:00:59 +0000

I was recently vacationing on the Big Island of Hawaii and spent an hour or so in a submarine. Conditions for shutterbugs like me weren't great 100 feet under water, but I did manage to catch these two fish doing their best to entertain us.

Joe Wilson Calls Barrack Obama a Liar, But Wait...

Just Another Guy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:33:44 +0000

The whole Joe Wilson / Barrack Obama thing is quite interesting. The first thing you have to ask yourself is how did the photographer capture such a perfect shot of Wilson if his outburst was completely unplanned and only last for a second or two? And then you've got to ask yourself, where was Wilson's lie-sensing [...]

Computer Dependency Test

Just Another Guy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:47:14 +0000

Here's a quick test for you to take. This just proves that we have become way too dependent on our computers. Q: Are you male or female? To find out the answer, look down... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Look down, not scroll down!!!

The Dream of Linux on the Desktop Dies

Just Another Guy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:29:36 +0000

Not too long ago in Information Week magazine, I read an announcement from RedHat that they would end development and support for a desktop version of Linux. That's quite a blow to the effort if you ask me. "The desktop market suffers from having one dominant vendor, and some people still perceive that today's Linux desktops [...]

The Secrets of a Happy Marriage

Just Another Guy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:50:20 +0000

I found this on my harddrive the other day. I think my brother e-mailed to me, but I have no idea where he found it. It seems the advice is still valid even today...

Kanye West Must've Tapped Sarah Palin's Speech Writer

Just Another Guy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:06:06 +0000

"I deal with hurt and, you know, so many, you know, celebrities, they never take the time off, and I've never taken the time off to really, you know, I just, music after music and tour after tour on tour," Kanye West told Jay Leno. Yep. Recording that one for posterity.

Too Many Managers in Corporate America

Just Another Guy — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:03:15 +0000

If you've worked in corporate America for more than 5 minutes, this photo is sure to strike a chord. It's always amazed me how some companies stay in business despite allowing their hierarchies to become top-heavy. I'd give credit for this image if I knew where it came from. Sorry...

World's Fastest Supercomputer

Just Another Guy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:50:25 +0000

I love it when the speed of things are put in perspective. Take this quote from CNN today regarding the world's fastest supercomputer which was unveiled recently by the Los Alamos National Laboratory and IBM Corp. "If every one of the 6 billion people on earth used a hand-held computer and worked 24 hours a day [...]

The Case for Nuclear Energy

Just Another Guy — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:18:24 +0000

In a recent edition of Fortune Magazine, Elizabeth Spiers, as part of a pro-nuclear energy article, wrote: "We're willing to tolerate the health risks and environmental repercussions of other fuels to avoid the infinitesimally small and comically improbable possibility of a catastrophic accident that resembles something out of a 1979 Jane Fonda movie, the likes of [...]

Corporate America Explained in 7 E-Cards

Just Another Guy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:45:25 +0000

Ever wonder what would happen if the Dilbert franchise expanded into electronic greeting cards? Well, wonder no more. Here are 7 of my favorite e-cards from someecards.com.

A Real Hot Dog

Just Another Guy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:49:29 +0000

A little mustard and you're good to go!

Crisisler

Just Another Guy — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:29:53 +0000

The Business Pundit has an excellent post that describes the current business environment using corporate logos. My favorite... See the rest here.

Predicting Climate Change is Hard

Just Another Guy — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:30:21 +0000

A reader wrote into Information Week in response to an article about Global Warming Skeptics with this interesting observation: "The best supercomputers in the world, knowing initial conditions with maximum accuracy, still can't determine how the smoke of a cigarette in a car will dissipate. Now imagine a planet the size of the Earth where we [...]

No Problems Sleeping

Just Another Guy — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:33:27 +0000

It's inconceivable to me that I'd be able to sleep while a hurricane was bearing down on my home. And yet, not only are there people that managed to sleep, by they managed to OVERSLEEP! "Paul and Kathi Norton overslept as Hurricane Ike closed in on their coastal Texas home, so they decided to tough it [...]