Overheard parking lot cell phone call: "so, you got candy in your laptop"
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The Other Utility Fog
They link to me, I link to them, They link to me...
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Sun-Jan 29 2012
Overheard parking lot cell phone call: "so, you got candy in your laptop"
Overheard parking lot cell phone call: "so, you got candy in your laptop"
Twitter Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:04:46 Tweet 163578325426651136
Tue-Jul 26 2011
Damn, I was so looking forward to a year without the bombastic inanity of pro football
Damn, I was so looking forward to a year without the bombastic inanity of pro football
Twitter Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:50:30 Tweet 95732707434299393
Tue-Jun 21 2011
Twitter is suggesting that I follow John McCain. My anti-profiling-software kung-fu is strong
Twitter is suggesting that I follow John McCain. My anti-profiling-software kung-fu is strong
Twitter Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:36:34 Tweet 83166421491789824
RT @pattonoswalt: I hope my obituary headline includes the words "runs amok".
RT @pattonoswalt I hope my obituary headline includes the words "runs amok".
Twitter Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:39:31 Tweet 83167163174760448
Sun-Jun 12 2011
Impatient for caffeine hallucinations #easilyentertained
Impatient for caffeine hallucinations #easilyentertained
Twitter Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:31:38 Tweet 79178914299248640
Wed-Jun 01 2011
Who's got 2 thumbs and can recover mailboxes from an Exchange server backup? This guy! #ITnerdstreetcred
Who's got 2 thumbs and can recover mailboxes from an Exchange server backup? This guy! #ITnerdstreetcred
Twitter Tue, 31 May 2011 23:58:46 Tweet 75833652528955393
Sat-May 07 2011
RT @thebenbrooks: I don't want to play nice. I'd rather pull out my flame thrower and channel Bill Hicks.
RT @thebenbrooks I don't want to play nice. I'd rather pull out my flame thrower and channel Bill Hicks.
Twitter Sat, 07 May 2011 04:29:00 Tweet 66784875239313408
Wed-May 04 2011
My new glasses makes everything so sharp my brain thinks stuff must be really close, and therefore REALLY small #gulliversyndrome
My new glasses makes everything so sharp my brain thinks stuff must be really close, and therefore REALLY small #gulliversyndrome
Twitter Tue, 03 May 2011 17:12:39 Tweet 65584591037153280
Sun-Apr 03 2011
Have they shut down the federal government yet? Because I want to go hunt bigfoots with dynamite.
Have they shut down the federal government yet? Because I want to go hunt bigfoots with dynamite.
Twitter Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:35:56 Tweet 54386624573878272
Sun-Feb 27 2011
I want some of those Libyan drugs that makes you revolt against heavily armed dictators. Could come in handy
I want some of those Libyan drugs that makes you revolt against heavily armed dictators. Could come in handy
Twitter Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:04:22 Tweet 41770602792624128
Thu-Feb 24 2011
It's 9:30pm and "Seattle Snowpocalypse III - The Revenge of the Snith" is STILL a no-show. #allexcitedovernothing
It's 9:30pm and "Seattle Snowpocalypse III - The Revenge of the Snith" is STILL a no-show. #allexcitedovernothing
Twitter Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:14:14 Tweet 40647375185915904
Wed-Dec 22 2010
Two doors down, the neighbors are fire-twirling.
Two doors down, the neighbors are fire-twirling.
Twitter Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:26:14 Tweet 17450822300340224
Sat-Dec 04 2010
Ah, another holiday season wishing that there was a real "War On Xmas", the kind with guns and flamethrowers
Ah, another holiday season wishing that there was a real "War On Xmas", the kind with guns and flamethrowers
Twitter Sat, 04 Dec 2010 06:14:38 Tweet 11060813662003200
Tue-Aug 31 2010
"The owner has disabled downloading of their photos" - sweet naive Flickr - you make me laugh.
"The owner has disabled downloading of their photos" - sweet naive Flickr - you make me laugh.
Twitter Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:16:24 Tweet 22598473123
Sat-Jul 31 2010
I think I successfully installed a new SSL certificate on the Exchange server-ask me next week when the old one expires.Ooh, the suspense...
I think I successfully installed a new SSL certificate on the Exchange server-ask me next week when the old one expires.Ooh, the suspense...
Twitter Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:34:51 Tweet 19973527677
Fri-Jul 23 2010
Successfully reinstalled drawstring in favorite shorts - bailing wire fixes what duct tape can't.
Successfully reinstalled drawstring in favorite shorts - bailing wire fixes what duct tape can't.
Twitter Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:49:17 Tweet 19349270533
2 hours online and Flash hasn't broken on Firefox - I think one of the recent Ubuntu updates might actually have fixed it - weee
2 hours online and Flash hasn't broken on Firefox - I think one of the recent Ubuntu updates might actually have fixed it - weee
Twitter Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:16:42 Tweet 19346908554
Tue-Jul 20 2010
Hate Hate Hate Network Storage Boxen - When they lose network access they turn into data-trapping cinder blocks.
Hate Hate Hate Network Storage Boxen - When they lose network access they turn into data-trapping cinder blocks.
Twitter Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:30:36 Tweet 18738121818
Fri-Jul 09 2010
Added a Mail Client and a Transport Rule to the Exchange Server, now my phone will get a message if the Novell Server crashes #geek
Added a Mail Client and a Transport Rule to the Exchange Server, now my phone will get a message if the Novell Server crashes #geek
Twitter Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:59:17 Tweet 18119903691
Tue-Jun 29 2010
Deep in the Geek: I successfully diagnosed and fixed a Novell server misconfiguration.
Deep in the Geek: I successfully diagnosed and fixed a Novell server misconfiguration.
Twitter Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:59:34 Tweet 17334321737
Fri-Jun 18 2010
The weekend is coming - somebody kidnap me and make me do drugs and booze - ROADTRIP....shotgun
The weekend is coming - somebody kidnap me and make me do drugs and booze - ROADTRIP....shotgun
Twitter Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:05:36 Tweet 16480664687
Too much working with computers: Looked at a stand of blackberry bushes and wondered how to change the settings for flower color.
Too much working with computers: Looked at a stand of blackberry bushes and wondered how to change the settings for flower color.
Twitter Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:18:18 Tweet 16477463580
Wed-Jun 16 2010
Today we're going to transplant/migrate the Novell server hard-drives. This could get nasty.
Today we're going to transplant/migrate the Novell server hard-drives. This could get nasty.
Twitter Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:35:15 Tweet 16310567874
Sat-Jun 12 2010
Learned that work has a satellite dish on the roof. For a second there I felt like a Bond villain
Learned that work has a satellite dish on the roof. For a second there I felt like a Bond villain
Twitter Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:24:21 Tweet 16030503983
Fri-May 21 2010
More successful at new "computer guy" duties > Cracked Debian and Vista passwords of the last "computer guy". No pr0n, just "Akira"
More successful at new "computer guy" duties > Cracked Debian and Vista passwords of the last "computer guy". No pr0n, just "Akira"
Twitter Fri, 21 May 2010 15:30:54 Tweet 14435033595
Thu-May 20 2010
It seems so obvious now, but I had to learn the hard way that million-file directories
makes Windows cry
It seems so obvious now, but I had to learn the hard way that million-file directories
makes Windows cry
Twitter Wed, 19 May 2010 18:33:17 Tweet 14333822758
Wed-May 19 2010
First day of new "computer guy" duties did not go well - 2 weeks work is now sitting on
an unreadable hard drive.
First day of new "computer guy" duties did not go well - 2 weeks work is now sitting on
an unreadable hard drive.
Twitter Wed, 19 May 2010 08:04:04 Tweet 14265910014
Sun-May 09 2010
Upgraded Kubuntu Karmic to Lucid. Houston, we have bugs.
Upgraded Kubuntu Karmic to Lucid. Houston, we have bugs.
Twitter Sun, 09 May 2010 01:13:22 Tweet 13683968562
Tue-May 04 2010
Bookstore receiving clerks are my secret super heroes
Bookstore receiving clerks are my secret super heroes - Adventures in Receiving -
Twitter Tue, 04 May 2010 08:40:15 Tweet 13373032749
Fri-Apr 30 2010
Oh, NOW you can get a video game merit badge. Pong didn't even exist when I had to wear that g$#!&m itchy uniform. 1 word: RETROACTIVE
Oh, NOW you can get a video game merit badge. Pong didn't even exist when I had to wear that g$#!&m itchy uniform. 1 word: RETROACTIVE
Twitter Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:50:23 Tweet 13117164529 |