Monthly Archives: June 2002

In case Diet Mountain Dew wasn’t vile enough for you, -it tastes like Hawaiian Punch (which I guess is okay if you like that sort of thing; not sure if I can make it through two liters worth, tho). -it’s … Continue reading →

Last night I helped a friend recover his Mac after a system crash. (**)It happens – in this case probably due to a USB problem and OS 9.2 getting corrupted. DON’T UNPLUG USB DEVICES WHILE THEY’RE RUNNING. But that isn’t … Continue reading →

(From Slashdot, natch:) “random() only returns 666 if you use a demon seed!” (as well as…) “Today’s Sesame Street was brought to you by the number e!”

It’s about time, although not necessarily for the reason I would have used. For the first time ever, a federal appeals court Wednesday declared the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional because of the words “under God” added by Congress in 1954. … Continue reading →

When I registered obtainium.org I decided to grab obtainium.net while I was at it. So the other day I got email from a Burning Man person who wanted to set up a place to trade stuff, and wanted to know, … Continue reading →

Listening to KPBS on the way in to work this morning they were talking about a new “Paid Family and Medical Leave Act” that’s “working its way through” the California legislature at the moment. For only $40/year, shared between employees … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times, Liz Smith, 6/24/2002: Casting About for a Dirk Pitt NEW YORK – Author Clive Cussler has been in Hollywood looking for the perfect actor to play Dirk Pitt in the coming film adaptation of his bestselling novel … Continue reading →

There’s plenty of street parking in my neighborhood – but everyone has too many cars. My neighbors to the left (husband and wife) have a Mustang, a pickup, a “hot rod” and a camper van; the new neighbors on the … Continue reading →

Just because. (BTW, I like the article about Ron Popeil!)

One of the things about Burning Man is that you can rationalize buying, building, scavenging, or “turning into art” nearly anything. For years I’ve had a picture in my mind a four-wheeled pedal car. And of course I’ve never seen … Continue reading →