Told you I’d do this. It’s a bit of a hack job, but oh well:
Category: Humor
Coke Alert
My wife pointed me to this article today, and I thought it was funny. Specially rigged Coke cans, part of a summer promotion, contain cell phones and global positioning chips. That has officials at some installations worried the cans could be used to eavesdrop, and they are instituting protective measures. … “There’s things generals should… Continue reading Coke Alert
Comic book references at the Post Office
Since we’ve moved into a brand-new development, we don’t even have a mailbox yet so we have to go to the Post Office to pick up our mail. The location for this is their warehouse in the industrial part of town, and when you go in, there’s simply a tiny lobby and a doorway that… Continue reading Comic book references at the Post Office
Thongs
When I was growing up, thongs were the semi-sandals that you wore on your feet, pictured to the right. Nowadays, they’re called “flipflops” and if you call them “thongs” in public, you get sharp looks and people think you’re having a stroke when you try to explain what you were talking about. Sigh. The times,… Continue reading Thongs
Silly math tricks
For some reason, these kind of math gimmicks always remind me of upside down calculator spelling. They’re amusing, but I really have to wonder who sits around and thinks these things up? Anyway, here’s what I just received via email from a friend (slightly edited): “Chocolate mathematics” 1. First of all, pick the number of… Continue reading Silly math tricks
Matrix Cheat Codes
At work today a couple of us were jokingly speculating as to what earlier versions of The Matrix would be like—or, more accurately, what we would imagine they’d be like—and I came up with Half-Life. Basically, imagine the Matrix v1 as a first-person shooter. Makes perfect sense! All they essentially do in the Matrix is… Continue reading Matrix Cheat Codes
Bayer
Here’s an interesting bit of trivia I unearthed last week: in trying to prove to somebody at work that aspirin is a coal tar derivative, I found out that Bayer developed and registered the drug as a trademark in 1899. By itself, that’s not so interesting, I know. However, it turns out Bayer also discovered,… Continue reading Bayer
Random Law and Order Plot Generator
Here’s a funny link for tonight: the Random Law and Order Plot Generator. Enjoy!
Language
About a week back Andrei Zmievski blogged about taking linguistics classes and on the fluid nature of languages, and got me thinking about them. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in French with the equivalent of a minor in Russian (and yet I work in the computer industry… funny, eh?), but I’m far from… Continue reading Language
Upside down calculator spelling
Here’s how it works (in case you didn’t know). Find a calculator—a single line LCD display one, not a fancy thousand-button monster or the Windows calculator (!). Turn the calculator upside down. When you punch in the numbers, they will look like crappy LCD versions of letters. The challenge is to spell words using those… Continue reading Upside down calculator spelling