Sunday, July 12, 2009

Elephant Car Wash



Full article here.

Foster kitten


Kitten
Originally uploaded by davethebad
The foster kitten, playing by the door this morning. He's going back to the shelter tomorrow. I'm sure he'll be adopted by a family who likes being bitten constantly by a crazy kitten.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Forgotten operating systems

Oh, BeOS... I still mourn for thee.

Forgotten Operating Systems (Silicon Alley Insider)

Friday, July 10, 2009

Summer smells and mostly unrelated stuff

Lauren mowed the lawn today, so as I sit at my computer I am enjoying the smell of fresh mow-y-ness. It's a definitive scent of summer, much like the smell of lighter fluid (for charcoal grills) or Ruffles potato chips. Our aunt Bev always has Ruffles chips at BBQ parties... it's a (cherished) childhood memory.

Something about me:
I still use Windows Notepad. A lot. It even has a quick launch button on my keyboard at work. Perfect for taking notes while listening to voicemail messages.

Been playing a whole lot of iPhone games recently. The guys of the AppSlappy podcast were talking about I Dig It in the latest episode and I thought to myself, "Gee, that sounds just like a Flash game I used to play called Motherlode". And sure enough, it is the same game... except with better graphics, sound, options. And also, iPhone. Can't get enough of that.

Bed Bugs is also very fun. While gameplay is fairly simple (squish the bad guys, leave the good ones alone), it rapidly gets challenging trying to keep them all straight, and figuring out how to dispose of each bad guy. Some require a simple squish, others need to be tapped in unison, others still need to be tapped at the right moment or they will do more harm than good.

Bought myself a new keyboard/mouse combo this week and am enjoying it very much. The stock keyboard that came with my PC (last August) was simply not doing it for me anymore. We fall out of love with computer peripherals sometimes, and we have to move on. So it goes.

For you to check out:
These super-colorful salt production ponds in San Francisco are really groovy.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Miso in the window


Miso in the window
Originally uploaded by davethebad
Miso doesn't like rainy days, so he sits in the window waiting for the sun to come out.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Big Cats & Pumpkins

Probably the best 4 minutes you'll spend this month.


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Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Food.com


I love Food.com's forgot password/burned toast metaphor.

Monday, May 04, 2009

You could say it's my instinct...


Sometimes it's cool to realize you're not the only person who looks up random stuff you hear.