So… Sarah Palin was in Saturday Night Live yesterday… and what is in the background? A llama! Is she going for the pro-llama vote? I may have to change my opinion about her. Update: Thanks to John for pointing this site out.
As some of you may have noticed, I’ve been enthralled by the looming financial crisis (is it accurate to call it “looming” after the last few days?) Anyway, here is a gem I found while reading up on the crisis: Pretty much sums it up.
I received this on the mail this morning, and felt the urge to share it. Dear Grateful in God: You may be surprised to read this message from me as you do not know me. I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer Read more…
As a devout Pastafarian, I am obsessed with all things piratical. After all, one of the basic doctrines of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is that global warming is caused by the decline in pirates. Avast me hearties, ’tis September 19 today, and that means “talk like a Read more…
With names like Track, Trig and Bristol, the world is awash with potential Palin baby names. What would you be named if you were a Palin baby? Now you can find out! Apparently, I would have been Claw Palin. I like that!
I would like to congratulate the IPKat for winning Computer Weekly’s Blog Awards for the IT Law and Governance category. I had already predicted that they were going to win it, so I am in no way concerned by this demonstration of cat power. Yes, there is the fact that Read more…
It’s that time of year, and xkcd nails it again… (Disclaimer: if a supervisee happens to read this, I AM an expert in your field. Honest).
(via Future Lawyer) Continuing with this week’s theme of looking at the lighter side of IT, here is further evidence that users are uninstalling Vista in droves. Yes, when someone goes to the trouble of advertising a downgrade, you know your OS is in trouble. My own copy of Vista Read more…
(via Burkhard Schafer) I’m feeling rather silly this week, so no serious stuff from me. This is a wonderful reminder of why we should not rely on automated translation systems: Wonderful stuff from the Language Log.
(via Andrea Matwyshyn) The internet was made just so I could watch these ads from Argentina.