In case you didn’t think I was a geek already
My new Google Voice number is composed of two powers of two. This has the nice effect of making it very easy for me to remember, along with any nerd acquaintances I may share it with.
If that didn’t convince you I’m a geek, how about the fact that I thought this was worth sharing?
Register to Comment
Sorry in advance for the inconvenience, but you need to register if you want to comment now. There’s a firewall blocking my server’s connection to Akismet (the service I use to block spam) and it’s resulting in an innudation of emails. (Thankfully these are “comment moderated” emails, not “comment posted” emails–although on reflection I shouldn’t get any of the latter, and I did get a couple….)
In any event, until the firewall issue is resolved or I find a better way to block spam, that’s the way it is. Not that it matters too much, since I haven’t posted recently. (I have been writing recently, actually, I just haven’t posted. One might argue that sort of defeats the purpose of writing, and they’d probably be right.)
Food Literacy: not the same thing as actual literacy
So HUDS sells this “93 Gallon Canteen” that’s supposed to deter people from using disposable containers, like paper cups or bottled water. I bought one yesterday since I had over 100 bucks still burning a hole in my BoardPlus account, and as any good Harvard student knows BoardPlus is worthless unless you spend it by years’ end. Apparently the Food Literacy Project is also involved in producing these canteens to some degree, since they have their logo stamped on the thing. So I find it particularly amusing–and, well, somewhat embarrassing–that the blurb on the canteen (about how exactly you’re saving 93 gallons of… various things?) reads, in part, like this:
The EPA regulates tap water, ensuring it’s [sic] overall safety.
“It’s”? “It’s”? Are you kidding me? I think Strong Bad said it best, so I’m just going to leave this one to him.
Yahoo to close GeoCities
Shitty though it was, I’m still going to miss it.
The Associated Press: Yahoo to close GeoCities, other services in revamp
On McCain’s VP Pick
Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton released this statement earlier today on John McCain selecting Barack Obama as his Vice Presidential candidate:
Today, John McCain put a former state senator with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Senator Obama shares John McCain’s commitment to warrantless surveillance programs, the agenda of gun manufacturers and increasing our military presence abroad — that’s not the change we need, it’s just more of the same.
How to take over the State Senate
Silly Republicans. Didn’t you know you need the majority leader’s permission before you can replace him?
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