06.15.09
Nice Spam
I usually don’t have a lot of spam slip through my filter, but this one did, and if their intention was to be the funniest email I got all day, then they succeeded. It was a few words, and this image:
Bad/Good
03.10.09
Simplify that Remote
Now this is a great idea. I pretty much get called whenever someone comes over to watch Katie that has never used our remote before, especially if she gets her hands on it and gets the TV and cable box out of sync:
Clever Uses: Simple User-Interface Trick Makes Your Remotes Idiot Proof.
02.27.09
Netbooks
For whatever reason, I feel compelled to comment on the recent popularity of the “netbook” tiny form-factor laptops. Holy crap is that cheap. For the same price I paid for my iPhone you can have a super portable laptop. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love my new 15″ MacBook Pro, it’s rock solid, but at the price point for those little guys, if you don’t have a recent computer, and just want to surf the internet a little, read some email, and maybe Skype with some people, $250 for a tiny Dell with built-in WiFi and a webcam is a sweet deal.
02.11.09
So, I finally caved and joined everyone’s favorite facebook. I’m still not sure all what I’d like to do about this. My goals were just to keep in touch with cousins, who seem to use it pretty extensively, and maybe share some pictures with close friends. So, to start, I feel like I need some rules. I’ll be working on these over the next few days, with feedback, if there’s anyone left out there.
Rule 1: I will not fill out any profile information. This is not negotiable. You know they never delete this stuff, as if we don’t already give enough of our private lives away to Google.
Rule 2: I will not, under any circumstances, “friend” you if you’re a co-worker. Sorry. If you get a new job, and we became friends while working together, perhaps I will reconsider then.
Rule 3: I will not, at the moment, friend you if we have not had some sort of contact in the past 12 months. This could be email, IM, or phone. Beyond that, I won’t flat out reject you, but if we don’t keep in touch, do I need to know what you’re doing right now? Probably not. I won’t flat out reject you, just leave you hanging. Like I said, these are in a process of revision. I will friend you if we haven’t been in contact in the past 12 months. I will not, however, share my baby pictures with you. Seems reasonable.
Rule 4: (Credit to Dave for this one.) I will not ever refer to “friending” you. It’s annoying, and with the exception of these rules (being a formal document, correct verbiage is required!) I will go with “ping me/you” for the nerds, and “stalk me/you” for the non-techies. If you catch Dave saying it, you can punch him in the gut. If you catch me, I’ll buy you a drink next time I see you.
That’s it for the moment. Ultimately, when the rules are complete, I will copy and paste the applicable rule (just 2 at the moment) into the message I send (if it lets me) when I turn down your “friending”. If you have any suggestions, let me know. Like I said: my goal is to connect with close friends and all my cousins.
Update 1: I’m searchable at the moment, but once I feel like I’ve got most of the family and friends I’m looking for added, I’ll probably disappear from search entirely. Again, if we keep in touch, I can always tell you where to find me.
Update 2: I don’t know how I feel about groups yet. At this time, I’m going to avoid them.
Update 3: Moved my official version 1.0 to a dedicated page. Stripped out some stuff to simplify, formalize the document.
01.28.09
Something seems off.
So I’m looking at one of Katie’s toys tonight and can’t help but think something’s a little disturbing about this one. It’s not just me, right?
Mmm.. Fish Testicles
You know, I was just thinking maybe I’d fry up some fish balls for dinner last night. Good thing I didn’t. Turns out I have no idea how to prepare them, and if you don’t, they can be dangerous.
01.26.09
Groceries
So, the wife and I have been getting our groceries delivered. I know it sounds really lazy, and the first or second time we did it I was almost embarassed to tell anyone about it. But you know what? It’s awesome. I highly recommend it. If you have small children, I reccommend it even more. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy taking Katie through the supermarket, but sometimes, when you’re out of food in the middle of the week and it’s 15 degrees out, you don’t want to go. What if you could save all the hassel for like $7? Would you do it? Because honestly, if I went to the store without Kristin, I would spend at least an extra $7 on crap we didn’t need anyway. Twice as much if I stop on my way home from work and am hungry (I should never shop hungry.) So I guess you have to decide that yourself but I will tell you that the scheduling for delivery is very flexible, and they’ve always come in the window that we selected. As well, you pick a local store and you get all their current specials and what-not. I don’t know about coupons because I haven’t tried them yet, and finally, the one downside, soft fruit doesn’t seem to survive the trip too well, apples get dented, and don’t even attempt pears. Oranges and bananna’s are fine though. Consider yourselves informed!
Oh, we’ve been using Genuardi’s. We plan to try some of the other ones around here as well, but haven’t yet.
01.06.09
2008 Gas
I’ve been tracking the gas mileage I get in my car since I got the iPhone. An option field you can fill out is the gas price. Since I though it was interesting, and because I have to use Premium gas or my car gets angry, here’s a graph of the gas prices I experienced in 2008 (click for a larger/clear view):
I’m still waiting to get below the $2.00 mark. Hopefully 2009 will come through for me!
