Friday, April 23, 2004
3 Ads from Gmail!
This was damn disappointing. No ads at all in my gmail account for
your previous email. Let's try this:
What would you think about a free money making opportunity involving
male erectile dysfunction (ED) and low mortgage rates? Perhaps you
would be interested in low cost term life insurance? I also have a
time saving application server with SOAP and other fun web
technologies.
Have you accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior or are you
merely shopping for a quality used car? Please let us know if you
want to take advantage of this never before seen credit card with 1
million airline miles and free siding from Sears (charge it on your
new Discover card!). Please don't forget that when Girls goes Wild,
they mean it, so perhaps DVDs from EBay will do the trick for you. Or
maybe, your voyeuristic tendencies would be better served by a
wireless camera from X10?
Your pal,
Matt
(This resulted in ads for a Visa card, IEEE Financial Advantage Program, and CompuCredit. What ads can you make Gmail publish?)
your previous email. Let's try this:
What would you think about a free money making opportunity involving
male erectile dysfunction (ED) and low mortgage rates? Perhaps you
would be interested in low cost term life insurance? I also have a
time saving application server with SOAP and other fun web
technologies.
Have you accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior or are you
merely shopping for a quality used car? Please let us know if you
want to take advantage of this never before seen credit card with 1
million airline miles and free siding from Sears (charge it on your
new Discover card!). Please don't forget that when Girls goes Wild,
they mean it, so perhaps DVDs from EBay will do the trick for you. Or
maybe, your voyeuristic tendencies would be better served by a
wireless camera from X10?
Your pal,
Matt
(This resulted in ads for a Visa card, IEEE Financial Advantage Program, and CompuCredit. What ads can you make Gmail publish?)
Email Best Practices
Oh and don't open zip files from people with subject lines on the email like "Check this out!" or "Wow, this is cool!" like several people here at work did.
My Toilet
New technologies in toilets; and you thought they couldn't get any better. Laura and I remodeled our bathroom several months ago and got one of them new fangled low water consumption toilets. We bought one of the Kohlers the article speaks of with HyperFlush or other such named technology. I still haven't pooped in it yet, because of my uncanny ability to clog up any toilet known to man. Maybe I could have a career in testing flush capacities of toilets. Of course, that would eventually be outsourced to some other country where pooping is cheaper.
BTW, I'll be happy when my toilet can tell me why it always looks like I've had corn for lunch.
BTW, I'll be happy when my toilet can tell me why it always looks like I've had corn for lunch.
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Received in my new Gmail account
From Michael Cote':
porn
porn
porn
xml
xml
xml
Damn! No ads at all!
porn
porn
porn
xml
xml
xml
Damn! No ads at all!
Your 401k, in 70 words or less.
I just want to know, when is it going to make me a millionaire. I mean, I've been saving at least a few years now.
Monday, April 19, 2004
NASCAR and Potholes
Klobe told me about this. How do you miss a pothole on a racetrack? Very alert safety people working for the NASCAR circuit.
Toyota Trucks Rule
I'm a proud Toyota truck owner. They freakin last forever. My Mom's husband had a Toyota with 300k miles on it and he only ever changed the brakes, oil, tires and other rubber things that wear out after 15 years. I'm sure it's still running somewhere.
The other interesting tidbit in the article: Texans buy 15% of the full sized trucks in the US market. Unfortunately only about .01% of those buyers actually know how to park their behemoths.
The other interesting tidbit in the article: Texans buy 15% of the full sized trucks in the US market. Unfortunately only about .01% of those buyers actually know how to park their behemoths.
Dillon a Patriot
Making a great team even better. I think Corey will be a good fit there as his is the style of running that seems to compliment their running game. When they have a big guy rolling, their offense does very well.
Spilling The Beans
Guess at the etymology of "spilling the beans" (not quite as cool as Gleaming The Cube):
"A popular folk etymology for spill the beans claims that in ancient Greece, applicants for membership in secret societies were voted upon by having the existing members drop beans into an opaque pottery jar. Those who approved of the potential new member would signal an affirmative vote by stealthily adding a white bean to the jar. A black bean indicated a negative vote. The story goes that on occasion, when the jar was accidentally knocked over, the beans poured out and the vote was revealed prematurely. Somebody had spilled the beans. It's an engaging tale, and beans were in fact once used as ballots, but since the phrase is American and was not seen until 1919, neither the story nor the jar holds water."
"A popular folk etymology for spill the beans claims that in ancient Greece, applicants for membership in secret societies were voted upon by having the existing members drop beans into an opaque pottery jar. Those who approved of the potential new member would signal an affirmative vote by stealthily adding a white bean to the jar. A black bean indicated a negative vote. The story goes that on occasion, when the jar was accidentally knocked over, the beans poured out and the vote was revealed prematurely. Somebody had spilled the beans. It's an engaging tale, and beans were in fact once used as ballots, but since the phrase is American and was not seen until 1919, neither the story nor the jar holds water."
More from Rothman
(VIA www.jrothman.com)
"Make sure your automated smoke tests are automated and small. If you don't have automated smoke tests, write some. (Smoke tests verify a build is usable -- that's it.) If your smoke tests require human intervention, they're not automated. The ability to release at any time depends on your ability to know if the build is usable by others and good enough for more system-level testing. Passing the smoke tests tells you if it's worth assigning the testers to test the build. "
"Make sure your automated smoke tests are automated and small. If you don't have automated smoke tests, write some. (Smoke tests verify a build is usable -- that's it.) If your smoke tests require human intervention, they're not automated. The ability to release at any time depends on your ability to know if the build is usable by others and good enough for more system-level testing. Passing the smoke tests tells you if it's worth assigning the testers to test the build. "
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Bob the Blogger
You should only read .this blog if you're a Disney fan
Dude
Walter Sobchak: Donny was a good bowler, and a good man. He was one of us. He was a man who loved the outdoors... and bowling, and as a surfer he explored the beaches of Southern California, from La Jolla to Leo Carrillo and... up to... Pizmo. He died, like so many young men of his generation, he died before his time. In your wisdom, Lord, you took him, as you took so many bright flowering young men at Khe Sanh, at Langdok, at Hill 364. These young men gave their lives. And so would Donny. Donny, who loved bowling. And so, Theodore Donald Karabozov, in accordance with what we think your dying wishes might well have been, we commit your final mortal remains to the bosom of the Pacific Ocean, which you loved so well. Good night, sweet prince.
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
To Tell The Truth
(VIA FastCompany)
"We lie all the time, and it wears us out," he says. "We manage our companies through a series of delusional clichés: 'The customer is always right'; 'I'm not angry'; 'We're proceeding according to plan.' But we all know better than that. Lying takes a huge toll in terms of stress, anxiety, and depression."
"We lie all the time, and it wears us out," he says. "We manage our companies through a series of delusional clichés: 'The customer is always right'; 'I'm not angry'; 'We're proceeding according to plan.' But we all know better than that. Lying takes a huge toll in terms of stress, anxiety, and depression."
Sunday, April 11, 2004
More fuel for the XML fire.
"If I knew then what I know now, I would have tried using a real scripting language, such as JavaScript via the Rhino component or Python via JPython, with bindings to Java objects which implemented the functionality expressed in today's tasks. Then, there would be a first class way to express logic and we wouldn't be stuck with XML as a format that is too bulky for the way that people really want to use the tool. "
I get tired of maintaining xml files; especially build.xml. It's interesting to see that the creator of ant is tired of it too.
I get tired of maintaining xml files; especially build.xml. It's interesting to see that the creator of ant is tired of it too.
Friday, April 09, 2004
The Ladykillers
Laura and I went to see this tonight at the Alamo Drafthouse Village. The first five minutes alone should win a Best Actress Oscar for Irma Hall. The movie would have been so/so without her; but with her it is quite enjoyable. Hanks is somewhat forgettable. Oh and this is the first movie featuring a Wayans brother that I actually liked.
I had some of the house sangria at the theatre; quite good and fruity. Never, ever drink sangria unless it's made fresh at the drinking establishment. It's just a waste of time.
I had some of the house sangria at the theatre; quite good and fruity. Never, ever drink sangria unless it's made fresh at the drinking establishment. It's just a waste of time.
Thursday, April 01, 2004
Hey! Look Out Behind You!
Those wacky NASCAR drivers. Hey, what's that in your rear view mirror? Psyche!
