/dev/null tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008-07-24:/dev/null//1 2008-12-03T05:22:32Z Deemed unsuitable for the inhabitants of mainland China Movable Type Personal 4.12 Window me tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2213 2008-12-03T04:45:46Z 2008-12-03T05:22:32Z I'm getting a window office in January. This is pretty hot stuff. I've been in a ... sortof solarium part of the building with a fractional window since we moved buildings six months ago, but I haven't actually had a... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ I'm getting a window office in January. This is pretty hot stuff.

I've been in a ... sortof solarium part of the building with a fractional window since we moved buildings six months ago, but I haven't actually had a full window yet.

But now I will. No, it doesn't open.

]]> It's winterish tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2212 2008-12-02T01:55:30Z 2008-12-02T01:58:16Z OK technically we still have a few weeks. But the commute is starting to get dark and dumb, and snow is starting to accumulate up at Stevens Pass. I expect I'm going to have a full week of vacation I... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ OK technically we still have a few weeks.

But the commute is starting to get dark and dumb, and snow is starting to accumulate up at Stevens Pass.

I expect I'm going to have a full week of vacation I need to burn by the end of the year, so hopefully the mountain will open up soon enough for me to start taking advantage of it.

]]> Visualize coal tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2211 2008-12-01T00:25:24Z 2008-12-01T00:29:29Z I got this chart on a mailer from my utility company recently. The proportions misrepresent the contributions of coal and natural gas, although the numbers are accurate (they're copied from another table in the flyer). Coal should be nearly twice... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ I got this chart on a mailer from my utility company recently.

The proportions misrepresent the contributions of coal and natural gas, although the numbers are accurate (they're copied from another table in the flyer). Coal should be nearly twice the size of natural gas on this chart, but the two are nearly equal. Oops.

]]> Buy a part of prototype history tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2210 2008-11-30T04:49:34Z 2008-11-30T04:54:51Z milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ For a limited time only, you can snap up the rolling-door Lincoln prototype on eBay. Bidding is already at $6k—how high will it go?

...remember this thing?

]]> Nail in the coffin for the Rickroll tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2209 2008-11-28T17:20:05Z 2008-12-02T19:52:13Z milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ Update: Embedded video removed—apparently my antivirus software doesn't like this Youtube link. I'm sure you can find the Macy's Day Parade Rickroll on your own.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the ultimate authority on things now officially uncool and out of date. Ohwell—it was fun while it lasted1.

1 not really

]]> It's not how much you spend. It's how much you save. tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2208 2008-11-28T07:29:32Z 2008-11-28T07:43:12Z I'm not a huge fan of Black Friday. Crowds, teaser deals, and misleading markdowns all contribute, but they aren't the real reasons. The real reasons are:30% off doesn't make a useless product better or more useful a few more gifts... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ I'm not a huge fan of Black Friday. Crowds, teaser deals, and misleading markdowns all contribute, but they aren't the real reasons.

The real reasons are:

  • 30% off doesn't make a useless product better or more useful
  • a few more gifts doesn't say anything more than you're already saying
  • a bit more leftover cash isn't going to change your life
  • and, the real deals are not the ones that are advertised

]]> A Porsche Panamera survey tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2207 2008-11-27T06:04:23Z 2008-11-27T06:26:47Z Is it a:Squashed Cayenne? Stretched Cayman? A 924 with some strakes and rear windows from an Alero?... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ Is it a:

]]> Election results by county tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2206 2008-11-26T05:16:53Z 2008-11-26T05:38:50Z After all of the state-by-state images we see during the election, it's interesting to get this full county breakdown of the 2008 general presidential election. I'm particularly interested in the belt of blue cascading through the southern states. How weird.... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ After all of the state-by-state images we see during the election, it's interesting to get this full county breakdown of the 2008 general presidential election.

I'm particularly interested in the belt of blue cascading through the southern states. How weird.

Courtesy Wikipedia. Where else?

]]> I have never owned a V6 tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2205 2008-11-25T04:38:00Z 2008-11-25T04:46:53Z I just realized I've never owned a V6. And up until the truck, I haven't owned a V8. Flat-4: Subaru GL, Subaru XT, Porsche 914 Inline-4: Volvo 240, Toyota 4Runner, Eagle Talon, Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Scirocco, Toyota RAV4 Inline-6: Dodge... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ I just realized I've never owned a V6. And up until the truck, I haven't owned a V8.

Seems I also need a page for my old blue Subaru GL.

]]> <![CDATA[Exposés in a connected world]]> tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2204 2008-11-24T02:28:00Z 2008-11-24T02:36:47Z milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ On October 13, 2006, Michael Vick surely had no idea that the check he had just written—the one with the words "chump change" scrawled into the memo—would be a hit story on the web.

We all generate pretty impressive paper trails these days, and it's all just one dog-fighting-conviction-induced-bankruptcy away from entering the public record.

Courtesy The Smoking Gun.

]]> My brakes arrived tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2203 2008-11-23T01:45:57Z 2008-11-23T01:47:44Z They came in this box. It's heavy. You know, when the Japanese mix languages it usually comes off as Engrishy. But when the Germans do it, it comes off as non-committal. Pick a language, you teutonic nincompoops.... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ They came in this box. It's heavy.

You know, when the Japanese mix languages it usually comes off as Engrishy. But when the Germans do it, it comes off as non-committal.

Pick a language, you teutonic nincompoops.

]]> Twice in one year tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2202 2008-11-22T06:23:15Z 2008-11-22T06:38:07Z I'm headed back to silicon valley before the year ends. This is the second time in four months that I'll be down there, which is somewhat remarkable because prior to my visit in August, I think the last time I... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ I'm headed back to silicon valley before the year ends. This is the second time in four months that I'll be down there, which is somewhat remarkable because prior to my visit in August, I think the last time I was in the bay area was sometime before Y2K. And now that I think about it, I hadn't been to the part of San Jose where I grew up since the early 1990s.

But this time I'll be working. I've got a testing event and committee meeting to attend, so as you can imagine, it will be oodles of excitement.

]]> The neighbors tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2201 2008-11-21T06:41:26Z 2008-11-21T06:43:03Z milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ I haven't seen either of my neighbors for a least a few weeks—certainly since I've been back from Japan.

I'm pretty sure the ones on the north side are still there since their cars move.

But on the south side? No signs of life lately.

]]> Dereliction of queue-ty tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2200 2008-11-20T06:22:52Z 2008-11-20T06:24:42Z I forgot to keep tabs on the Netflix queue, so the last three films we received are just whatever we queued up, say, six months ago. This bites. I need to stay more on top of keeping the queue well-balanced.... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ I forgot to keep tabs on the Netflix queue, so the last three films we received are just whatever we queued up, say, six months ago.

This bites. I need to stay more on top of keeping the queue well-balanced.

]]> A happenchance response tag:www.milkmandan.org,2008:/dev/null//1.2199 2008-11-19T04:54:28Z 2008-11-19T04:55:53Z I'm often amused by hallway greetings that go like this: Person 1: Hey, what's happening? Person 2: Not bad!... milkman http://home.milkmandan.org/dev/null/ I'm often amused by hallway greetings that go like this:

Person 1: Hey, what's happening?
Person 2: Not bad!

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