Misc

“Critical opinion on my films has always been salvaged by what I would call subsequent critical opinion.”

—Stanley Kubrick, 1987 (No Kubrick Movie is Just a Movie)
I have the occasional hobby of hollowing books, filling them with things and giving them to people; it’s a nice, relaxing AFK activity for when I want to listen to podcasts and keep my hands occupied. One time I took pictures of the process to share some pitfalls and techniques I’ve picked up or developed, in case you would like to try it sometime. Here they are! How to Hollow a Book in 80 Easy Steps

I have the occasional hobby of hollowing books, filling them with things and giving them to people; it’s a nice, relaxing AFK activity for when I want to listen to podcasts and keep my hands occupied. One time I took pictures of the process to share some pitfalls and techniques I’ve picked up or developed, in case you would like to try it sometime. Here they are!

How to Hollow a Book in 80 Easy Steps

Geek Etiquette: Dress codes

Dresscode Geek version The rest of the world
None Dressing gown; underwear; nothing; Frankenfurter Klingon outfit Trackpants, tshirt, and sneakers
Casual Trackpants, tshirt Jeans, tshirt or collared shirt
Business casual Jeans, tshirt Chinos, collared shirt
Business Chinos, collared shirt Suit and tie
Semi-formal Nice pants, nice shirt Dark suit and tie
Formal Suit and tie Tux (”black tie”) or tails (”white tie”)
Via Geek Etiquette

“One or two generations from now, the impossibility of scrubbing every private utterance for the demands of permanent public presentation will lead to a society much more accepting of occasional flubs, faults, and flaws. Behold, the triumph of context.”

—Anil Dash, Privacy Through Identity Control via @grantbarrett (This is what I’ve been banking on all this time with my incurable oversharing.)
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

When my heart hurts, only Ani will do. I think I’m going to disappear with her for a while.

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I’d post this picture every time I was reminded of it, but I would end up posting it several times a day, and that might get as old for you as it is for me. I hate that I have to go by “Bill” or “Jeff” to be taken seriously in coder communities. Troglodytes.

I’d post this picture every time I was reminded of it, but I would end up posting it several times a day, and that might get as old for you as it is for me. I hate that I have to go by “Bill” or “Jeff” to be taken seriously in coder communities. Troglodytes.

“Well, what goes around comes around, Repellent Californian Hatebags. Sooner or later your bags will pop like fermented bottles of Odwalla Superfood, and you will die of something, but not before your kid comes out in a big pile of rainbow bumperstickers, birkenstocks, and mustachioed girlfriends who are all going to Michigan together in a Subaru.”

—Twisty, spinster aunt extraordinaire
uicukie: hrivers: go see Modern Wing while you’re stil here (via uicukie) Funny, I’m moving to SF too! Thanks for the Modern Wing tip — I agree.

uicukie:

hrivers: go see Modern Wing while you’re stil here (via uicukie)

Funny, I’m moving to SF too! Thanks for the Modern Wing tip — I agree.

Hot.

Hot.

Things I will miss about Chicago

  • Hitchcock Movies in the Park
  • People knowing who Wesley Willis is
  • Daaaa Bears!
  • Stopping by the Ghirardelli downtown for free samples so much that they probably have our pictures behind the counter
  • The Art Institute, one of the few museums I could actually live in
  • How each miserable winter unites us all in commiseration
  • How each miserable summer unites us all in commiseration
  • How that one nice week each spring and fall unites us all in joyful appreciation
  • Harold’s Fried the Chicken King! My favorite Fail
  • Riding my bike along the beautiful lake shore
  • B.L.U.E.S.
  • The ten or twelve other people in the city who don’t give a shit about baseball
  • My genuinely beloved alma mater
  • People watching on the red line
  • How French people react when they find out you live in la cité des gangsters: Al Capooone! Pow-pow! Ouaaai!
  • Deep dish “pizza”
  • Descartes on Michigan when it’s cold and wet
  • The bright green Chicago River on St. Patrick’s Day
  • Funky Pilsen coffee shops, including but not limited to Kristoffer’s and the Jumping Bean
  • Living three blocks from Obama’s house before he moved to DC
  • The Point at any point
  • Regina, Paulina and Lunt

“Basically … I spend my time trying to make software that will take over your job, whatever it is. It’s rewarding work.”

—Delightful summary of computational linguistics from Michael Reimer
This is only one frame of three, but it works so well on its own.

This is only one frame of three, but it works so well on its own.

“Live every week like it’s shark week.”

—Tracy Jordan of 30 Rock (Grant’s favorite TJ quote, which says a lot)

CNN.com Survey: Support for terror suspect torture differs among the faithful »

Real nice.

“So Christian devotion correlates with approval for absolute evil in America. And people wonder why atheism is gaining in this country.” —Andrew Sullivan

Pilsen

Jen: My boss is all alarmed about the swine flu. He's convinced that we're going to get it (as we live in Pilsen with the Mexicans) and pass it on to him and the rest of downtown. He wants us to wear masks.
Heather: Oh my god, please mess with him.
Heather: Es la gripe porcina! Decirle a mi madre que yo la amo! *seizure*