“But even factoring in their annoying eccentricities, the disobedient attitude of hackers is a net win. I wish its advantages were better understood.”
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I made this little toy forever ago and didn’t bother putting it on the interweb because, well, it’s totally useless. But I just realized there is NO PENALTY FOR USELESS TOYS ON THE INTERNET.
No, no, the Night Runner DELUXE.
| Orion: | At the new space, the guy next to me is trying to order 48 hamster wheels, but they have to be a very particular model of hamster wheels and they need to be shipped to Phoenix |
| David: | You can't cut corners when it it comes to vengeful practical jokes |
“Critical opinion on my films has always been salvaged by what I would call subsequent critical opinion.”
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!
Geek Etiquette: Dress codes
| Dresscode | Geek version | The rest of the world |
|---|---|---|
| None | Dressing gown; underwear; nothing; |
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”) |
“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.”
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.”
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.”
This is only one frame of three, but it works so well on its own.
