March 2010
42 posts
Jury finds Unix copyrights did not go to SCO as... →
Close the book on another chapter in this insane saga.
The Most Epic Mix You'll Ever Listen To →
atencio:
Molly Lambert’s Kenny Powers mix over at This Recording is probably the best thing you’ll ever listen to. It might elevate the music mix to a level of artistic merit not previously attainable within the confines of the format.
This is the jam.
Google Code: snax →
I wrote most of this in January as part of an unrelated project, and then have been tinkering with it on my days off while the baby is asleep. I’ve found it pretty useful, so I’m setting it loose in the wild.
So, uh, if you write a lot of Java code to process XML, take a look.
Skeet On Mischa: The Fincher Experiment - "Fight... →
This is excellent.
“In female-oriented rom coms you’ll get a choice a few decent men because women...”
– Lauren Bans on Hot Tub Time Machine
WatchRussian trailer for Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist. (via Vulture)
Good job, Democrats. I wasn’t sure you had the stomach for it, but you proved me wrong.
Cornell fever →
Propels me into a tie for 4th in the only pool that matters. I have them going to the Final Four! I see no way this plan can fail.
What did I say about District 8? →
In addition to Starchild, we also have Nancy Pelosi. So we get at least one of these every time.
(via sfist)
Join The Official Awl NCAA Tournament Bracket!... →
This is going to be fantastic. I named my pick set after the CAPTCHA I had to type in to register on ESPN.com.
Celebrity sightings: MUNI/nerd edition
Found myself riding the N-Judah this evening next to Donald Knuth and his wife. Incredibly exciting (seriously).
kiamatthews:
monkeytypist:
Deeply disappointed that you didn’t spot the error in panel 2 - the Dwarves were the creation of Aulë.
… Except that I suppose you could say that it’s implied that like the Ents and Eagles they were original, albeit hidden, parts of the original Music, and that nothing inside Eä exists that does not have its ultimate origins in Eru and I’m just going to stop...
Proposal: "{" and "}" to be known as openstache,... →
(via hn)
Side note: the wikipedia entry for Ampersand is pretty interesting!
Oscar Predictions
atencio:
Best Picture: Avatar. Yep, I think it will win, and, I think it should win. The full wording of the Academy Awards is “Best Achievement in…” and I can’t think of a more substantial motion picture achievement this year than Avatar. You can argue that there were better movies, but you can’t tell me any of them was a more substantial accomplishment.
Belated reblog because I agreed with...
Ok, that’s enough.
Zombie Radar trolled by Georgetown Law Professor →
(re: John Roberts)
Bisexual Sex Worker Starchild Running for... →
Here in District 8, we have all the best times.
Starchild has run before, on largely insane platforms. What is not mentioned here is that he’s actually a pretty vitriolic fiscal conservative. When we moved to SF, I was greeted by the city’s guide to the 2004 ballot propositions. Starchild (representing the local libertarians, or something) had written the opposition statements to...
Topeka
This fills me with a near-blinding rage. It’s so bad that I can’t even explain why, because it would just be an embarrassing rant and I would have to delete it.
So I will opt for the short version, which basically boils down to: fuck Kansas.
So
Starting today I’m a stay-at-home dad two days a week for the foreseeable future. This is something I’m quite happy about, as it required a job switch and a number of other pieces falling into place to make it possible.
However, it does involve spending all my hours with a 9-month old. So if anyone in SF wants to meet up for coffee or something on a Monday or Thursday, and is...
