Items tagged with humor

Shocking origins of cut and paste.

September 18, 2007 - 42 words
Shocking origins of cut and paste. — "I told these twentysomethings … you would type...
Also tagged as: retro technology

Bad idea

July 18, 2007 - 21 words , 1 comment
If you’re ever using the postscript generator "pic" on linux, whatever you do, don’t google for the man page for it.
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Tub Monkey

May 15, 2007 - 11 words
Tub Monkey — Best name ever for a hot tub company....
Also tagged as: monkey naming

Opening Day Genesis.

April 2, 2007 - 23 words
Opening Day Genesis. — "God separated the dirt from the grass. He called the grass...
Also tagged as: baseball

John Kruk Is With Leather

March 12, 2007 - 20 words
John Kruk Is With Leather — "Did anyone actually think this was a good idea?...
Also tagged as: advertising baseball fantasysports

Translation From PR-Speak to English of Selected Portions of Macrovision CEO Fred Amoroso's Response to Steve Jobs's 'Thoughts on Music'

February 17, 2007 - 48 words
Translation From PR-Speak to English of Selected Portions of Macrovision CEO Fred Amoroso’s Response to...
Also tagged as: copyright daringfireball drm macrovision

Sucky shirt

February 5, 2007 - 14 words
I told Mike Arrington he sucks and all I got was this lousy t-shirt....
Also tagged as: arrington

Driveway spam

January 11, 2007 - 608 words , 3 comments
My mysterious subscription to the New York Times and how I stopped it.
Also tagged as: kennorton newspaper newyorktimes spam

JSON plate

December 23, 2006 - 29 words
A license plate for Dave.
Also tagged as: davewiner json licenseplate

More JSON stuff

December 20, 2006 - 32 words , 2 comments
More JSON not XML merchandise. Stickers, buttons, and shirts.
Also tagged as: json xml