August 2008
11 posts
“One of the things I’ve never tried to do is exploit my Vietnam service to my...”
– John McCain in 1999 (via marco)
Great job with that, Senator. What a difference nine years makes.
“The Obamas earn a few million dollars a year, mostly in book royalties, and...”
– This segment from Marketplace (22 August 2008) made me blind with rage. Though I am cynical enough that, really, I’m not too surprised to hear it. Something is wrong with the American political system when lobbyists can live this lavish a lifestyle.
But what really made my jaw drop was this...
Geeky
marco on watching content streamed from his home computer to his laptop (ostensibly separated by a great distance):
I found out what the AFP port was, but I didn’t have it forwarded. My home computer has VNC enabled, but the VNC port isn’t forwarded either. So I SSH-tunneled to enable VNC forwarding, then used VNC to use the router’s web config interface and enable AFP port forwarding.
I...
“[Self-linking] is the natural tendency for any site using an ad model where page...”
– John Gruber (thanks marco for reminding me of this quote)
The other night I saw the new United Airlines commercial during the Olympics (making the rounds here and there). I was reminded that I’ve always loved the signature music of the United brand. A little Google search confirms that the piece is from George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Check Amazon.com MP3. Download a copy for free with my PepsiStuff points.
What an amazing world we live...
