Thursday, April 29, 2010

Beware The Internet

I work with a mild mannered software programmer who bears a striking resemblance in name and image to a guitarist from the 80's rock band Hans Naughty. Mark rarely is seen sporting his abs or bandanna though, so it's hard to be sure.

Simplicity

Beware of simplicity. You might just get burned

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Office Crossbow

Long hold times with Symantec have left me with a certain amount of "free time" this afternoon... It works pretty well, though I did smash the ever living daylights out of my knuckle!Our office "Safety Coordinator" was the one that gave me the idea (mine was built from her design and hers' was designed from here.) I added the handle, and the binder-clip saddle which makes it much more usable!She

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Signs Of The Time 3

Oddly enough, this place is never crowded...We should get these for San Francisco...Begin reality!A shimmer of hope here!For those who need to know...Bargin hunters!Another blow for political correctness!Who really reads these things anyway...The police raid on the premises was not wholly unexpected...Uhm...Signs of The Time 1Signs of the Time 2Signs of the Time 4

Risen

My latest diversion...Stranded on an island by a torrential storm, you're an outsider in a world ripped apart by powers not of this world. Yeah, the typical RPG setup. Lone stranger here to save the world, nothing new there. Whatever the recipe it's still fun to play a new game. It's been a while and this one is a fun distraction. I know it's good when I dream about it. "Sleep well?""Gnomes stole

Monday, April 5, 2010

On Helpdesk

Today I am on help desk. It is a little weird. I have not been on front line phone support for many many years. For the last 5 years I've been the Senior Network Engineer 6 years ago I was Network Engineer8 years ago I was Junior Engineer10 years ago I was a helpdesk tech for an ISPSo when I got the e-mail that most of the helpdesk would be out this week, I cried. But just a little, so I could

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Sneezing My Brains Out

Sneezing My Brains OutI'm sneezing my brains outAll over my screenI'm turning my pixels To yellow and greenI'm sneezing my brains outAnd I've run out of tissueWith a near brimming trash canMy co-workers take issue"We're going to get sickWhile you sit there and sneeze!"Well it isn't a coldIt's those beautiful treesThe purples and crimsons And violets of spring timeThey're killing me offSlashed<