Peter's Period Postulate

Peter's Period Postulate - "The amount of 'good' in any day is directly proportional to the speed of said day passing by." -Peter P. BrownWhy don't the really good days ever drag on forever? At least I have a lot of time for coming up with postulates... loads of time.

Exercises in Futility

I have a problem, er rather no. A friend of mine has this problem. See him there? See how sad and frustrated he is with his own inability. I, er... He can't make it work. You know what I mean? I mean he tries, he REALLY tries but nothing. No, er success. Yeah. No success. It's hard when someone is there telling you to perform and you've got nothing, nada zip. I'm ready to pull out all my severely

Attack of the Half Inch Spider

It was a rather peaceful and uneventful evening. Dinner had been consumed, pajamas had been donned, bedtime stories read and our offspring had fallen alseep in their beds. The wife and I went about our normal evening routine of cleaning up the copious piles of pink clothes and playthings scattered about our living room and dining room. "Ouch!""Peter? What happened?""Nothing... just stepped on a '

Lie to me. Please

I've been finding myself manning the helpdesk phones more frequently in recent days. Not that it's any big deal, I'm mostly just backup. I get one or two calls an hour.My last call was a bit odd. Users wonder why we hate them. Here's why"I need you to install the latest version of Flash on my computer""Why?""It's free software.""I know, but why do you need it?""I want it to get to websites""Are

Working For Brilliant People

Years and years ago when I first got started in computing I worked for a start up medical device manufacturer. I was one of three computer technicians servicing the entire building. In the main building and the three surrounding locations housed close to two thousand users. It was a very fun job.

I had just finished working at Best Buy for eleven months and the contrast couldn't have been more

Searching For Servants

During my recent vacation the wife and I stayed in the hotel from hell. The beds were twins, build out of rocks and the whole place was under construction. The construction crew started working at 7am. Needless to say, it was lovely. Regardless, one thing they did have was a proper vanity."So do you wish you had a vanity?""I've always wanted one, but whenever I sit in one I want a servant""Excuse

Rediscovering Atlantis

"Peter are you into Science Fiction?""Is a frogs butt water tight?""Uh.. I think so. Yes?""You better believe it!""What's your favorite science fiction show?""Five years ago I would have said Star Trek.""Now?""StarGate. Without question.""What, no more disgusting metaphors?" Star Trek was a revolutionary show. It pushed the limits of science fiction and portrayed humanity at it's best. Star Trek