Daily Archives: October 11, 2006
My last update on the crash
NY Times says “Yankees Pitcher Cory Lidle Was Killed in the Plane Crash, High-Ranking City Official Says.” Lidle’s passport was found on the street. [Source]
With that I hand the updates over to Gothamist who is doing a far better job.
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Marital Sin!
Ooops. I’ve done in now! I left the car with no gas. And I was trying to be so well behaved!
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From the mouths of babes
Amy: "We sold Noah to the gypsies."
Dad: "Oh, those poor gypsies!"
Amy: "Noooo. Poor Noah!"
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NYC Under Attack?
Look! I did a FauxNews headline with a question mark! The wife tells me a small plane or helicopter has crashed into a building in New York. The building is on fire.
This information is unconfirmed and could be inaccurate.
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say an aircraft has crashed into a building on Manhattan’s Upper East [...]
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Is it Spring yet?
Thus far, in the past 2 days, we’ve moved roughly 160 gallons of stuff (mostly clothing) to Goodwill. And removed every VHS movie that wasn’t homemade from this house (with minor exceptions – The Wall, Diablo Follies, …). Whoopie!
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How to make Dad feel bad.
Amy is very weepy today. She cried twice at school, and talked about missing Lucy. We suspect "Missing Lucy" means "I feel sad and can’t express why" or something akin to that. I feel helpless. I do not feel that I am meeting the basic needs of my family. I can hear my wife’s voice [...]
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Ill logic
Sometimes I feel less like a programmer (or am I a developer?)
Developers have some knowledge of the domain and the business
Developers care about maintenance burden
Developers know that work methods are more important than technical chops
Programmers try to solve every problem by coding
Developers seek repeatability, programmers like one-off heroics
Programmers like complexity, developers favor simplicity
Developers care [...]
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Now that’s a joke!
So if you hit Comedy Central’s job postings link you get a 404 ! That’s good comedy.
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Hard day ahead but at least there’s eats
Wednesdays are tough. Lots of interuptions and errands. They usually end on a good note. At least I have already planned dinner and have the needed supplies.
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Explaining the Death of Habeas Corpus
Keith Olbermann brings it home again in "Why does habeas corpus hate America?" Watch the video to understand the historic decision your congress made.
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I’ll gladly pay you on Tuesday