"Murphy was an optimist!"
Frost?! October 20, 2009 9:37 am
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Of Grasshoppers October 19, 2009 3:52 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I’m just trying to get ahead.
Master: Perhaps you should get afoot first.
State of Me October 19, 2009 11:53 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeShaky. Uneven ground today. Dark clouds on a sunny day.
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes October 19, 2009 9:10 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadMoments after I posted Dad Fail, Evan walked up to me with a question.
Evan, 4 years old: "Dad, why do you always say…" He bent over at the waist at a 45 degree angle with his arms hanging straight down and in a deepened gruff voice, "crap crap crap crap crap crap crap…"
It just went on and on but in the end, it turned out he was repeating a noise from the Nintendo DS Mario game.
Please excuse the screwed up aspect ratio on the video but I did that in haste.
add a commentDad Fail October 19, 2009 8:53 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, Of Being Dad, SarahNothing specific here. I’m just not feeling like a very good father today.
add a commentImpressive flexible screen October 19, 2009 8:45 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Gadgets, TechnologyI see great potential with Samsung’s 2.8inch 20? 0.29g 166ppi flexible OLED screen.
add a commentBoy scout popcorn sales October 18, 2009 12:58 pm
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The Rape Belt October 18, 2009 11:10 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesI live in a state that supports rape in the workplace. See the info graphic at Republicans for Rape.
add a commentFavorite Song October 17, 2009 11:16 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Music, Of Interest
My favorite song right know is undeniably K’naan‘s Bang Bang.
The oldest evidence I can find of myself on the Internet October 17, 2009 10:14 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, HistoryI’ll update this as I find older. So far the oldest evidence I can find of myself on the Internet is an Oct 31, 1991 email recording my YES vote for the creation of the rec.juggling usenet group.
I sent my first packets of information over the Internet in the Fall of 1988. I loved Gopher and Archie and Veronica. I thought IRC was the second best tool in the world with USENET being the greatest. I avoided MUDs fearing they would cause me to fail out of school. I missed the boat on Mosaic writing it off as a bloated toy.
11commentsFree Album from Nine Inch Nails October 17, 2009 6:10 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Music, Of Interest, PublishingSeveral artists, including Coldplay (download leftrightleftrightleft here), have figured out that giving music away is a good thing for them and their fans. NIN released its 2008 album The Slip under a Creative Commons license (see FAQ for more info) and made it freely downloadable (here) in several formats including MP3, M4a, and several "better than CD quality" formats. For anything other than MP3 you will need to use a BitTorrent client such as the original client or many people’s favorite, uTorrent, or choose from this list comparing clients.
See also: This looks like a well thought out abstract by Michael Pfahl on Giving Music Away to Make Money. I have only skimmed it so I’m not entirely sure what points are made.
add a commentBoo at the zoo October 16, 2009 6:59 pm
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Boo at the zoo October 16, 2009 6:54 pm
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Balloon Boy admits publicity stunt October 16, 2009 9:02 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Touchy SubjectsAt exactly 0:40 seconds into this clip, Balloon Boy says, "We did it for the show." Why didn’t Wolf Blitzer call them out and directly ask, "The boy just said you did it for the show. Was this a publicity stunt?" Honestly, is this an interview/reporting or a paid marketing piece?
On the today show the dad explains away the boy’s comment at minute 5:54. At 6:00 the boy throws up! See the Today Show video here or watch it below.
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Update: Richard Thomas explains that he helped plan the balloon hoax.
Update: Criminal charges expected.
Life without a microwave October 15, 2009 8:43 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Of Being DadMy family seems fairly convinced that prior to microwaves, all food was served cold.
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