Last night, an attempt to open a carton of milk went awry when the plastic fastener absolutely refused to come off. Though the cap does indeed twist off, each time I see the milk in the refrigerator with the fastener hanging off, I am reminded of my failure.
This was a failure that I felt [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Futility and the art it became
Posted in Photography on June 20, 2008 | No Comments »
How not to write an email (or a blog post)
Posted in Al Observes Things, Examining Stupid on June 19, 2008 | No Comments »
My fellow bloggers at adamandthemoog.com and I have joined forces, linking our blogs to each other’s blogs. To celebrate this union, I’ve started a category of blog entries in which I point out their flaws on the Internet for everybody to see.
Today’s topic: How not to write an email (or a blog post).
The specific lesson: [...]
Melissa Theuriau and why the Web exists
Posted in Al Observes Things, Our World Today on June 19, 2008 | No Comments »
In 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. Why? So that some time in the distant future, some guy could spend 10 minutes learning html and create this web site (safe for work), posting 29 screen caps of the French news anchorwoman Melissa Theuriau. Mr Berners-Lee, I have one thing to say to [...]
Viewer Mail - Your hot first date
Posted in Viewer Mail on June 18, 2008 | No Comments »
As I look through the hundreds of mail I get every day, I find that there’s one question that I get all the time: “if I were hypothetically to meet a girl and take her on a first date, where should I take her?” Sure, you could always show her that you’re not creative [...]
A brief history of Tarot card reading
Posted in A brief history on June 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The history of Tarot card reading begins in the first century, anno domini, with the invention of “poker.” Poker was one of the most preferred games of the Ancient Romans.
Of course, 2 thousand years ago, poker was a very different game. Instead of having paper cards, Romans would play with tiles of dried clay, [...]
Cut to the Chase - The Happening
Posted in Cut to the Chase, Movies on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
“Hey kid, I’m a computer. Stop all the downloading!!!”
Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Downtime
Posted in Our World Today on June 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Are you a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation? Or any Star Trek series for that matter? If so, you’ve probably wondered:
Why is the ship constantly malfunctioning?
Why don’t members of the crew ever have to use the bathroom?
Why are all of the command officers constantly going on away missions together?
The fact of the matter [...]
