Yes, you read that right. They’ve released the Windows Installer XML (Wix) Toolset as open source. Here’s the SourceForge project page. Link via b-links.
Month: April 2004
Proof You Can Buy Anything on the ‘Net
You can have your own portrait with Stevie Nicks. Or a Douglas MacArthur action figure.
Can Ice Cream Get You Drunk?
Not quite, but they are starting to sell vodka-flavored ice cream in Australia.
Religious College = Prison?
I know you gotta have some rules to keep things in order, but this school’s rules are a bit nuts. You get 12 Reprimands and a $70 fine for viewing or possessing a rated “R” movie (wonder if that includes this movie). You get 18 reprimand, a $100 fine, 18 hours of community service, and a 50% scholarship reduction for entering the residence hall of somebody of the opposite sex (don’t ask what happens if you spend a night with that person, go to a motel room, or have a drink of wine — it gets messy).
Makes me glad I went to a public school. I may be going straight to hell, but at least I had a good time.
Tigger arrested on molestation charges
I always thought if any Pooh character would fondle a kid, it wouldn’t be Tigger. My money’s on Owl. What about you?
Blame the Mormons
They steal all the energy we lose overnight on the Daylight savings switch. Or so says Davezilla.
I heard the newscaster say, as she says every year, “Tonight we lose an hour of sleep.” Remember the law of conservation of energy? Energy is never lost, only changed in form? Time is a form of energy in my opinion. It certainly drains us of ours.
So by my reckoning, if time is energy, and energy is never lost, then where the bloody hell are these hours going? My theory? The Mormons steal them. They’re so damn productive. To have all that time for extra wives and kids, they must be stealing hours from us. That’s my theory. What’s yours?
Help Find Patrick’s Brother
Patrick Fleming is a good virtual buddy of mine. I’ve worked with him quite a bit on the Free Realty project (basically, just bugging him with ideas for it), and he’s a good guy. And as we all know, bad things always happen to good people.
Patrick’s brother, Charley, went missing on March 21st. Pat’s put up a page for information about what happened (no foul play suspected thus far), and with relevant contacts if you can provide any information at all (he lives in Flagstaff, AZ). If you’ve seen this guy anywhere, please make contact with Patrick as I can only imagine what he’s going through right now — he just wants to make sure his brother’s all right.
The Logo Letter Game
I got 14 of 26 on the first try. If I played a bit longer, I might round up a few more. What did you get?
Odd-ball Taxes
Among the odd-ball taxes implemented around the U.S, according to this article, are a playing card tax, blueberry tax, fountain soda tax, and an illegal drug tax. Thanks to Barney for the link.
I Need Some Cyanide
An oldie, but a goody…
A lady walks into a drug store and tells the pharmacist she needs some cyanide.
The pharmacist says, “Why in the world do you need cyanide?
The lady explains she needs it to poison her husband.
The pharmacist’s eyes get big and he says, “Lord have mercy, I can’t give you cyanide to kill your husband! That’s against the law! I’d lose my license. They’d throw both of us in jail!
The lady reaches into her purse, pulls out a photo of her husband in bed with the pharmacist’s wife, and hands it to the pharmacist.
The pharmacist looks at the photo.
“Well now, you didn’t tell me you had a prescription.”