Due to constant complaints by folks reading the site, and my inability to keep up in fastclick.com’s interface to ban the annoying ads they’ll sometimes send, I’ve turned off the ads that appear at the bottom of this column and replaced them with standard Google ads. I wasn’t aware that some of them were putting out sound as I usually keep my speakers off. Sorry for the trouble, but you can now safely browse the site without worrying about your ears being blown off (can’t say that for some of the stuff I link to, but you’re on your own there).
Don’t Blog Stupid
Follow the tips in the EFF’s Legal Guide to keep yourself out of trouble. For those bloggers on the go, there are some portable-reader friendly versions here.
Corporate Bingo
Ever have trouble staying awake during meetings or seminars? Here’s a little game that will keep you busy.
- Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar or conference call, prepare yourself by drawing a square. Most find that 5″x5″ is a good size. Divide the card into columns, five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch blocks.
- Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:
- result-driven
- at the end of the day
- out of the loop
- 24/7
- infrastructure
- core competencies
- revisit
- bottom line
- best practice
- strategic fit
- fast track
- think outside the box
- win-win
- proactive
- value-added
- benchmark
- 110%
- client focus(ed)
- paradigm
- game plan
- leverage
- moving forward
- Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases.
- When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically or diagonally, stand up and shout, “BULLSHIT!”
Thanks Barney for the Joke.
Politicians Are Idiots
I can’t believe idiot politicians (Democrats and Republicans) actually introduced a bill that would repeal the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution. View the actual proposal at the LOC site.
Thanks Barney for the link.
Essential Fonts
This site is loaded with a pile of freeware fonts that every designer should have. And if you could only have six fonts to buy, here’s what some designers would purchase.
Man, This Pizza Tastes Like Crap
Litterally. Thanks Dren for the link.
Need Help Wiping Up After Your Bathroom Trip?
If you have difficulties cleaning up after your toilet usage, this tool might be of use.
Speaking of toilets, here’s one that will fit into every house.
Update at 9:45: Finally getting through some of my RSS feeds, and came across these really fancy urinals.
Create A Wiki with Four Lines of Code?
SigWik is a Wiki that only has four lines of source code. Other programming fanatics have created 12 others that are all under 50 lines of code (in languages such as Perl, Ruby, PHP, Java, and Python). Jon, who posted the above links, was inspired a bit, and created his own Wiki software. It’s 58-lines, and actually readable, but still bloat-ware compared to the other stuff. If he removed all the unnecessary white-space, got rid of the XHTML output (made it straight HTML 4.0), didn’t do any sort of error checking or closing of files, used some shorthand PHP, removed comments, removed the “php” from “<?php”, and basically made his code totally unreadable, I think he could make it well under 50 lines and get himself listed on the above site.
Finally Saw Episode III
Went out last night, finally saw Episode III with my wife. It was by far the best of the prequels, and I agree with everything Jon said (spoiler warning) — we really needed more wookie action.
Now that you’ve watched the latest (and final) Star Wars, make sure you go watch Store Wars (thanks Simone for that).