…there’s a good chance your computer isn’t the problem.” It couldn’t possibly be the really-damn old version of Windows the old folks are running. Link via NTK.
Mars to US: Yankee, Go Home!
I’m starting to believe that the folks on Mars aren’t enjoying us being there:
Thanks to Barney for the pic.
Customer Service At Its Finest
My wife walked into a new(er) ice cream store in town, and was overwhelmed a bit by the selection. She noticed there were three different kinds of vanilla flavored ice creams: French Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, and Smooth and Creamy. She asked the nit-wit behind the counter, “What’s the difference between the three?”
His reply? “They’re all different kinds of vanilla.”
Thanks, coach, that was very helpful. Moron.
A Fun Multi-Engine Search Tool
One thing that I like about the new version of HotBot is it’s ability to easily switch between search engine results from different providers. Queryster extends this concept, and takes it a step further. From a SearchEngineWatch article:This is where the fun begins. Queryster “stays” with you on the result page, showing up as a goofy looking “graph” with logos of the search engines in circles, connected to each other by lines. Click any of the circles, and results from another engine are displayed.
The Queryster interface is translucent, allowing you to see text beneath it. You can drag it around the page by clicking on one of the lines between the circles, and holding the mouse button down while you drag.
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You can customize Queryster by selecting your favorite engines from a list of 25. The usual suspects are available, but there are also buttons for meta search engines, and multimedia engines like Picsearch and Singingfish.
There’s also a neat tool that allows you to read blogs like a slide show, as well as a few other fun toys.
“Can’t come to work boss, I’m too stiff”
A possible side affect of Cialis, another Viagra-like pill for men who can’t get it up, could “experience an erection for more than 4 hours.” Yikes! I can only imagine how that’d affect a normal day. Thanks Barney for the tip — why he knew this I don’t know, but he claims to have seen it on TV.
Headline of the day
Anheuser-Busch Unveils New Alcohol Awareness Campaign. I think we’re all aware of beer’s existence, thank you. Link via PRBop.
How Californians see the U.S.
Most of Oregon is Oregon (and California knows this because we invented chai tea), but the part I live in is considered Death Valley. A great map that, really, I can’t argue with in my dealings with the folks from down south. Link via Waxy’s Links.
I’m doing some shopping
I’ve got a small budget approved here at work to buy some computer parts (and I’m also looking for a couple things for myself), so if anybody out there can help me out, here’s what I’m looking for:
- 800mhz or better slot 1, 100mhz bus Pentium III processors. I’d prefer the hard-to-find 1000mhz models, if you’ve got ’em (I’m not holding my breath). They have to be 100mhz bus, as the motherboard I currently have won’t support 133mhz. Update: I’ll also take a couple of SMP Friendly Slot 1 to Socket 370 convertors (Slockets), such as the Iwill Slocket II
- ECC/Registered PC100 256 Meg RAM chips — At least two of them.
- An 8 Port or Better KVM switch. Needs to be able to emulate PS2, but doesn’t need sound, USB, or any of that crap.
- A 36+ Port 10/100 Switch. I’d prefer a 48 porter, if possible. A 1000mbs ethernet uplink port or two would be nice.
- A good 350+ Watt, Server Grade, ATX Power Supply.
- Voltage Regulator Modules for Compaq Proliant 800 and 1600 server. They’re part number 320266-001 (spare: 329267-001)
- Heatsink for Compaq Proliant Slot 1 CPUs (need two). They look something like this.
- Lastly, non work-related, I need a cheap AMD Duron motherboard that uses SDRAM and will work with my 700mhz duron (100mhz bus) Duron. Needs an AGP slot, and a couple PCI slots, and that’s about it. I have a Micro-ATX board that it’s currently sitting on but the AGP slot’s toast.
E-mail me if you have something you can help me with, or comment here.
Advice for the Ladies
(Another Joke from Shasta Bob)
If you want someone willing to make a fool of himself simply over the joy of seeing you, get a dog.
If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him and never says its not quite as good as his mother made it, get a dog.
If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour, for as long and wherever you want, get a dog.
If you want someone to scare away burglars, without a lethal weapon which terrifies you and endangers the lives of your family and all the neighbors, get a dog.
If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn’t care about football, and can sit next to you and watch a romantic movie, get a dog.
If you want someone who is content to get up on your bed just to warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores, get a dog.
If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn’t care if you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old, who acts as if every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you unconditionally, perpetually, get a dog.
But on the other hand, if you want someone…
…who will never come when you call,
…ignores you totally when you come home,
…leaves hair all over the place,
…walks all over you,
…runs around all night,
…only comes home to eat and sleep,
…and acts as if your entire existence is solely to ensure his happiness,
Then my friend……Get a cat.
Disclaimer:
Any resemblance to a man is purely coincidental.