…but nothing quite like this:
Sysadmin Credo
Uptime is priority numero uno.
The World Can Breathe Easier
For a brief time this morning, YouTube removed the orignal “Rickroll” video because of “terms of use violations.” YouTube acknowledged the mistake, and put the video back up. As you can see by the recent comments on the video, Rick was missed.
Time Killer For The Day
Sushi Cat a cute little game where you need to fatten up a cat. While this didn’t happen to me, some folks are saying that on higher levels the cat gets too fat to make it into the baskets, or gets stuck bouncing around, but eventually makes it through (like up to 30 minutes later), so just a heads up about that bug.
More Reading Material
Cleaning out the links that have collected over the last few days before I head to the concert tonight (there are still plenty of tickets available at the door, all free, so I’d encourage you to come!):
- Axecop, a comic written by a five-year-old, but illustrated by a 29-year-old pro.
- Newbie fashion tips for grown-up men.
- 35 Useful jQuery Plugins for Slideshows, Graphs and Text Effects.
- Windows Phone 7 series: Everything you need to know. While I love my HTC Touch Pro with it’s hacked Windows 6.5 ROM, I have a feeling that come renewal time, I’m going to be looking into an Android phone.
- The 7 Deadly Sins of JavaScript Implementation.
- Greenpeace Tells Facebook: Kick coal in Prineville (Greenpeace release is here). In related news: Central Oregon Tells Greenpeace: STFU. They’ll already be using a loads less power than most datacenters, and the only way GreenPeace would be happy would be if Facebook ran the entire datacenter on Solar or Wind power — which is obviously totally impractical. Meanwhile, GreenPeace’s site is powered by Akamai, who has several datacenters, probably killing all sorts of trees and whales and small children and what not.</rant> (I could go on for a while here, but I won’t.)
- Speaking of lowering power consumption, the Leech plug is a pretty slick little device that needs to become more common.
- Don’t know if I buy this: Almost a third of the U.S. does not use Internet. 75% of those third probably have AOL and don’t realize they’re on the Internet — “they’re on AOL” or “The Google” or something.
- 18 Incredible CSS3 effects you’ve never seen before.
- For content/blog sites: Tips to lower your bounce rate.
- Measuring JavaScript parse and load.
- The best “Hitler Finds Out…” videos.
- As a percussionist, I always appreciate fine street drumming.
- A brief history of pretty much everything.
- I’m still trying to wrap my head around this a bit, but for the math/programming geeks: Labor of Division (Episode 1).
- Thanks to ShadyURL, you can now get to this site via this scary URL.
- If you’re wondering why people are pirating movies instead of buying them, this might explain it.
- Smash Face on Keyboard, Post Result.
- 25 Best Websites for Downloading Free HTML/CSS Templates.
- Which A/B split testing site should you use?
- If you use Blogger’s FTP service (and there are a few of you on Bend Blogs), it’s going to stop working soon.
Post Concert Reading Material
Recovering from not sleeping last night and then a this weekend’s concerts and rehearsals, so enjoy some evening reading:
- Why we don’t trust Devil Mountain Software (related story on Windows 7 memory usage and why you shouldn’t believe the Devil Mountain).
- “Family Guy” actress shoots back at Sarah Palin.
- Castlevania clone, done with a Sharpie.
- Why I love Canada: They stole a gold medal from a spyware mogul.
- The Myth of DPI.
- Is John the client dense, or are you failing him?
- If Men Wrote Women’s Magazines…
That’s enough for now. Will post more later if I get motivated.
Time Killer For The Evening
Two things about Diver 2. One, it requires Silverlight instead of Flash, which I find odd, and two, it’s nearly impossible to play with a trackpad (and even the author recommends using a mouse). I managed to get to level 12 with my trackpad, but I think that’s about as far as I can get. But it is still quite a bit of fun.
Cheap Plug Time
I won’t go through the whole rigmarole like I usually do, but here’s a brief plug about the upcoming Cascade Winds concerts (I’m also performing with the Central Oregon Symphony this weekend):
The Cascade Winds Symphonic Band will present the second concert of their 2009-2010 season, From Russia With Love, under the baton of music director Dan Judd, March 7, 2:00 p.m. at Summit High School auditorium. Featured soloist is Dr. Mark Babbitt, trombone professor at Central Washington University. The concert is free, although donations are gratefully accepted, open to the public and suitable for all ages. For more information visit www.cascadewinds.org or call 593-1635. Summit High School is located at 2855 NW Clearwater Drive, Bend.
For more details, click here or view the event’s Facebook page. Hopefully the weather will be nicer this time around, as last time we had a nasty freeze and snow which hampered attendance by both musicians and concert-goers. But it’ll be a great show with munchies at intermission — how can you refuse?
Time Killer For The Night
Wake up the Royalty, a sequel to the aforementioned Wake The Box.