Monthly Archives: December 2007
Leaving On A Jet Plane
Tomorrow morning at 7:45, Leigh and I fly out of DFW airport to Sin City itself, Las Vegas. The casino we’re staying at has a Krispy Kreme in-house. Since they have free wifi I plan on posting the entire trip. Stay tuned, because what happens in Vegas, will in fact NOT stay in Vegas.
links for 2007-12-14
Debate Pw0nn@ge Her laugh after the burning retort by Obama is priceless. I want that as a ringtone.
End Of Semester Blues
One of the things I dislike most about teaching is the grading. Sure, I love standing in front of a group of impressionable minds, spouting off nonsense for fifty minutes as if I know what the hell I’m talking about. That’s a pure blast. But at the end of the semester, when all the papers […]
links for 2007-12-12
Christmas Ideas It’s Val Kilmer’s fault that anytime anyone asks me “Is your name Mark Gifford,” I respond with, “I hope so. I’m wearing his underwear.” Anyway, I’d wear these slippers so often people would think I actually had bunnies for feet.
Programmers Will Rule The World
But since most of them are poor they can be bought. Which is bad for the rest of the world. The bad thing is that the judiciary committee doesn’t really understand the importance of terms like “source-code” or “decompile.” These are important terms in this conversation.
links for 2007-12-10
Karl Rove & Plato This is only funny if you know why Plato hated the Sophists.
I Aten’t Dead
Yes, I know there has been a dearth of posts lately. The end of the semester has turned by brain into a big wobbly mass of oatmeal. I turn in my final grades at the end of the week, so hopefully my brain will return to normal after that. Until then, here’s a story that’s […]