Random Notes

Introducing the Win-Pod

Posted on May 28, 2008. Filed under: Random Notes |

Touch in Windows 7… looks familiar… (just a little bit bigger)windowsvistablog.com

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Superfluous Mission Statements

Posted on March 13, 2008. Filed under: Random Notes |

It’s our responsibility to dramatically provide access to resource-leveling meta-services in order to professionally promote emerging products while maintaining the highest standards
 or
Our mission is to authoritatively fashion professional intellectual capital so that we may endeavor to seamlessly engineer excellent information to stay competitive in tomorrow’s world
or
It’s our responsibility to authoritatively negotiate innovative services in order [...]

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Happy Birthday to Me

Posted on October 29, 2007. Filed under: Random Notes |

It’s my birthday today.  Happy birthday to me.

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My Programmer Personality Type

Posted on June 7, 2007. Filed under: Random Notes |

 Yes.  Another personality type quiz.  Whatever.
Dirk’s programmer personality type is:
PLSB
You’re a Planner.
You may be slow, but you’ll usually find the best solution. If something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.
You like coding at a Low level.
You’re from the old school of programming and believe that you should have an intimate relationship with the [...]

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New Take Solace Logo (Semi-Permanent)

Posted on June 4, 2007. Filed under: Random Notes |

So, I was in the mood and started messing around with designs for the Take Solace logo.  What do you think?

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Woops. 850,000 Phones Fell in the Toilet Last Year

Posted on June 2, 2007. Filed under: Random Notes |

My friend consistently looses her cell phone in odd places. Parks, classrooms, bars – but I don’t think she ever lost anything in the toilet. Probably because she’s not British. Here’s a report on the different ways people smash, loose and water-log their phones:
Brits Drop 850,000 Phones Down the Toilet – [...]

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Finally! I Can Beat Laura at Monopoly!

Posted on May 27, 2007. Filed under: Random Notes |

She knew it was coming. I’m going to beat Laura finally because I just read this Wikihow on How to Win at Monopoly.
Oh, it’s going to be really really sweet. (as long as she doesn’t find this post and learn all the secrets…)

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Pi Art by an Autistic Savant

Posted on April 17, 2007. Filed under: Random Notes |

My friend just forwarded me a piece of artwork that was produced by an autistic savant.
[Danial Tammet can] calculate huge sums in his head in seconds and instantaneously recognise prime numbers, but he finds emotions difficult to understand and has trouble telling left from right. One of fewer than fifty such people living worldwide, Daniel [...]

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Free Repairs on Fire Breathing Toilet

Posted on April 17, 2007. Filed under: Random Notes |

Japanese company offers free repairs on toilets that could catch fire. And it’s not because of the buffalo wings you ate last night:
Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,266300,00.html

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My Flagr Map Spots

Posted on March 29, 2007. Filed under: Random Notes, milwaukee |

Note: You may have to move the map around to find the flags.

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