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Entries from March 2008

No women need apply

March 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments

The scary thing about this ad is that it’s for a copywriter job:
Someone who can play with the big boys and mentor the little guys
I hope they find a writer who can also write job descriptions that don’t flout gender discrimination laws.

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Tags: Communications · Working World

Why? Because they can.

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Stumbled on this news brief today about hackers putting seizure-triggering posts on an epilepsy board. Neurologically, migraines and epilepsy are cousins; flashing lights and patterns are a trigger for both.
It’s easy enough to see why someone would inflict harm on another for reasons of greed, hatred, political gain, etc.; anything in which the inflicter stands [...]

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Tags: Migraines · News · Society · Weird shit

You know you’re a nerd when…

March 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

…you shut down the MacbookPro after spending 7 hours on a Saturday learning how to design templates for an open source content management system, and to relax, you move to the other end of the sofa, turn on your G3 clamshell laptop and post on your blog.

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Tags: Geek stuff · Working World

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT

March 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Mostly sunny. Very warm. High 81F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.
Seriously.

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Tags: Durham, NC · Weather

Nope, no fanatics here

March 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Parents pick prayer over docs; girl dies

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Tags: Atheism · News

Earning my pocket protector, yet again

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

After much angst, hair-pulling, reinstalling, and perusing forums, I successfully installed current versions of apache, php, mysql and joomla on my localhost.
Now I’m going to go have a lovely glass of wine at the Nasher Museum, attend a panel about contemporary art, and try to remember that I’m a creative type, not a sys admin.

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Tags: Durham, NC · Geek stuff · Working World

But what do the fish look like?

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

This can’t be healthy.
Nice kayak, though.
(photo from Paddlng.Net; photographer is Bob Lippold of Arlington Heights, Il. No attempt was made to gain permission or anything. Please don’t sue me).

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Tags: Photos · Weird shit · kayaking

Where I work

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

If you go to the blog The Durham Bullpen, the Snow Building is the tall one on the left with the fire escape down the side. My studio is the top right window. I look out over the Lucky Strike towers at American Tobacco.

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Tags: Durham, NC · My Company · Working World

I’ve been tagged

March 25th, 2008 · 11 Comments

I’ve been tagged by Toastie.
According to Mr. Toast, the rules of the game are thus:
Post 10 random things about yourself.
Choose five people to tag and a reason you chose them and make sure to tell them.
Don’t tag the person who tagged you.
OK, here goes:
1. I have written Archie comics. If you’ve read my About Me [...]

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Tags: Metablogging · Working World

My life is now complete

March 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

I now have my favorite movie of all time on DVD.

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Tags: Film