Saw this big airplane giving a smaller airplane a piggy-back...
Saw this big airplane giving a smaller airplane a piggy-back ride …
View Articleannieisms: GPOYW: with a shark! Thanks Angus!
annieisms: GPOYW: with a shark! Thanks Angus!
View ArticleCaptain Lewis vs. the FOP
The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police would very much like to oust retired police captain Ray Lewis from the police union because of his involvement in the Occupy protests. The FOP has accused...
View ArticleThe Deep Web
Reddit is currently hosting an interesting AMA with a botnet operator and malware coder, which begins with some useful (but obvious) tips on protecting yourself from drive-by downloads. While reading...
View ArticleToo far
There’s a story that the humorist W.C. Fields once asked for a drink in a bar and was told that he couldn’t be served because it was Election Day. Outraged, Fields demanded to know how this came to be...
View Articleharryyack: RIP Colin McIntyre, founding editor of Ceefax. When...
harryyack: RIP Colin McIntyre, founding editor of Ceefax. When Ceefax was launched in 1974, he updated all 24 news pages on his own, feeding punch tape into machines. When he retired in 1982, Ceefax...
View ArticleDeath by redesign
A few years back, the popular social site Digg decided to launch a major redesign, probably as part of an effort to better integrate advertising so that they could pay their bills. Digg had flirted...
View ArticleThe Secret to Succeeding at Anything
A few years back, I used to hang out on a semi-regular basis in a fake-Irish bar (very fake-Irish; it was actually French) with a good friend. On most nights, as the foam settled on the second pint of...
View ArticleThe Tragedy of Ellen Ripley
The Tragedy of Ellen Ripley: spytap: [Ripley’s] final act is a sad - albeit selfless - end and the one time in the three films she’s ever, truly been in control of her own fate. She takes back control...
View ArticleYou know that funny-looking airplane I saw a month or two ago?...
Enterprise arrives at Intrepid Tugs turning the barge Space shuttle on the Hudson You know that funny-looking airplane I saw a month or two ago? It’s back, and this time it’s riding on a boat!
View ArticleView from the passenger lounge while waiting for my flight at...
View from the passenger lounge while waiting for my flight at Newark.
View ArticleWhy, Ridley, why?
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a director called Ridley Scott, and he made two of the best science-fiction movies ever. One of these was called “Blade Runner”, and it dealt with...
View ArticleBoy, do you have the wrong person
Proving once again that there is no such thing as ‘targeted’ email, I just received unsolicited email apparently from someone called Lisa Benson, who appears to be backing a Congressional candidate in...
View ArticleMalice The Web Series - Kickstarter
Malice The Web Series - Kickstarter: The makers of the creepy, quirky webseries “Malice” are appealing for funds to finish their project. I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen so far of the series. It’s...
View ArticleSomeone orders new Nerf weaponry for the office. Chaos ensues.
New Nerf weaponry arrives Assembling the machine gun Alison, with heavy weapons Myra tries to work amidst the chaos Evan in the heat of battle Alison, fatally Nerf'd Vanessa employs ballistic...
View ArticleThe nerf war continues to rage in my office. One unlucky victim...
The nerf war continues to rage in my office. One unlucky victim took a shot to the head.
View ArticleAny color you like, so long as it's Mitt.
I am still not a Ron Paul supporter. But I am watching with a certain amount of open-mouthed amazement (or should that be amusement?) as the Republican Party continues their battle to airbrush him out...
View ArticleRNC fears Romney, Ryan may run out of lies before November
RNC fears Romney, Ryan may run out of lies before November: Senior RNC officials are concerned that if Republican nominees Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan continue at their present rate, they may entirely...
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