I don’t think I’m being dramatic when I claim that the biggest travesty in the history of mankind is the sorry state of Vim on the iPad. Sometimes, you just want to blast some Britney Spears on the record player, kick back with a cup of tea, and crank out some LaTeX on the couch, […]
Category: Status Updates
Ah Russia, you silly cartoon villain. During the most recent world war (you know the one – Germany got a silver medal), Russian minister of defence, Zhukov, became fond of Coca Cola. Being seen drinking this would be frowned upon, so he asked Coke to produce a version that more resembled vodka, so he could […]
Neat. I was trying to reverse engineer the traffic of my weather station which insists on talking to some cloud-service, and I intend to just replicate that locally. I fired up Wireshark but for whatever reason didn’t see any traffic on the interface; probably because it’s a dumb old wireless network. I was just about […]
In a project, we have moved from “Part 1” to “Part B,” and just heard rumors that the next part will be “Part B part 2.” Now, we’re lobbying for instead introducing roman numerals, chemical elements or Greek letters as numbering strategy. […]
My interest in my teeth is about as cyclical as the automotive industry. Right now we’re in a period of expansion where my last wisdom tooth is once again trying to break thru. To stay with the car analogy, I’ve a feeling it has as much follow-thru as the average Tesla announcement. […]
You may catch more been with honey than with vinegar (actually experiments show that’s probably not true), but I bet you’ll catch more with a couple nukes. My theory is that Putin is really just a misunderstood bee enthusiast. I’m certain that late at night he takes off his stockings, corset and garters, and becomes […]