Well, Yahoo! Open Hackday has come and gone, and I’m still avoiding telling my Dave Filo story, so I suppose it won’t hurt to mention a fun pre-hackday hack I saw last August. When the hackday registration page went up, it looked like this: Notice the sample fields in grey? The one for the URL […]
Another PHP job forwarded to me from Linda Lee and Andrew Mager, this time from CBS Interactive (née CNET). Company: CBS Interactive (formerly CNET networks) Title: Sr. Software Engineer Division: GameSpot.com, TV.com, MP3.com Location: San Francisco, CA CBS Interactive is looking for Sr. Software Engineers in their Games, Entertainment and Lifestyles division—including GameSpot.com, TV.com, MP3.com […]
Since I’ve been doing a lot of traveling these last couple months (Amsterdam, Chicago, Portland, and Providence) I have been shutting everything down and unplugging it from the wall. My power bill has taken a noticeable dip. The main reason is because of Vampire Power which sounds like a rejected Marvel super hero, but it […]
A friend’s client is looking for a Drupal engineer. Company: Stealth mode Job Title: Drupal Engineer Description: Drupal engineer needed for stealth mode company founded by serial entrepreneur in NYC The candidate must be in the US. The position reports to Project Manager and CEO via weekly conference calls. Must haves: Drupal 5.9 experience Solid […]
I have a friend who loves Sex and the City and recently moved into San Francisco. “Glad to hear you’re enjoying ‘the City.’ Now on to the ‘Sex and…’ part 😀 ,” I wrote her. Her reply: “I am already loving the city so much. But the “Sex and” part won’t be quite as exciting. […]
I occasionally like to delve into works of graphical fiction: View full sized. Believe it or not, this almost happened. …
After a discussion of Steven Colbert’s seven deadly words, a conversation overheard: Husband: “Take any African word and it basically sounds like a euphemism for ‘breasts.’” Wife: “Like what?” “Uhh, Bazoombas,” he extemporizes with a smile. “But what if they’re small?” she observes. “Bazimbas.”
Robert noticed that I had the Bible Verse app installed on Facebook. I installed it when Jia mentioned it, but haven’t touched it since the first verse that came up was… John 8:32: “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The motto of my alma mater is: “The truth […]
Got an e-mail today from a friend: Terry, this might be of interest to your wife? F— My reply: F—, I got married? Oh shit! Vegas… 😀 Take care, terry
One May day, when I was visiting my college on a trip to the west coast, three former classmates said that they were headed to the gym for a workout. Would I like to come? “Why not?” It’s surprising how many bad ideas begin with that question. See what they neglected to mention was that […]