From http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/19/mideast/qaeda.php: “In Al Qaeda’s first response to the American election, Osama bin Laden’s top deputy condemned President-elect Barack Obama as a “house Negro” who will continue a campaign against Islam begun by President George W. Bush.” … “American officials dismissed the new video as spin control and a desperate tactic by a terror group that …
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kelly johnson’s 14 rules of management
Johnson’s famed ‘down-to-brass-tacks’ management style was summed up by his motto, “Be quick, be quiet, and be on time.” He ran Lockheed’s Skunk Works by these 14 rules. Kelly’s 14 Rules: The Skunk Works manager must be delegated practically complete control of his program in all aspects. He should report to a division president or …
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is google killing our brains?
http://searchengineland.com/are-our-brains-becoming-googlized-15421.php New tools make us work in new ways. Who would’ve guessed? This seems to go along with something I wrote a couple years back.
disingenuity
I read this Reuters story today on Americans being against helping Detroit’s Big Three. This is the self-same America that just authorized $700 billion (with a “B”!) dollars to bail-out struggling financial services companies. Now $25 billion is too much to help keep hundreds of thousands of jobs around? That seems to be a double …
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notes to self on flying internationally
I’m in London for a couple weeks for work. Going through customs is an interesting process – especially when you can’t prove you actually should be allowed in the country. This that somebody should have told me before I left: bring a print-out of your itinerary know the address(es) of where you’re staying have cash …
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univacky
an oldy, but a goody… http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/univac/univacky.html (For proper rhythm, the symbol “@” is pronounced “at” and “$” is pronounced “dollar”.) ‘Twas BRKPT and the I/O queue Was SYMMING FASTRAND like the wind. All idle was the CAU As the last run had just FINNED. “Beware the UNIVAC, my son, Its FASTRAND and its high-speed drum, …
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ranges in the area
I know about Eagle 1 up towards the top of Raleigh and Personal Defense in Garner. However, I’ve been unsuccessful in finding a public rifle range. I’ve been to Durham Pistol Club in Mebane, but that’s a member-only operation. Anyone happen to know of a rifle range in the area? Preferably in the 300+ yard …
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obama’s anti-gun campaign has already started
“After months of telling the American people that he supports the Second Amendment, and only hours after being declared the president-elect, the Obama transition team website announced an agenda taken straight from the anti-gun lobby.” For anyone who actually believed this man, he’s living proof he’s a liar. For more information: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=4227
s’mac
I first learned of S’Mac back in June during my visit to Bridge Cafe. Later in June I went to Growler’s outside of St Louis, and found some pretty darn good mac and cheese there. They advertise “New York’s best Macarroni and Cheese”. I haven’t had mac & cheese elsewhere in the city, but if …
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why i won’t – can’t – vote for obama
The list is short, and simple. He’s pro-death. Anyone who votes to deny medical care to an infant born after a botched abortion is not fit to be a leader. Anyone who is pro-abortion for any reason (not merely in the [uncommon] event of endangering the life of the mother) is pro-death, and I will …
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bridge cafe – this time with food
Back in June I went to Bridge Cafe in Manhattan. I was back on Halloween, and this time brought a guest. My dad took the train from Rensselaer to Penn Station Friday, did some touristy stuff, and I met up with him early afternoon. I’m going to allow him to comment on his lunch choice – either …
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please stay home next week tuesday
if you’re undecided. If by now, with a week left, you haven’t picked who you’re going to vote for as President (and I almost don’t care who you pick [I do, but that’s another story]), don’t vote. I’d like to tell you to vote for the guy I want to win, but I don’t like …
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i’m a s.w.a.t. member
I thought I was a helicopter parent, but I’m not. What I do for a living, currently, is like being a SWAT team member – except instead of it being a team, it tends towards the commando. I provide onsite installation, support, and extension of the server management suite my company offers. That means that …
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why are geeks liberal?
I’ve noticed that most technical forums, from user groups to mailing lists, slashdot to stackoverflow, all tend liberal. I want to know why there seems to be a paucity of conservatives in these settings. I want to know why the libertarians that show tend towards the radical fringe of the party. With the size of …
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scott adams drawing dilbert
It’s not very exciting, but if you ever wanted to see him doing it, here it be: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m3RDBXZLJ5QU57
righteous kill
Without giving any [important] plot points away, here goes my review of Righteous Kill, which I saw last night with a buddy of mine. Righteous Kill is only the third film the two have made together, and the first time they have played together. In the Godfather Part II, De Niro played a younger Vito …
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now this looks pretty cool
I’m watching some show on the Science Channel while working from home today, and just saw a segment on the Venture One.\ It’s a three-wheeled, enclosed, hybrid car – but it’s classified as a motorcycle for licensing.If it actually does show up on schedule in 2010, I think I want one. Wiki link.
2008 rtp product design street faire
I attended the 2008 RTP Product Design Street Faire this past Saturday. I don’t know what I expected, but it was a lot of fun. I chatted with just about every vendor, finding out a lot about the local small business market surrounding product design, prototyping, and marketing. And the free BBQ was a nice …
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the results
I followed-through on my fuel experiment. However, the hoped-for mileage increase did not occur. I was hoping for a 2-3 mpg improvement, and saw 0-1. The good news is that it didn’t decrease my mileage, as I have seen on some vehicles when going up the octane ladder. Guess that means I’m back to buying …
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an experiment
Even though I am outraged at the unjustified spike in fuel prices yesterday and today, I had to buy gas. All of the gas stations near me (around the 54/55 junction) are out of regular. Several were totally out of fuel. One, Crown, was not out of fuel, but they were out of regular. They’re …
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am i the only one outraged?
Starting Friday, gas stations around the Triangle started spiking their prices. They raised them because hurricane Ike might disrupt future gasoline production. The cost of the gas they have in the ground is totally unaffected by whatever may or may not happen with this hurricane. But folks made runs on gas stations fearing prices would …
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comment to rush
I emailed the Rush Limbaugh show Friday, and proffered the following: What if John McCain picked Sarah Palin because he’s planning to retire before his term is up, and this is a masterful plan to pull the biggest political coup d’etat, a la femme? If McCain/Palin get elected and McCain retires/resigns, Republicans will have the …
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seven years ago – what were you doing?
I was watching the Dick Van Dyke show on TV Land when my aunt called asking me to turn on CNN and tell her what was going on. I saw the second plane hit the World Trade Center on live TV. And I had probably seen or heard both planes earlier in the morning, because …
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digital radio recording
Figures, what I thought was a new idea isn’t. I love my DVR, but would likewise love a Digital Radio Recorder so I could pause and rewind ‘live’ radio. With a bit of Googling, I found the Shark (see here). The only improvement I could see would be to get something like this into a …
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a cryptoquip
I got this passed to me from my dad this morning. Just remember what he told me, “I don’t promise greatness. Just interest.” The following is a Robin Hood quote: R’N TVGGRMT NZIIRVW. R DZMG GL YV ZM RM-OZD, MLG ZM LFGOZD. I’ll post the answer in about a day, unless somebody posts it first.