Category: Commentary
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Anime Achievements
As I’m watching a lot of anime recently, certain themes, patterns and trends are becoming apparent, which suggest some Achievements (think Valve Steam). Postgraduate Watch all four shows on Crunchyroll that do NOT include high school students. Death by Kawaii It’s clear you really like cuteness. That’s so cute! Special Attack Call out the series…
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Some Favorite Drummers
Peter Erskine * Budgie * Chad Wackerman * Animal
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Summer Reading List
Corn on Macabre: Picnic Horror Stories Cooking with Heat Vini, Vidi Sub Ubi, Vini: Erotica in Latin The MacGyver Cookbook Ventriloquism for Dummies The Rough Guide: Greater Los Assoules
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The Quotable G’Broagfran
The only trivial task is the one avoided. *** If, as it is said, clothes make the man, then our true selves are hanging in some retail store. If you manage to step foot into the right one, we hope they have your size. *** He is one who would, upon shooting himself in the foot,…
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Missing Entries from “The Devil’s Dictionary”
human – n. an ape with elaborate habits. upgrading – v. the process of damaging existing software. Motivated by the human need to count upwards. Also see planned obsolescence.
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* the new rage is * * copy-and-paste journalism * *
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The Wrong Version
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wrong_Version If the doors do not open, do not become alarmed, press the button marked ALARM— Otis Elevator So I asked myself: “Self, what is Self?” — Gary G’Broagfran
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On Time Estimation: “I Can’na Do It, Captain!”
IMHO, one useful model for estimating time for, say, software tasks, comes from Engineer Scotty of the Star Trek television series. Scotty typically states his estimate verbally, usually 48 hours, or else invariably much more time than the current crisis will allow. In the end it takes 15 minutes or something. All of us are,…
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Release Notes for Sydney (v002)
I like this turn of phrase, “no worries.” It’s so flexible. It can be used to elicit a number of meanings. There’s no need to worry. You’re not worried, so I’m not worried either. You’re not worried, but perhaps you should be. I’m perhaps a little bit concerned, but not full-out worried. I really can’t…
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Release Notes for Sydney (v001)
What’s Hot, What’s Not Let’s keep in mind that this is only IME (In My Experience). And it’s only been a few weeks here so things could get much better or much worse. Hot Not Tim Tams Internet Access Weather Transit System The Flat White Price of Lemons Arnotts In General News of the Invention…