A Good Imagination and a Pile of Junk

There’s a special place in hell for unions…

NY1: NY 1 To Go

After repeatedly warning transit workers not to walk off the job, both Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor George Pataki had some harsh words for the Transport Workers Union Tuesday, on the first day of a massive strike that brought New York City’s transit system to a halt, threatening businesses and stifling movement across the five boroughs.

“The TWU has decided that their demands are more important than the law, the city and the people they serve,” said Bloomberg. “This is not only an affront to the concept of public service, it is a cowardly attempt by Roger Toussaint and the TWU to bring the city to its knees to create leverage for their own bargaining position.”

Pataki also had nothing but contempt for the strike, promising stiff penalties for the union and its members.

just found out about “json”. Check it out…Using JSON with Yahoo! Web Services

It looks like a refreshing change from the craptastic bloatwarocity that is xml.

(found via decafbad)

There’s a special place in hell for unions.

They may have had their place at one time. But that time was a long time ago.

TWU local 100?

go fuck yourselves.

Here’s our internal document on best practices. I figured it would be ok if I linked it here, with my favorite snippet…

How To Write Unmaintainable Code

(lambda (*<8-]= *<8-[= ) (or *<8-]= *<8-[= ))

(defun :-] (<) (= < 2))

(defun !(!)(if(and(funcall(lambda(!)(if(and ‘(< 0)(< ! 2))1 nil))(1 !))
(not(null ‘(lambda(!)(if(< 1 !)t nil)))))1(* !(!(1- !)))))

Mmmm….

Whiskies

Chivas Royal Salut 21 Year Old ***

#1) No more snooze button.

So I popped out of bed at 5:30, having decided that last night at some point. I pulled back the shades on my bedroom window and there, blasting me in the face is lower manhattan, the statue of liberty, and a perfect full moon, sitting there, waiting for me to get my ass up.

It’s 20 minutes later and the moon’s drifting down, turning red.

gotta go.

#2) something else
#3) a 3rd thing

Most of the casemodding stuff I tend to find inventive, but aesthetically wanting. Still, to each his own. This one is really nice…The Japanese Case Mod Slideshow

and I certainly applaud the impulse to “hack your own crap”, which brings to mind a point I don’t have time to address.

MEMO TO ALL EMPLOYEESRE: Christmas PARTY ON DEC. 23RDDATE: DEC. 1ST

I’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23, starting at noon in the banquet room at Luigi’s Open Pit Barbecue. No-host bar, but plenty of eggnog! We’ll have a small band playing traditional carols…feel free to sing along. And don’t be surprised if our CEO shows up dressed as Santa Claus! A Christmas tree will be lit at 1:00 P.M. Exchange of gifts among employees can be done at that time, however, no gift should be over $10.00 to make the giving of gifts easy for everyone’s pockets. This gathering is only for employees! A special announcement will be made by our CEO at that time!

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Patty

FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: December 2
RE: Holiday Party

In no way was yesterday’s memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees.

We recognize that Chanukah is an important holiday which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. However, from now on we’re calling it our “Holiday Party.” The same policy applies to employees who are celebrating Kwanzaa at this time. There will be no Christmas tree present. No Christmas carols sung. We will have other type of music for your enjoyment.

Happy now?

Happy Holidays to you and your family.

Patty

FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: December 3
RE: Holiday Party

Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table … you didn’t sign your name. I’m happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, “AA Only”; you wouldn’t be anonymous anymore. How am I supposed to handle this? Somebody?

Forget about the gifts exchange, no gifts exchange are allowed since the union members feel that $10.00 is too much money and executives believe $10.00 is very little for a gift. NO GIFTS EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED.

FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
To: All Employees
DATE: December 7
RE: Holiday Party

What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20 begins the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees’ beliefs. Perhaps Luigi’s can hold off on serving your meal until the end of the party

True story, I was happy. My girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year, and so we decided to get married. My parents helped us in every way, my friends encouraged me, and my girlfriend? She was a dream! There was only one thing bothering me, very much indeed, and that one thing was her younger sister. My prospective sister-in-law was twenty years of age, wore tight mini skirts and low cut blouses. She would regularly bend down when near me and I got many a pleasant view of her underwear. It had to be deliberate. She never did it when she was near anyone else. One day little sister called and asked me to come over to check the wedding invitations. She was alone when I arrived. She whispered to me that soon I was to be married, and she had feelings and desires for me that she couldn’t overcome and didn’t really want to overcome. She told me that she wanted to make love to me just once before I got married and committed my life to her sister. I was in total shock and couldn’t say a word. She said, “I’m going upstairs to my bedroom, and if you want to go ahead with it just come up and get me.” I was stunned. I was frozen in shock as I watched her go up the stairs. When she reached the top she pulled down her panties and threw them down the stairs at me. I stood there for a moment, then turned and went straight to the front door. I opened the door and stepped out of the house. I walked straight towards my car. My future father-in-law was standing outside. With tears in his eyes he hugged me and said, “We are very happy that you have passed our little test. We couldn’t ask for a better man for our daughter. Welcome to the family.

“The moral of this story is:”

“Always keep your condoms in your car.”

Well I thought I turned off pings/trackbacks. But when I got home last night I saw about 140 new trackback notification emails.

It’s fucking disheartening.

I s’pose I’ve gotta go noodle around in the mt database and rip ‘em out myself.

Peeve Farm

Everybody is equipped for democracy and self-determination. Which also means everybody is liable for failure to self-determine.

It’s a damn good post. But that’s the money shot right there.

You Have a Choleric Temperament

You are a person of great enthusiasm - easily excited by many things.Unsatisfied by the ordinary, you are reaching for an epic, extraordinary life.You want the best. The best life. The best love. The best reputation. You posses a sharp and keen intellect. Your mind is your primary weapon. Strong willed, nothing can keep you down. Your energy can break down any wall. You’re an instantly passionate person - and this passion gives you an intoxicating power over others. At your worst, you are a narcissist. Full of yourself and even proud of your faults. Stubborn and opinionated, you know what you think is right. End of discussion. A bit of a misanthrope, you often see others as weak, ignorant, and inferior.

What Temperment Are You?

(hat tip to snooze)

The spammers are winning. I had to shut down trackback pings. I’ve been getting an average of 20-50 a day. mt-blacklist is great. But they’ve gotten to the point where they’re just using random hex domain names now.

The right thing to do with trackbacks is for the ping only to be approved once it has been verified as an actual link back to the site. But I really don’t have the energy to write an mt 2.6 plugin for that.

Plus, in my fury, I added the 7 naughty words to the comment spam filter. Not that I find them unacceptable by any means. But they’re used so freely in comment spam that I figured I’d get a jump on it.

Then I hit “despam” and WHAM. 2 dozen of Stevie’s and a few others (including, oddly enough, a couple Plurps) comments disappeared. god DAMNIT!

Very little pisses me off more than losing data.