Technological tribulation III
for f in lots*of*files; do test is_important $f && echo ==> $f is a critical file; done # ALWAYS QUOTE YOUR ECHOES #fml
The mightiest text editor
You want to be good at vim? Run vimtutor from the CLI! 15 minutes. Then read about vim macros. Congratulations, now you are awesome.
Adorable egocentrism
Emily: “Dada, I want to tell you something. I’m stronger than Teddy, and Mama is stronger than me, and you are stronger than Mama.”
Me: “Therefore, who is stronger, me or Teddy?”
Emily: “I am!”
SQUEEEEE!!!
· 🎉 excited
I NEED TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE MY FAVORITE BAND COVERED MY OTHER FAVORITE BAND OMG!
Squick to the beat
I thought that Kesha was the guiltiest pleasure. But I was wrong: it’s Pitbull.
Technological tribulation II
God, I hate Python so much. /usr/lib/python2.[567] /usr/local/lib/python2.[567] easy_install pip virtualenv PYTHONPATH "No such module" fsck
Captain Obvious
Radio commercial: “Try the new hotels.com app. You can’t use it until you download it. But once you have, you’ve got it!” NO! I want to use this thing that I don’t have RIGHT NOW!
Suitable rationalization
Java projects build so quickly that I can’t use “compiling” as an excuse. Instead I use “Fetching origin.” Or “Updating Twitter.”
Staunch the Heartbleeding
LastPass added a Heartbleed security report that tells which passwords to change. Awesome! No one should manually manage their passwords.
Technological tribulation I
Drobo on Ubuntu? Perfect! Just plug in and format as ext3 and—oh, your volume is >8TB? You need to use NTFS. Full permissions for everyone!
Singularity
Singularity: The day we stop saying “Thank God for computers” in favor of “Thank computers for God”
Don't get the wrong impression
That God does not exist, I cannot deny. That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.
—Jean-Paul Sartre
No subscription, commercial free
Synology DiskStation NAS + Google Chromecast + Android device with Avia video streamer = yay 2014!! All our DVDs and Blu-rays on the NAS, streamable to the TV on demand in 1080p with a friendly touch-screen UI. It’s like Netflix but with all your own content!
Ludicrous munchkinry
With the aid of his allies, my 4E D&D character did over 12 million damage during our epic final confrontation with the Lady of Pain at the heart of the Sigil maze. #sploitz
Trust her instincts
Anna, in response to a random TV commercial: “I’m not sure why, but that is an odd-looking guy. Like a ventriloquist dummy, or like he’s wearing a mask of his own face.”
Irrefutable logic
Emily unfolded the printer trays, and insisted they stay that way. Rather exasperated, I asked her why. “So it can fly better!” I was convinced. :-)
Satisfying ending = auspicious beginning
2014 off to a great start: completed Ni No Kuni! 4 days, 46 clock hours, fifth to finish. Time to silence the mobile and sleep way in.
Warbling charlatan
I am pretending to be on Twitter.
Unacceptable risk
“Using defined methodologies is integral part of successfully supporting the technology needs of campus and UW System. Without a holistic approach, we risk meeting our goals, expectations and deadlines.” —UW-Madison Division of Information Technology
Solemn tastings
“Stop laughing when I’m licking you, dada! It’s not funny!”