follow Cyanbane at http://twitter.com



Windows Live Alerts

View Eric Thompson's profile on LinkedIn

Rock Star alter egos are growing in numbers
"You're forming a fake band -- that's what you do," says Sadri, calling the game "the best part of karaoke, adding in a drummer and guitars."
The Magpie Developer
Jeff Atwood is one of the best programmer/writers around. I love reading his stuff, some I agree wholeheartedly with, other stuff we disagree, but this post is about a dead-on as they come. This idea has been floating in my head for a long time, but it is hard for me to conceptualize it in words, Atwood does a brilliant job at it. Must read for any developer.
Andy Olmsted's Last Blog Entry.
(Warning: Pretty rough) No matter how you feel politically about the war, this reminds you that each number people throw around as statistics is a human life. This is extremely well written, and pretty rough on your soul towards the end, but something everyone should read. Its a shitty situation all around, but there is always a human face behind the statistics and I want to make sure I never forget that.
LSU scared of the prospect of some Moreno action?
Photos of Abandoned Swimming Pools
9 Things You Didn't Know About Rockband.
Drinking stories that put yours to shame
Via Keith


To preserve his body during the voyage home, the second-in-command stored Nelson's body in the ship's vat of rum and halted all liquor rations to the crew. Not a bad idea, but when the ship reached port, officials went to retrieve Nelson's body and found the vat dry.



Disregarding good taste (in every sense), the crew had been secretly drinking from it the entire way home. After that, naval rum was referred to as Nelson's Blood.
making vodka pills in 24 hours
Recently, Chef Fabian was experimenting further with the Adria/Torreblanca technique of making 'vodka pills.' I use this word to describe the process of making liquid-filled candies by pouring flavored alcohol syrups into cornstarch and letting it set until a hard outer shell forms.
Strategy Letter VI - joelonsoftware.com
As a programmer, thanks to plummeting memory prices, and CPU speeds doubling every year, you had a choice. You could spend six months rewriting your inner loops in Assembler, or take six months off to play drums in a rock and roll band, and in either case, your program would run faster. Assembler programmers don’t have groupies.

Entire Article is Dead On. A must read for anyone in the software biz.
Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village




 
 
 
 


(Monday, August 27)

Group Huddle


He said that he was "disappointed in myself" and that "dogfighting is a terrible thing and I ... reject it."

He said, "Through this situation I've found Jesus."

During a hearing Monday, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson asked Vick if he understood the charge. Vick responded, "Yes sir."




Lawyer X: Alright Mike, we have 2 choices at this junction.... You are going to have to go out there and either run with the Religion Card or throw out the Rehab Card. Whats it gonna be?

Cnn.com


Brainstorm it:

I am all for allowing people to atone for their sins. But the thing about this is that it isn't something you can really apologize for because it was much more than a lapse in judgment, it was a pattern of behavior over several years.

Say someone gets into a nasty domestic dispute and ends up getting physical with their wife. That is reprehensible behavior, but it can be forgiven. Maybe the guy lost his temper, things got nasty and he just lost control. The guy would deserve punishment and his actions should be condemned in the harshest terms - certainly beating your wife is worse than beating a dog. However, it is an out of control behavior that can be changed and was the result of a heated emotional situation.

With Vick, this was years of sociopathic behavior. It wasn't like he went out with his boys, had some drinks and ended up at a dogfighting event. He was in charge of this brutal enterprise for years. I just can't forgive that kind of thing and I don't buy the Jesus thing, which is so cliche as to be comical.

Um, Hey... i just want to clear something up...

It was the PR manager that told him to make that statement. Vicks about to go in front of a Virgina district court judge for sentencing. That old dude don't give a F*** what he has already said on the steps, he's trying to make it to the supreme son, and I don't mean Taco Bell burritos...

Anyhow, Judge will most likely impose the maximum of the proposal or higher. Illicit gambling operations with dogs is never msiled upon in the U.S. and that Judge knows that. Jesus aside.
 Your Thoughts?







www.flickr.com
Cyanbane's photos tagged with cbcom More of Cyanbane's photos tagged with cbcom




 

 
Disclaimer The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in anyway.
© Copyright 2003-2007, Eric Thompson