22 Apr 2006, 10:09 a.m.

I'm Testing the Upgrade

Just like Linus Torvalds did I'm testing the upgrade (Except that he is talented)

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18 Apr 2006, 23:36 p.m.

Leonard Make It New, the man said, and I took it…

Leonard Make It New, the man said, and I took it to heart, the one place I shouldn't have. I feared cliches because I was young, but life's too short for that game. Love is …

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16 Apr 2006, 17:01 p.m.

MC Masala on Paying Attention To Tiny Numbers

Small print on restaurant menus will bite you. The server started treating me very, very nicely. She chatted me up and gave me a flight of comparison sakes so I could understand the subtle grace …

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16 Apr 2006, 15:23 p.m.

Brian K. Vaughn & Bernie Hou

I have started spending regular cash at Midtown Comics to get the compilations of Brian K. Vaughn's comics Ex Machina, Runaways, and Y: The Last Man. I grew up on Amar Chitra Katha and only …

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15 Apr 2006, 23:10 p.m.

"Charade"

Leonard and I saw the very odd and very good movie "Charade" tonight. It has suspense, romance, comedy, and international intrigue. All it's missing is some song-and-dance numbers! Recommended.

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14 Apr 2006, 23:07 p.m.

No One Has a Calling Anymore, Just A Core Competence

All this time I thought I was a multiply-layered intersecting matrix of identities, and all this time I was actually a seven-word elevator pitch.

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13 Apr 2006, 21:53 p.m.

Dead Mice Eat No Peanut Butter

"Man, [that instance of vermin] is eating that poison like crazy!" "Yeah, we can't keep it on the shelves!" "Yes, because the FDA won't let us, because it's POISON."

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13 Apr 2006, 21:36 p.m.

Irregular Verb Conjugation

I have a healthy respect for the inherent viciousness of the feline. You don't care for cats. He's afraid of the kitty.

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12 Apr 2006, 15:58 p.m.

Still Seems Weird To "Build" A "Gem"

Yay for Leonard! He is a triumpher! Within Ruby, there are these packages called Gems. Whenever I hear Leonard refer to a RubyGem, I think he's being sarcastic. "Oh yeah, I have to go over …

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12 Apr 2006, 15:42 p.m.

Why Do I Want To Type His Name "Ynggve"?

My favorite writer this month: Steve Yegge. Update: I know I already mentioned Yegge. Here's an excuse to mention him again: Paul Graham has to be that way. Not just because he's a rich bastard …

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