Happy 1st birthday, Millie
Archive for September, 2006
Not a baby any more
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006“Even in my fantasies I just go to the library and read about coins.”
Thursday, September 14th, 2006Ray Smuckles, on how bad his sex life has become.
Wow, that was cool.
Thursday, September 14th, 2006The power adapter to my wife’s Powerbook has been flaking out, so I
went to the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue to buy a new one. I walked
in, looked around, and told one of the two men by the door what I
wanted. He led me upstairs, pulled the part off the shelf, and as we
were headed back down the stairs, he told me that if I had photo ID, I
could pay with a credit card right there, and have my receipt e-mailed
to me. This was very handy, as I was in a hurry.
I think this is the first time that such a mundane errand left me muttering “wow, that was cool.”
You first.
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006No, seriously, test the microwave pain beam on yourself first, jackhole:
“If we’re not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation,” said Wynne. “(Because) if I hit somebody with a nonlethal weapon and they claim that it injured them in a way that was not intended, I think that I would be vilified in the world press.”
Via boingboing.
Update: Apparently this paragraph was taken out of context by AP. Quote in context below the fold. My apologies to all involved, especially Sec. Wynne.
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