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Mar. 30th, 2005 12:01 amAmazing Google Maps technology demonstration: Live map of Seattle 911 calls.
Mar. 30th, 2005
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Mar. 30th, 2005 02:15 am
Nanu Nanu! Behind the Camera offers viewers a peek behind the entertainment curtain as it re-visits the 1970s classic comedy "Mork & Mindy" in a new movie, "Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy'" -- based on the beloved series that launched the career of the Award-winning actor and beloved comedian Robin Williams. The movie exposes the cast's tumultuous four years of creative infighting, personal problems, network interference as well as depicts Williams' painful struggle to cope with his newfound fame and overnight success.
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evil medical school
Mar. 30th, 2005 02:58 pmEveryone on the securityfocus mailing lists (for computer security issues) is named either "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" or "KillerCrab".
Calling yourself something like wirePan1k or theDarkYam is 1998. And putting your professional initials after your name says déclassé, loud and clear.
It reminds me of people with nonmedical doctorates who insist on being called Doctor, put it on their stationery, etc. My brother was warned about this when he got his: "Don't call yourself doctor at a hotel if you don't want to be awakened at 4 am to help a heart attack victim", etc. It's especially true of people in disciplines that feel inferior. Podiatrists list themselves as "Dr. Richard Smoker, DP". Same phenomenon with optometrists, chiropractors. You don't see people with doctorates from good schools in comparative literature or chemistry doing this; they're not in need of doctoral authority.
The worst of this phenomenon is the mediocre academic, often a big wheel at a small crappy college, who insists on "Doctor" followed by his first name, which is often a diminutive. "Dr. Billy" or "Dr. Heidi" wants to be everyone's jolly pal and also maintain white coat authority.
Our nation's examples of all these phenomena are Dr. Laura and Dr. Phil. I should stop criticizing LadyLaser and PhreeDisk; far less harmful.
Calling yourself something like wirePan1k or theDarkYam is 1998. And putting your professional initials after your name says déclassé, loud and clear.
It reminds me of people with nonmedical doctorates who insist on being called Doctor, put it on their stationery, etc. My brother was warned about this when he got his: "Don't call yourself doctor at a hotel if you don't want to be awakened at 4 am to help a heart attack victim", etc. It's especially true of people in disciplines that feel inferior. Podiatrists list themselves as "Dr. Richard Smoker, DP". Same phenomenon with optometrists, chiropractors. You don't see people with doctorates from good schools in comparative literature or chemistry doing this; they're not in need of doctoral authority.
The worst of this phenomenon is the mediocre academic, often a big wheel at a small crappy college, who insists on "Doctor" followed by his first name, which is often a diminutive. "Dr. Billy" or "Dr. Heidi" wants to be everyone's jolly pal and also maintain white coat authority.
Our nation's examples of all these phenomena are Dr. Laura and Dr. Phil. I should stop criticizing LadyLaser and PhreeDisk; far less harmful.
In the latest dystopian future installment, the Myspace guy helped sting a guy who was spimming.
I didn't know the term "spimming" so I'm not as "cyber" as you.
I didn't know the term "spimming" so I'm not as "cyber" as you.
More illustrations of Stimps' Law
Mar. 30th, 2005 10:09 pmWhite Thunder
Extreme Moose Tracks
Peanut Butter Passion
Caramel Turtle
Butter Zinger
Banana Bananza
Edit: This law posits that all ice cream flavors could be bad dumps.
Extreme Moose Tracks
Peanut Butter Passion
Caramel Turtle
Butter Zinger
Banana Bananza
Edit: This law posits that all ice cream flavors could be bad dumps.
Wordpress being a bit sneaky?
Mar. 30th, 2005 11:09 pmwaxy takes a look at the search engine gaming/spamdexing the Wordpress guy is doing with his software. Tsk.