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12/20/2007 18:07 #42602

The End of the Road
Category: work
Just found out I'm starting a long term part time contract after christmas, which will nicely complement the other contract I have at Roswell. This means a blessed end to the ragged edge of living week to week at the mercy of 'small' projects, that always get out of control. It also means that I can calm down and focus on two things instead of juggling a half dozen at any given time. This is really good news! Looking forward to 2008 :)

Happy Cookie Time!

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jim - 12/21/07 10:20
More cookie lawsuit related links:

This guy thinks that they have a poor case but not outright laughable case: :::link:::

Local news coverage (via youtube): :::link:::

jim - 12/21/07 09:06
Using frosting to make smiley faces on a cookie? They are claiming that that is their invention? There are cookies like that all over the country, I remember having them as a little kid in Salt Lake City.

Look at these other cookies: :::link::: - the ones from the place that is getting sued. Sure, they look similar, but there is a reason, they're both based on the smily face: :::link::: which was created in 1963 and is in the public domain, and explicitly available for use by anyone. So that's where my cookie comes from, and your cookie too!
drew - 12/21/07 08:56
They better watch out: :::link:::

where does your cookie come from?
paul - 12/20/07 21:26
Congratulations!
jim - 12/20/07 21:09
I'm sorry Drew, but those inferior cookies do NOT have chocolate hats. Clearly they are uninspired derivatives.
drew - 12/20/07 21:03
These look dangerously like a copyright infringement of Eat 'n Park's Smiley cookies. (Eat 'n Park is a local chain based in Pittsburgh, it's where I spent most of my high school years)

:::link:::
jim - 12/20/07 19:52
Yup!
james - 12/20/07 19:48
does this mean we have to go and get happy cookies?

12/20/2007 11:39 #42598

OMG SWEAR WORDS
Category: economy

Albert L. Lord -

How good is this? Steve, let's go. There's no -- no questions. Let's get the fuck out of here.



The head of Sallie Mae, at the end of a financial conference call said this, causing the price of Sallie Mae stock to drop 20%, apparently.

If he keeps swearing maybe they will go out of business and none of you will have to repay your student loans.
jenks - 12/22/07 18:54
jesus christ.
People need to lighten the fuck up already.

;)

12/19/2007 19:47 #42587

IE8 passes Acid2
Category: internets
IE8 passes Acid2:

(Acid2 Guide )

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If that is not exciting for you, don't worry, but it is for me. And, Internet Explorer, Welcome to the 21st century, you old heap of junk, you!
enknot - 12/20/07 18:32
I'll believe it when I see it. I'm in the pit of my bitter little developers funk. Why are we such cynical bastards?
james - 12/20/07 12:27
Microsoft: raising the bar for the lowest common denominator.
paul - 12/19/07 20:32
That's awesome, we should see widespread adoption by 2012.

12/18/2007 20:36 #42573

The 300
Category: estrip
In your face, 250+!
james - 12/18/07 21:26
let us celebrate this auspicious occasion with a glass of wine
jim - 12/18/07 20:58
What my journals lack in terms of breadth and depth they shall make for in frequency AND ESPECIALLY EXUBERANCE!!!!

12/18/2007 14:43 #42572

Lunch
We went to Buffalo General Hospital today. Pretty good food. Including what was apparently an 18" steak egg roll.



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imk2 - 12/20/07 00:14
jenks you havent noticed a decline in the quality of the roswell food?
mrdeadlier - 12/19/07 20:55
jenks i respect your opinion even though you are wrong ;)
jenks - 12/18/07 23:35
i disagree. I still think roswell's caf kills the Kaleida Kafe.
imk2 - 12/18/07 21:10
i'm glad i'm not the only one that has noticed that roswell food has gone down in quality. i think it has a lot to do with the fact that the head chef that was there left about 6 months ago and the standards he had implemented while he was there left with him too.

i wonder if i should write another letter to roswell big wigs to let them know my (and your) thoughts on the matter. maybe i should blog about it, maybe we all should.
james - 12/18/07 16:05
they are holding the good food ransom until Jim's project is done.

And (e:Terry), I shot tea out of my nose reading that. ^_^
paul - 12/18/07 15:50
Sounds healthy. Glad to see Buffalo General has healthy food just like Roswell. Seriously, why is the Roswell food so sub par now.
terry - 12/18/07 15:21
(e:paul) wsa there at the same time having a very different kind of lunch. :p
mrdeadlier - 12/18/07 15:06
An 18" egg roll with FREAKING STEAK AND CHEESE IN IT.