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10/16/2010 20:33 #52962
Hiking in the fall sunshineCategory: hiking
10/16/2010 20:17 #52960
The Giant Pumpkin FarmCategory: halloween
We got another one. Its so freakin hard to decide. The field of them kind of looks like a million giant heirloom tomato. I also bought a Blue Hubbard squash and some pie pumkins to eat. Has anyone eaten a Blue Hubbard squash?
theecarey - 10/20/10 01:09
I've never seen so many pumpkins! That one large one does remind me a big tomato.
I've never seen so many pumpkins! That one large one does remind me a big tomato.
tinypliny - 10/18/10 01:58
I thought you weren't buying the giant ones this year. Did they turn into good fertilizer in the summer?!
I thought you weren't buying the giant ones this year. Did they turn into good fertilizer in the summer?!
metalpeter - 10/17/10 10:07
those big ones look pretty big a funny picture would be one of these little ones next to a tiny one, you could even turn it into one of those motivational or demotivational posters.........
those big ones look pretty big a funny picture would be one of these little ones next to a tiny one, you could even turn it into one of those motivational or demotivational posters.........
10/15/2010 18:56 #52955
We want your support Mr. DiscoMr Disco is not my name although maybe it should be ;)
tinypliny - 10/18/10 01:59
The hilarity of zealous spell-checking. :-)
The hilarity of zealous spell-checking. :-)
uncutsaniflush - 10/15/10 22:24
hmmmm, I see you more as a Mr. Rave than I do as a Mr. Disco.
hmmmm, I see you more as a Mr. Rave than I do as a Mr. Disco.
10/15/2010 16:31 #52954
Bully Sticks?Category: pets
According to (e:Chris) these are bull penises that dogs eat. I never had a dog so I'm not so sure what is normal dog food.
My question is who invented this? Imagine the discussion, "Dude, you know that pile of bull penises we have out back. I bet we could sell them for like $3.00 each as dog treats."
My question is who invented this? Imagine the discussion, "Dude, you know that pile of bull penises we have out back. I bet we could sell them for like $3.00 each as dog treats."
chris - 10/24/10 22:50
They are actually very expensive usually. They would normally cost like 8 dollars, thats why its a big deal that they are only 3.. lol Cheap penis, and dogs love them. BTW dogs eat every part of an animal, they are decedents of wolves. lol
They are actually very expensive usually. They would normally cost like 8 dollars, thats why its a big deal that they are only 3.. lol Cheap penis, and dogs love them. BTW dogs eat every part of an animal, they are decedents of wolves. lol
metalpeter - 10/16/10 14:54
You would think you could use a bull Penis for something better then That?
You would think you could use a bull Penis for something better then That?
10/14/2010 23:23 #52952
Work party on estripCategory: work
Some of my coworkers must have had so much freetime today. According to google analytics and some later verification in my web logs I found a huge spike in work->estrip traffic today during prime work hours that consisted of several hours of total visitation time and 500+ of my blogs being rendered for work IPs in 27 distinct visits lasting an average of 8 minutes each.
It really stuck out because usually there is so little traffic from work. A few here and there from site members like (e:fing), (e:tinypliny) and myself checking in and checking messages. The last time it was high was back on April 21st when I posted this snapshot of a whiteboard I saw where someone drew a pictograph of consultant waste (e:paul,51434). By the way, that someone was not me and I have no idea who it was. I do however concur and so does my union.
I assume the visitors were people from my department because only 40% of the visits were from IE and pretty much everyone outside of my dept has no choice but to use IE 7. That and the higher resolution of the monitors makes it seem likely.
Here is a breakdown of browser visits from work->estrip visits. The A-T column stands for average time and yes that is in minutes.
Assuming its people from my department, and that the average worker in my dept makes about $30/hr, that seems kind of expensive for NY tax payers to foot the bill for. You can verify salaries at http://seethroughny.org/
I see two possibilities for today's spike.
1. I am spontaneously interesting and everyone simultaneously decided to search for me on google and read my blog today.
Lets be honest - probably not the case. Then again, it did start this morning with work->estrip visits to (e:paul,39689) which are the journals I wrote when I was a 10 year computer dork in 1987 and they are pretty hilarious
2. Someone found something curious and then started gossiping about it to other people.
This seems more likely and it is supported by the fact that so many of the visits are to a work related blog about etime (e:paul,52862) and that they happen in the same few minutes ::READ PDF:: which screams email blast before the surfing to other posts began.
Its one of two things:
a. Coworkers also thought the code was an interesting look into browser OS and diversity back in 2001 and wanted to share it with each other.
b. Coworkers couldn't understand the code I posted thought it was some proprietary etime code I "leaked to the internet" when ironically it is totally open source code from netscape circa 2001 and is clearly marked as Permission granted to reuse and distribute. Sadly, I think this is much more likely the case.
The whole point of the post was to show how outdated the browser detection libraries that software used were and how the diversity of browsers and OSes was so much greater back in 2001. The code is a public clientside javascript that just detects the version of browser you are using. There is even a public link on that blog post to the same code online at another facility. Even more ironic is the fact that although it is included in etime, they don't even use it.
And then...
What happend after that, well an work day full of people wasting time reading my totally non work related blog posts during work hours. I barely even visit my own blog during work because I think it is a time waste. Visiting someone else's non-work related blog on company time strikes me as criminal waste of tax payer money. I hope whoever started it feels guilty about what it turned into.
I think that NY taxpayers should start to demand more transparency in web visitation of state workers during work hours. I would love to see just how much time is spend with state workers surfing facebook, twitter, youtube, etc. It must be a huge drain on both productivity and bandwidth.
It really stuck out because usually there is so little traffic from work. A few here and there from site members like (e:fing), (e:tinypliny) and myself checking in and checking messages. The last time it was high was back on April 21st when I posted this snapshot of a whiteboard I saw where someone drew a pictograph of consultant waste (e:paul,51434). By the way, that someone was not me and I have no idea who it was. I do however concur and so does my union.
I assume the visitors were people from my department because only 40% of the visits were from IE and pretty much everyone outside of my dept has no choice but to use IE 7. That and the higher resolution of the monitors makes it seem likely.
Here is a breakdown of browser visits from work->estrip visits. The A-T column stands for average time and yes that is in minutes.
Assuming its people from my department, and that the average worker in my dept makes about $30/hr, that seems kind of expensive for NY tax payers to foot the bill for. You can verify salaries at http://seethroughny.org/
I see two possibilities for today's spike.
1. I am spontaneously interesting and everyone simultaneously decided to search for me on google and read my blog today.
Lets be honest - probably not the case. Then again, it did start this morning with work->estrip visits to (e:paul,39689) which are the journals I wrote when I was a 10 year computer dork in 1987 and they are pretty hilarious
2. Someone found something curious and then started gossiping about it to other people.
This seems more likely and it is supported by the fact that so many of the visits are to a work related blog about etime (e:paul,52862) and that they happen in the same few minutes ::READ PDF:: which screams email blast before the surfing to other posts began.
Its one of two things:
a. Coworkers also thought the code was an interesting look into browser OS and diversity back in 2001 and wanted to share it with each other.
b. Coworkers couldn't understand the code I posted thought it was some proprietary etime code I "leaked to the internet" when ironically it is totally open source code from netscape circa 2001 and is clearly marked as Permission granted to reuse and distribute. Sadly, I think this is much more likely the case.
The whole point of the post was to show how outdated the browser detection libraries that software used were and how the diversity of browsers and OSes was so much greater back in 2001. The code is a public clientside javascript that just detects the version of browser you are using. There is even a public link on that blog post to the same code online at another facility. Even more ironic is the fact that although it is included in etime, they don't even use it.
And then...
What happend after that, well an work day full of people wasting time reading my totally non work related blog posts during work hours. I barely even visit my own blog during work because I think it is a time waste. Visiting someone else's non-work related blog on company time strikes me as criminal waste of tax payer money. I hope whoever started it feels guilty about what it turned into.
I think that NY taxpayers should start to demand more transparency in web visitation of state workers during work hours. I would love to see just how much time is spend with state workers surfing facebook, twitter, youtube, etc. It must be a huge drain on both productivity and bandwidth.
tinypliny - 10/18/10 02:05
I guess I might be the minority who is glad they blocked youtube at work. It can be pretty disturbing in an office of 15 when one person decides to youtube-surf. I wish they also block facebook, twitter, pandora and whatnots.
An alternate solution might be a breakroom with a terminal that has access to all these sites - so that employees can access them on their breaks.
I guess I might be the minority who is glad they blocked youtube at work. It can be pretty disturbing in an office of 15 when one person decides to youtube-surf. I wish they also block facebook, twitter, pandora and whatnots.
An alternate solution might be a breakroom with a terminal that has access to all these sites - so that employees can access them on their breaks.
libertad - 10/15/10 08:41
Maybe if they see this they will block estrip from being viewed. They already have done this with youtube and other social networking sites in my department. Technically, even on our breaks, we are not supposed to be on non work related websites including this one, but I check this site during my breaks. They do not provide us with a break room in our department and are unable to leave because we are forced to take three small breaks throughout the day rather than 1hr lunch we used to have. I hope they don't block this too. I can't even look at my family's blog anymore.
Maybe if they see this they will block estrip from being viewed. They already have done this with youtube and other social networking sites in my department. Technically, even on our breaks, we are not supposed to be on non work related websites including this one, but I check this site during my breaks. They do not provide us with a break room in our department and are unable to leave because we are forced to take three small breaks throughout the day rather than 1hr lunch we used to have. I hope they don't block this too. I can't even look at my family's blog anymore.
tinypliny - 10/15/10 06:48
You will find this interesting: :::link::: It's funny that I read it just yesterday and was thinking about you!
You will find this interesting: :::link::: It's funny that I read it just yesterday and was thinking about you!
Loving your pictures! Are those concord grapes?
Terry is much braver then I'm am, I got that close to edge I would start feeling funny hence why I can't stand there, nice photos.....