themuy yeah, right!

apt-get moo

I was just reading about a hidden easter egg in the Debian operating system here, so I thought I’d try it.

So, just in case you were wondering what happens when you type ‘apt-get moo’ in a terminal on a computer running Debian Linux (jeez, i’m a geek), here’s a screenshot:

Hooray

Color me excited:

Feb 24, 2004 7:25 am - On FedEx vehicle for delivery

Update (11:21am): Just delivered!

Okay, I’ll shut up now.

SUV - NOT Safer

I read this article a couple of months ago in the New Yorker and was happy to find that it was online, so I could share it with those I love, i.e. You. (awww)

Anyway, it’s a really interesting article about the false security of driving an SUV. People say they drive these behemoths [...]

R.I.P. Webmonkey

When I bluffed my way into a dot com job about 5 years ago, I needed to learn html. And fast. Webmonkey seriously saved my ass. Reading those well-written, humorous and instructional articles about web design, coding and theory were how I learned to do what I do.

I was also [...]

Wake Up!

I’ve only experienced this a few times, but it’s always really cool and disorienting at the same time. My clock radio woke me up this morning with my band blaring back at me.

It’s a weird sensation because you know the song so well (almost before you consciously realize that this song is coming from [...]