Knitting Tip: Thick Yarn

If you're swithsing from thin yarn to thicker yarn for some reason, like me, don't forget to make larger loops in your last row with thin yarn... makes life easier.

Awesome bit of goodnes from Neal Stephenson

In the Beginning, There was the Command Line (Thanks to John for the link).
Wow, nicely written and very interesting, reminding me why Neal Stephenson is quite possibly my favorite writer.
If you are interested by computers, language, religion, viral spreading, ancient Sumeria, and a whole lot of other things that he manages to weave together beautifully, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you check out Snow Crash. Also by him and also amazing is The Diamond Age. I have read these two and recommend them, but have yet to read Cryptonomicon, his third book (and I hear he has/will soon have another one out) which I heard good things about.

Blog to Check Out

Here' a new blog that I'm adding to my RSS reader:
SensoryImpact, a very cool, slightly geeky (for non-geeks out there), design and goodies blog.
Can ya dig it?

Mind on Empty

Feeling empty lately... very nothing-ful. I'll be out of it soon, I guess/hope. It usually doesn't last long.
I hate feeling like this and I don't even know why I do...

TORNADO? WTF?

Apparently, a tornado very recently touched down inBERGEN COUNTY! Crazy, eh? I didn't see it, I just heard it on the radio...

Holding Hands...

[The bell/tone sounds at 9:00 AM]
Steve: That's so scary! I hate that thing!
Mr (T) Shaw: Dennis, hold Steve's hand so he won't be afraid.

I Need This! ;-)

Rarely does anyone come out with a killer product as good as this. The site says:

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"The patented formula in WiFi Speed Spray is the result of years of scientific research and testing. Simply spray the area around your computer. Usually five or six sprays is all it takes. As your computer sends data, each bit also carries hundreds of invisible WiFi Speed Spray? "scrubbing" molecules. It works at the speed of light. and even penetrates lead walls (not even Superman can do that!). Within .0025 seconds, the entire path between you and the receiver is cleaned, scrubbed, polished, and sanitized. You'll notice the improvement immediately as your productivity soars!"

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"Approved by the FCC, and 802.11b compliant! Compatible with Windows and most versions of Linux."

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Brilliant! Too bad it's not a real product...
Check it out! (From the venerable J-Walk, via Gizmodo)

Pleasing Women in the Caribbean

Mr. Daly's GUM practice sentence 20: I know what women like, why they like it, and how to give it to them.
Mr (T) Shaw: What the ff... I take no responsibility for this, class... o.O

Mr. (T) Shaw: Anyone know where the caribbean is??
Glenn: Uh, there are black people there, right?
Mr. (T) Shaw: Yes, there are one or two black people... No, don't worry, that's not racist...