In a non-scalable architecture, the amount of hardware required to address your performance problems quickly approaches infinity.
snoochie boochies
bring-your-stash-to-work day 3.0 has been yet another resounding success - several terabytes exchanged.
shatner FTW AGAIN: http://idek.net/MXh
why everything sucks - http://idek.net/MXH - society’s deification of youth
Don’t let the world bring you down |
Not everyone here is that fucked up and cold |
Experience the warmth before you grow old.
if i could work 6am to 3pm, i would do it in a heartbeat
RT @mike9r: New Super Mario Bros 4 coming to the Wii looks really awesome, back to its glory days [video]: http://idek.net/MTc
there are so many options with a 2 week beard, @mattmeis - i’m singlehandedly bringing mutton chops back into style http://twitpic.com/c5sgu
having to wait 2+ hours for your computer to boot due to a forced file system check on a 5 TB RAID array is most inconvenient
even @pbrown will want in on that! that’s him, right?
but seriously though… instead i guess i’ll found the first motorcycle polo club in the USA! http://idek.net/MGB
i can only play racquetball for another TWO WEEKS because the @$*(! YMCA is closing. how am i to keep in such awesome shape? … ladies?
@sweetlydrifting: do you have a loan or visa through SECU? I haven’t been able to get them to show up on mint…
suffering from clutch fatigue compounded by foosball fatigue. gotta lay off the foos…
@goddamndave: real men only shoot lead
GET READY TO RIDE THE LIGHTNING! http://idek.net/M1Y
@akuaa: some people just don’t see us. i’ll be riding on a bright yellow bike in bright yellow gear and they pull out in front of me
This is why I need rocket launchers mounted on my motorcycle (this BS happens far too often) http://idek.net/L.n
“Technologists are replacing religion, and their ideas are resonating in some ways with the same idea of the Rapture.†http://idek.net/LyL
william shatner FTW http://bit.ly/RkVWx
freakin’ sweet lightcycles http://www.flynnlives.co…
you can all stop asking why i don’t have a matching helmet now; yellow is in the mail http://idek.net/LnH
“If he were a careful man, he might have lived longer… but would he have enjoyed life as much?”
@sweetlydrifting: was just wondering if they HAVE a web API that would allow 3rd parties to integrate with their web services
hey @sweetlydrifting, does NC SECU have a web API? I’m guessing not, and that mint is just screen scraping…
signed up for mint - impressed thus far but can’t get it to sync my BB&T mortgage, NCSECU Visa, & NCSECU loan accounts :-(
better start scrutinizing all the crows you see - it could be worth a thousand dollars - http://idek.net/LdV
i compiled a bucket list and then noticed that the items were in order of decreasing danger, which is probably counterproductive…
wish i could communicate to remi that weekends are the exception to waking up at 5:30
http://twitpic.com/bn9er - critter du jour
it’s always a pleasant surprise to find that you have so much ammo stockpiled that a trip to the range costs practically nothing
@seanmcnichol: friend of a friend has a BAR, idk how he got it…
shooting range expedition with my .45s, a 9mm, and a browning automatic rifle
drinking champagne from monty python’s holy grail. it feels so right.
nobody at the pool… perfect time for a swim.
@michaelbrooks: iHydrofluoricAcid
<insert random conversation> “Haven’t you heard? There’s an app for that!”
most hilarious thing i’ve seen while riding: some cracked out guy on a moped flapping his arms trying to get me to do a wheelie
@seanmcnichol: it’s just for use in ads on facebook. for ex, you might show up in an ad for some online dating site, you hunk ‘o man meat
I love how I can’t opt out of the new 3rd party ads setting on @facebook because I’m running Linux. The whole page is blank. F U again, FB.
surprise, surprise. 91 percent of the market for computers that cost over $1000 now belongs to Apple. http://idek.net/LIV
almost hit a doe and her fawn in my neighborhood; would not have ended well for either party
“The First Rule of Code Optimization: Don’t do it. The Second Rule of Code Optimization (experts only): Don’t do it yet.” - Michael Jackson
ditto, @sweetlydrifting - my morning coding output is about 300% of what I get done in the afternoon. also, folks tend to interrupt me then.
I may be a cutting edge geek, but deep down I’m really an Old Fashioned kind of guy…
3… 2… 1… segmentation fault. core dump in progress.
http://twitpic.com/b7s1r - I’m interested to know how folks use virtual desktops. I dedicate a screen for twitter, email, firefox, ssh t …
The significant problems that we are facing today cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.
@mattmeis: google wave isn’t anything in particular yet; it’s a platform for online collaboration. We’ll see what apps are built on it
When stuck in a traffic jam with a Porsche, you simply burn more gas at idle. Scalability is about building wider roads, not faster cars.
Most people look at a glass holding 50% water and see it as half empty or half full. Engineers see a glass twice as big as it needs to be.
i love riding on brisk summer mornings; the cold air streaming past to wake me up, the hot engine wash going over my legs to keep them warm
norway approves of @starbucks caramel macchiato ice cream. by the way, thanks for the free pint @starbucks
More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency than for any other single reason - including blind stupidity.
Artificial morality and values are subjective, elastic, fungible and impermanent. That which is self-evident requires no ‘belief.’
<sigh> Google Reader, stop trying to add twitter-like features. I don’t need to see the 3000+ users that ‘liked’ today’s XKCD.
ran L4D under WINE last night and it was playable, though dropped to ~10 FPS under intense sequences. forums suggest settings tweaks…
after a year of trying, i have successfully bred my red cherry shrimp
i would take up golf if i were allowed to play with a shotgun - this guy is insanely skilled http://idek.net/KNW
saved 2 critters today - 1 large turtle relocated from the street to the lake; 1 baby tree frog that was stuck in pool is back in the woods
extremely productive morning: bike inspected, hair cut, house siren repositioned toward street, lawn mowed, sink disassembled and unclogged
some people say i tweet about star trek too often. here’s my rebuttal: http://idek.net/K9j
@sweetlydrifting: code reviews are easy if you use the standard scale of WTFs per minute
jesse ventura rips fox a new one - http://idek.net/K4c - it is our duty as citizens in a democracy to QUESTION AUTHORITY
50% chance of rain means I’ll be riding the motorcycle. 50% chance of rain means the other riders will pussy out - more parking room for me.
@kristengreg: A is for Apathy by Powerman 5000
i love my Fellowesâ„¢ foot rest, but @goddamndave hates it because i’m a foot tapper when good tunes are playing
please differentiate ‘push’ and ‘pull’ data. E.g. weather forecasts should be pulled by you on demand, not pushed to you hourly via twitter.
surprise surprise, folks stopped buying overpriced motorcycles! harley’s profits down 91% from a year ago - http://idek.net/Jyq
motorcycle oil changed in ~20 min - so much easier than a car. no jacks required; and I don’t even have to remove the fairings on my model!
We walk a long road /
Trying to find the essence of self /
Hope I picked the right clothes /
Helmet with a gat under my belt
will computers ever be fast enough that actions you take are instantaneous? or will software continue to use more resources? i vote latter.
net new code is rarely written in its optimal state
goal for today: first oil change on the CBR 900
consistency fail: the parameter order for some php array / string search function is (needle, haystack) while others is (haystack, needle)
FYI motorcycle riders: you can legally pass through a red light if the sensor doesn’t trip. i have to all the time - http://idek.net/Ji6
When will we learn? When will we change? Just in time to see it all come down?
i consider myself a fairly proficient writer - when i have something to say. but i’ve never had the URGE to write… until now.
@seanmcnichol: becoming a career politician certainly increases likelihood of exposure to corruption. can we prevent corruption completely?
I can only hope that some day the world will have to grapple with the issue of intellect discrimination… would that be such a crime?
But wait.. the average IQ of John Q Public is 100. Just brings me back again to my concept of instituting IQ reqs for lawmakers
Long story short… ban lobbyists and let the public speak for themselves
They govern us, but without accountability. Their mission is not to protect the public, but to maximize profits. Just look @ health care…
Much of our democracy is already lost, and no one is noticing. We don’t understand the concept of government being private corporations.
i’ve decided that i CAN listen to country music… if it is accompanying a striptease
sci-fi fans: you HAVE to go see Moon - it’s not at any major theaters but it’s the next Space Odyssey. trailer here - http://idek.net/7lL
you know I would buy one… it’s the next logical step http://idek.net/JNv
I refuse to perform mindless tasks which can be delegated to a machine. This includes bill payments! Won’t debit me? Kiss my money goodbye.
Chuck Norris doesn’t need Twitter. He’s already following you.
I truly believe now that you appreciate life more when you risk it once in a while. Who wants to go skydiving? $200 in Raeford…
Java, Colombian, or French Roast;
Thy every flavour, I will toast.
To the end thy loyal slave,
Three cups a day I will always crave.
I’d like gas prices to go back up, because then my 401K would go back up as well…
Live now. Make now always the most precious time; now will never come again.
back in one piece. the stretch of 58 between 85 and 95 is the nicest wooded highway on which i have ridden.
i’ll leave it to my man @seanmcnichol to tweet my eulogy if i don’t make it back from his new digs. going AFK; this is @lopp signing off.
taking the rocket on an extended ride tomorrow morning http://idek.net/IvS YES, you can cruise on a sport bike. I’ll be wearing ear plugs.
“Shaving is a human art form, Data. Technological perfection can shave too close.”
“You’re right, someone blew out the hatch. They were all sucked out into space.”
“Correction, sir. That’s, ‘Blown out’.”
“Thank you, Data.”
the first nubs of corn ears have appeared… the wait is almost over
apparently the ConAgra plant that blew up was the ONLY slim jim maker in the US - fans are prepping to weather a drought http://idek.net/IdN
i think we need to run down to the store and get some blocks of ice for the server room
incomprehensible magic:
find . -name ‘.svn’ -prune -o -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i -e :a -e ‘/^\n*$/{$d;N;};/\n$/ba’
http://twitpic.com/9mk5n - the racquetball gang, with Phil “The Captain” Hayes front and center.
Me: “Hi, I’m calling regarding the ___ posting on Craigslist”
Them: “Oh. They’s got sold.”
Me: “…”
Peter’s Principle: All new members in a hierarchical organization climb the hierarchy until they reach their level of maximum incompetence.
dare i drop $280 on an in-home mobile phone signal booster? it would pay for itself in a year if i cancel vonage…
i quite enjoyed ‘burn-e’ but i doubt pixar will ever be able to top ‘for the birds’ http://idek.net/ICF
http://twitpic.com/9f3cn - remi loves his blue balls as much as i
why does almost nobody on craigslist have any common courtesy? maybe it’s just people in general and their lack of netiquette.
homemade fireworks FTW
i was looking forward to shit blowing up today, but not mysql shard 4…
the early bird finds the bug in the nightly cronjobs
craigslist needs to implement captchas for you to be able to email a poster - the # of spambots that respond to my listings is unacceptable
You see, a pimp’s love is very different from that of a square
http://twitpic.com/96qn5 - the corn is mature and ready to get it on…
my biggest problem with star trek: why would you ever travel at warp 1-8 when you could be traveling at warp 9?
huge sign @ food lion said “enter 4 a chance 2 win a chrome grill” - i did a double-take
just switched usenet providers after 5 yrs - $8/mo for unlimited bandwith, 365 day retention, 20 SSL connections http://idek.net/HpP
Direct workflow
Micromanage
Promote Synergy
Send faxes
Call a sex line
Fifth of vodka
Buy a gun
Score some coke
Crash my car
… LIKE A BOSS
the conduit looks awesome, but the reviews indicate either you love it or hate it. has anyone played it yet?
most unique glass ever for pint night at tyler’s: http://bit.ly/13TNSR