“The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.” - Gene Roddenberry
Never pass up a bathroom, never waste a hard-on, and never trust a fart.
Great design does not come from great processes; it comes from great designers.
tracing a ‘slow page load’ bug: find slow function => slow query => slow internal DAO call => strace process => slow brk (malloc) call => ?
I rarely dream of the future - it comes along soon enough.
real men don’t blindfire
“The man who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the man who is trying to do it.”
Getting married was the best thing that ever happened to me. Getting divorced was also the best thing ever. Funny how things work out.
Want to know why divorce rates are so high? Women marry men with the hopes of changing them. Men get married hoping things remain the same.
new hobby: finding OKCupid profiles of folks claiming to be grammarians and mercilessly editing their grammatical errors. (it’s wiki-like)
drive it like you stole it (very carefully so that you don’t get pulled over by the authorities)
do you constantly find yourself stuck in the friend zone? sound advice for breaking out: http://bit.ly/cUmTFJ
i look forward to watching this fledgling meme grow http://bit.ly/9Jy8bH
@mikestable leftovers?
meaningless and overused self descriptive terms: “laid back”, “easy going”, “shy at first but outgoing”, “love to have fun”, “love to laugh”
knee dragging, OR, how to look cool while riding ANYTHING http://imgur.com/a/08D57…
in this week's episode of "why we can't have nice things" - the outdoor temperature sensor. ta http://twitpic.com/27zlay
at last, facebook’s new photo uploader doesn’t lock up firefox like the old java-based one
INTENSE double rainbow: http://bit.ly/deYYYf
hopped up on adrenaline after a night of paintball. time to wind down with a panther joose from @carolinewv
it’s perfect weather… for KILLIN! @bronto #paintball tonight!!!
ever type a password into an IM that just popped up? pro-tip: use pidgin as your client and use the text replacement plugin to auto-erase it
not a sound marketing strategy: advertising your paint job & body work business on the side of a 40 year old rust bucket
here you go, marketeers - the problem with A/B testing: http://bit.ly/9c45Q3
measurements indicated i’d have 6” of clearance in the garage. reality had a different opinion… http://twitpic.com/26whhn
i’m 1/3 of the way to my goal of owning a truck-boat-truck! yeeeeeeehaw! http://twitpic.com/26wd6j
“I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 http://bit.ly/b7JTbZ
the internet would be a better place if there were more 4chans (or more responsible parents) http://bit.ly/deC7bt
i called it - inception is this year’s matrix. best film of the year by far.
nothing is any good if other people like it
extremely glad i went to the trouble of having duplicates of the bike key made because the original just broke off in it
@tab126 The closest thing would be a clay bar (for paint finish cleaning) but it still can’t beat the ol’ fingernail on the tough spots
the first person who invents a cleaning tool that acts like the back of a fingernail will become rich beyond their wildest dreams
“Software is like sex: It’s better when it’s free.†- Linus Torvalds
@braddyg hawt, but i’m guessing it’s ramp jumping days are over :-/
re: aforementioned truck http://imgur.com/Nw9aY.j… - this person drives around durham with ‘coon hunter’ emblazoned across the windshield
response to ‘can i have the VIN to pull a carfax report’: I DNT HAVE ENY RECORDS AND I CANNOT GIVE YOU THE VIN JUST COME AND SEE
personal air bags for bikers are currently in the racing prototype phase. will this open up a new set of riders once they hit retail stores?
the garage is feeling a lot roomier now… http://twitpic.com/25cio6
at this rate the next generation won’t know the meaning of AFK
lies, damn lies, and internet dating. another excellent analysis by OkCupid: http://okcupid.com/z/bc83
after test driving a few vehicles, i’m actually leaning toward a truck and 2 pairs of doggles http://doggles.com/doggl…
selling my car in charlotte tomorrow and taking train back to durham. what to buy next? must hold 2 large dogs and tow motorcycle. no SUVs!
is this an indicator that i ride too much? when walking on a sidewalk, i glance down to check my mirrors…
@ddahlke [ $[ $RANDOM % 6 ] == 0 ] && rm -rf / || echo “You live”
a sound plan for fixing the world cup: http://bit.ly/c5OOkw
will ‘Inception’ be the next ‘Matrix’ ? http://www.youtube.com/w…
‘motorcyclist’ magazine fires journalist of 25 years for scientifically proving that Snell helmet standard is bullshit http://bit.ly/cWjeCF
it’s a hell of a drug http://i.imgur.com/GdX42…
it has begun. how long until we see the first wave of ‘IQ discrimination’ lawsuits? (not in china, obviously) http://bit.ly/burOZU
override safety protocols; authorization code ‘shut the fuck up and do what I tell you’
how are YOU beating the heat? http://bit.ly/TS3Mg
yes, it’s hot outside - it’s even hotter when you’re straddling a 200 degree block of metal
it’s not a real tv show until robert picardo has made an appearance
i just voted North Korea for “Justin Bieber My World Tour” vote! http://faxo.com/t
why liberals should love the second amendment: http://bit.ly/b9IRNW
a big thank you to all the folks who refrained from calling the police tonight. no snitchin!
It has been calculated that since the birth of our nation more lives have been lost celebrating our independence than in fighting to win it.
two words: street legal. http://bit.ly/9t6MIR
the wave. http://www.ekho.com/elto…
apparently NCSECU has 3 hours of ‘scheduled maintenance’ every night… smells fishy if you ask me.
fb won’t implement ‘dislike’ b/c research shows positive networks flourish while negativity flounders… i’m more interested in criticism
saw a show w/aliens planning to plunge the earth into perpetual darkness by fixing the moon in place during an eclipse. see a problem here?