The name of the department I work in right now is insite. It’s probably just some corporate goon’s idea of a trendy spelling of “insight”. When our updated systems get rolled out the new name for my group will be RIM, for “remote infrastructure management”. Because… I mean… Everyone loves acronyms, right? This means my job title will be “RIM operator”. I think people need to be a little more careful with acronyms though. We’re already calling eachother rim jockeys, and we’re just waiting for someone to come walking in with a resumee asking for details on the RIM job. At least they didn’t go with “automated network usage support”. It’s a bit of a stretch, but you get the idea.
In related news, I’ve come to find out one of my coworkers almost got a medal for his time served over in the middle east. the acronym on the medal would have been for “the war on terror”, signifying his diligence in the fight against TWAT for his time served.
This vid has been floating around the net getting great reviews for a month or so, but I recently stumbled it again and it was just as cool as the first time I watched it. So I thought I’d share. For the non-nerds, it’s a brief and enjoyable (no kidding, it’s actually pretty cool) history of the internet. Anyone that has a little curiosity about the world around them will probably like it, it’s not a pile of jargon. For the nerds it’s just fun to watch… Lore is a big part of geekdom. The fit and finish on it is top notch. The embedded vid is pretty good, but it’ll probably look better on the host site. Enjoy, let me know what you think.
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Driving on days like today make me very thankful for having gone through a few seasons of ice racing and training at Tim O’Neil‘s rally school. Not because I’m sliding all over the place 100% of the time, but because it gives me the confidence and knowledge to not drive like a complete asshat. The drivers out there were so bad that they were slowing down the snowplows. If you’re driving slower than the plows, keeping them from moving, you probably shouldn’t be on the road yet.
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Apparently there’s a resurgence of 80’s “style” going on. Some broken mind somewhere decided it’d be fun to make the 80s happen again. I was out earning boyfriend-points with Emily on sunday while she was clothes shopping, and some of the stuff that was on the racks there was pretty dreadful. Below is an example (clicky for larger):
Yes… Jeans with day-glow tips. Who decided that’d be a good idea? Also on the plate were: pants with stirrups, oversized trashbag sweaters, and black stonewashed jeans (I guess these never really completely disappeared, but they were at stores other than hot topic). I don’t think anyone wants to remember how they dressed in the 80s. Perhaps it’s novel to some people that were born in the 90s… but dammit learn from the mistakes of those before you!
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The stairway of the condo I live in has been in need of a little decoration for a while. In a moment of genius, my roommate Matt commissioned a mural of Red Robot. It took the artist a while to get it done, but it’s pretty awesome. Matt and his new staircase:
Most people relatively familiar with the internets will recognize it right away. The rest… well… probably don’t read my blog. And I have it on good authority that they’ll be among the first to perish when Red Robot starts dominating.
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From story:
“In each pant leg, according to a release issued by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, the man was concealing a live pigeon tucked into his tights. He was also wearing a money belt which contained plant seeds, and carrying an eggplant in his baggage” –full story–
I can’t even begin to wonder what went on in this guy’s head that led to “hey, that sounds like a good idea”
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I decided to go against the grain and actually post something. Not much to update just yet, although good stuff is in the works.
News: Finally got my CCNA. I have yet to be reimbursed for the test costs, but it’s good to get that under my belt.
Not news: Still working in the same position, but we have a couple of massive contracts pending. If they go through they’ll be needing more engineers, and I’m first in line.
Random: Music video about russian culture:
A++, would buy again.
I’ll try to write more often. Not because I think I have anything interesting to say, mostly just because I like hearing myself say it.
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I picked up Fallout 3 over the weekend. I haven’t bought a game in ages, I figured I was due. Besides, it’s motherucking fallout. I get to the register with it, and the girl says “Sorry sir, since you’re under 27 I have to see your ID to sell you this game”. My first thought was “thanks, I’m flattered”. Then I asked “27? really? it’s that good?” She assured me it was.
Is there a new “wicked mature due to permanantly mind altering scenes of violence that will also suck you off” rating that I wasn’t aware of? Or has some group out there gotten so overzealous about selling video games to minors (Give me a second, still need to stop laughing), that they’re carding everyone that looks up to 10 years older than the sell date… as if it was cigarettes or booze. The ATF is going to have to change their name to ATV, the Beurau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Video Games.
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Palin told him that “dinosaurs and humans walked the Earth at the same time,” Munger said. When he asked her about prehistoric fossils and tracks dating back millions of years, Palin said “she had seen pictures of human footprints inside the tracks,”
…..wat
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