Barista just yelled "Snickerdoodle Two-Shots" (snickerdoodle latte w/ two shots of espresso), which sounds like the baddest ass, gun-toting stripper in the Old West.
— Andrew Shaffer (@andrewtshaffer) February 12, 2019
Author Archives: Mitch
36 degrees when I got up at 6:45 am.
In San Diego, that’s bonkers.
Stay in your own lane
Ford made a smart mattress to keep people who sleep with other people from hogging the whole bed. www.theverge.com
Homer Simpson launches a tech startup: Compu Global Hyper Meganet
16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall
A coalition of 16 states, including California and New York, on Monday challenged President Trump in court over his plan to use emergency powers to spend billions of dollars on his border wall.
The lawsuit is part of a constitutional confrontation that Mr. Trump set off on Friday when he declared that he would spend billions of dollars more on border barriers than Congress had granted him. The clash raises questions over congressional control of spending, the scope of emergency powers granted to the president, and how far the courts are willing to go to settle such a dispute.
L.A. has great weather, yet more homeless die of the cold here than in New York
Apple’s Executive Shake-Up Readies Company for Life After iPhone
Apple is realigning around services and AI. www.ws
Homer Simpson buys a PC
“Just run the deed to your house right through here.”
At least it’s honest
Ultraman (1966), “Mystery Comet Tsuifon”
For the boss in your life who is not unpleasant
It’s 59 degrees out. This is what San Diego is like when it gets below 60
He Reported on Facebook. Now He Approaches It With Caution.
A New York Times investigative reporter who’s written about Facebook, social media, and data privacy, describes the measures he’s taken to protect himself online. He says he hasn’t done enough, because nobody can, absent consumer protection laws. “… it’s practically impossible for any nonexperts to protect their privacy in a meaningful way.” www.nytimes.com
“Me? … Intimate odor?” 1970s
Oh.
My.
God.An Apple IIe. Sat in my parents’ attic for years. Decades.
And it works.
Put in an old game disk. Asks if I want to restore a saved game.
And finds one!
It must be 30 years old.
I’m 10 years old again. pic.twitter.com
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) February 17, 2019
The Umbrella Academy
Pontiac, 1973
d-Con roach traps, circa 1980
One of the signs of the climate protests in Brussels.
How Russian-Style Kleptocracy Is Infiltrating America
American real estate — including the Trump Organization — has become a “giant magnet” for Russian kleptocratic fortunes. www.npr.org
Lee double knit flair slacks (1971)
Who would work in a shed like this?
Inside Roald Dahl’s writing shed, modeled on a similar shed that Dylan Thomas used to write in. www.bbc.com
This is primo 100% hard-core home-office porn.
When you lied in your job interview about prior experience
Spectacular double rainbow at Lake Murray Saturday. You could see the entire arc
Office Space turns 20: How the film changed the way we work
Yeah, I’m gong to need you to go ahead and read this article about how “Office Space,” which came out 20 years ago, holds up today. www.bbc.com