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Omito: (Spanish) First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of omitir (to omit). (Proto-English) Shortened word form of an error of omission, e.g. in written. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
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Sudo says make me a sandwitch. Sudo says clap your hands. Sudo says touch your nose. Sudo says turn in a circle. Now give me a thumbs up. Ha! I didn’t say sudo says! More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
With apologies to a real news site. (02-27) 16:14 PST SEATTLE, (AP) Amazon.com Inc. changed course Friday and said it would allow copyright holders to decide whether they will permit their works to be read aloud by the latest laryngeal apparatus, a feature that has been under development for several thousand years. The move comes…
It is what you don’t expect that most needs looking for. From Neal Stephenson’s Anathem, p 29. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
Steorn is making noise again about the free energy device they claim to have invented. The proper scientific attitude to have toward such claims is skepticism, though most responses (always from individual who have never seen it) goes well beyond that. But think of the downside if every phone, iPod, refrigerator, car, air conditioning unit,…
From Jeffrey D. Kooistra’s April 2009 Alternate View column in Analog magazine: If there is one thing that has become clear in the twenty years since the advent of [Cold Fusion], it is that presenting the straight scientific facts in straight prose and to a significant level of detail doesn’t sway set-in-concrete, or even set-in-Jell-O,…
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. — attributed to Pablo Picasso. Economies are useless. They can only provide goods and services. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
I’m not now right here. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
Superior leadership, make no bones about it, is pure selling…establishing the perception, the feeling, the picture, that your view is right, that you listen, hear, and understand, that you are worth listening to and following. A Passion for Excellence, pg 109. Written about 20 years before Twitter. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
When the little ones reach a certain age, your home is filled with the pitter-patter of face plants. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
1440×900, up from last year. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
It is not the size of the codebase which makes it hard to grok, but the poorness of the design. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
This month’s electric bill is brought to you by GE: “We bring good things to light.” ™ (c) Usage by GE appliances: $0.18 per KW/h totaling $23.48 Usage by Kenmore appliances (see note 1): $0.53 per KW/h totaling $50.23 Usage by unlisted appliances: $0.26 per KW/h totaling $39.32 Total Due: $113.03 Note 1: PG&E is…
This article calls itself “Beer 101” but it leaves me pretty flat. I grew up in a place that had “both kinds of beer”, Bud and Bud Light, and thus thought I hated beer. But there’s way more out there. Ask for some of these: Lagers: Oktoberfest, Bock, Doppelbock, Eisbock. Hybrids (having characteristics of both…
Pi, an irrational number, cannot be expressed exactly as a fraction of integers (and all real-world length units are ultimately based on integers). So either pi is not a circle’s ratio of circumference to diameter, or circles don’t exist (or both!) More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
So, Yahoo! is looking for a new CEO. Bill Gates just retired. Hmm. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
To celebrate the unlamented demise of Valleywag, use as many of the ten insulting words you should know (along with any other appropriate words) as you can in a single short paragraph. Post in the comments below. This site is for geeks of all ages, so keep things PG. All right, PG-13. My favorite will…
A special comment. My most vivid memory of my late Grandpa. Even after retiring, Grandpa needed to do small jobs around town to make ends meet. One was cleaning a small sporting goods store. Once, with all the excitement of visiting family from out of town (that would be us), he forgot to clean one…
An alphabetized CD collection is a sign of a diseased mind. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
There exist two kinds of geeks in the world. Those that see a backwards E, and those that see a 180-degree rotated E. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
On a Mac keyboard, why is “caps lock” in lower case? Flickr photo by catcubed. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
Polyhedra: n. (plural) – Sketches done by an artist of the male gender. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
The Penrose is mightier than the thorn. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
Tough economic times? Take 1.2 volt, 2.5 Amp/hr NiMH batteries (technically “cells”). Call it 3 W/hrs of energy each. The going electricity rate here is about $0.15/KW-hr. Thus fully charging four batteries with a 50% efficient charger costs approximately $0.0036. More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
Debates are boring. Host your own through the magic of RPG. GURPS character sheets for the 2008 US Presidential candidates: Obama: ST:10 DX:11 IQ:14 HT:10 Advantages: Allies (Wright, Ayers) [0 point advantage], Charisma, High Fatigue Threshold, Unfazeable Disadvantages: Elite, Pacifism, Stuttering, Pronunciation of “Pakistan” [quirk], Skills: Administration:14, Computer Operation:12, Diplomacy:12, Enthrallment:11, Law:13, Politics:14, Public Speaking:15,…
GeekDad to 7-year-old: “You need to include a bibliography in your report.” 7-year-old: “What! I’m not putting naked pictures in it!!” More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.
Who is this guy anyway? Be sure to hit the link for the equivalent terms in 80+ countries. There’s Jos Bleau in Canada, Jah D in Jamaica, Joe Borg in Malta, and Joe Bloggs in New Zealand. Based on the economic indicators and other predictions, æ— åæ° might be popular soon too. More collected Geek Thoughts…
Native Germanic-language speaker: “What is your name?” Native Romance-language speaker: “How do you call yourself?” Native RDF speaker: “How do you call what your name is?” More collected Geek Thoughts at http://geekthoughts.info.