I don’t know why. I know that I would like to wear it to work. And just one, because two would be silly.
If you want one, just click on the photo, it will take you to an online store. Please buy me one too, because there’s absolutely no way I could convince my wife it was a good idea.
Because snow days are fun.
And now, my valued readers, I bequeath my laments forthwith…
My last post, which was little more than embedding my lastest product review, sparked some really *fun* comments. I love that we’re discussing a glowing eyed, half possessed, flame throwing desk accessory. It’s fun, light hearted, and occasionally enlightening. I thank you for that.
My frustrations lie with larger, stuffier sites. In this case, the Linux Journal website. They get tens of thousands of visitors a day, and maybe a dozen comments. And those are often guarded, timid, or cruel. In talking with the webmaster (webmistress?), she made a good point that because of the volume of visitors, people are hesitant to look dumb or get shot down. It makes for a stuffy online community that isn’t a whole lot of fun to be involved with. I comment my arse off there, because I think it has the potential to be a fun place to make some great contacts. But I digress…
My wish? That Linux Journal would be filled with folks like you that aren’t afraid to make a fart joke, or aren’t afraid to look silly just for the sake of looking silly. So if you read my blog, and are a Linux enthusiast, go to linuxjournal.com and help them all lighten up. If you’re not a Linux fan, feel free to continue making flaming fart jokes here. Either way, wherever we go online, let’s vow to smack down nasty people, k?
Another week, another review. Here I review Tux Droid:
I posted a followup story, click through for all the geeky details:
Yes, things are working quite swimmingly. Details later, I gotta like, do my job and stuff now.
Let’s just leave it at that.
New review out — this one of a pretty cool gadget:
I’m in the market for a calendar that gives me an extra day before tomorrow. I’ll also be willing to barter for a time dilation device.
Most of you know I’ve been working on servers for the past 2 weeks, often with less than stellar results. I realized that I sound as though I’m complaining about it, when really, that’s not the case. This is my favorite part of the job, and frustrations aside, I’d rather do this than clear 50 paper jams a day. I go into a little more detail at the link below: