deskmerc.com tag:deskmerc.com,2008-01-28://1 2008-05-12T23:19:12Z Movable Type Open Source 4.1 Catnaps tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.34 2008-05-12T23:17:24Z 2008-05-12T23:19:12Z It is a little known fact, but cats can sleep four times their own body mass in a day.... deskmerc chiclet2.JPGIt is a little known fact, but cats can sleep four times their own body mass in a day.
]]> Battlefail Galactiblah tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.33 2008-05-12T05:28:41Z 2008-05-12T05:31:15Z ARGH.The one problem I have with BSG is that it is episodic, and forces me to wait for the next installment. I do not want to wait for the next installment. I want the story NOW. NOW NOW NOW.... deskmerc
The one problem I have with BSG is that it is episodic, and forces me to wait for the next installment. I do not want to wait for the next installment. I want the story NOW. NOW NOW NOW.


]]> America has this many states tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.32 2008-05-10T05:20:45Z 2008-05-10T05:57:26Z So even the LA Times rags on Obama for his 57 state remark. That's funny. I nominate Wakko Warner as an advisor: I could rag on him too, but to what purpose? That would be gilding the lily.... deskmerc rags on Obama for his 57 state remark. That's funny. I nominate Wakko Warner as an advisor:



I could rag on him too, but to what purpose? That would be gilding the lily.
]]> Day 4 of ownership tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.31 2008-05-09T15:47:11Z 2008-05-09T16:02:35Z Already it has become an issue of who owns who, and where the poop should go.Like all cats I have known, the first obvious place to relieve the bladder is on the freshly laundered clothes. So, the past few days... deskmerc

Already it has become an issue of who owns who, and where the poop should go.

Like all cats I have known, the first obvious place to relieve the bladder is on the freshly laundered clothes. So, the past few days have been educational, filled with positive reinforcement and a good bowel movement. Its mostly solved, I think. I just spotted a small log behind a bookshelf.

Sigh.

It will make my kid sister happy to know that I started watching Season 1 of Lost.
]]> Ah, kittah tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.30 2008-05-07T17:45:34Z 2008-05-07T17:46:37Z Internet, meet Chiclet. Chiclet, Internet.I'm doomed, now.... deskmerc chiclet.JPG


Internet, meet Chiclet. Chiclet, Internet.

I'm doomed, now.
]]> tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.29 2008-04-03T13:31:14Z 2008-04-03T13:31:25Z deskmerc This Man Is Your Friend - Lair.jpg]]> Random female tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.28 2008-04-01T08:48:28Z 2008-04-01T08:49:08Z Just something I made to test out rendering speeds on the new computer.... deskmerc 03162007-01.png Just something I made to test out rendering speeds on the new computer.]]> NOOOOO tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.27 2008-04-01T08:46:32Z 2008-04-01T08:47:46Z deskmerc vlcsnap-500032.png]]> General observation tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.26 2008-03-16T04:41:41Z 2008-03-16T04:43:09Z PHP mail is not always the best way to send email, but everyone expects it to work because, well, they don't understand why the Internet is the way it is, so these uninformed dolts, like any other warm bodied voter,... deskmerc PHP mail is not always the best way to send email, but everyone expects it to work because, well, they don't understand why the Internet is the way it is, so these uninformed dolts, like any other warm bodied voter, believe their wishes to have the force of physical law. I'm trying to write, I swear. tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.25 2008-03-15T09:51:38Z 2008-03-15T09:52:52Z One does not simply mount -t tmpfs /dev/sdb4 /MordorI'm sorry. So sorry.... deskmerc One does not simply mount -t tmpfs /dev/sdb4 /Mordor


I'm sorry. So sorry.
]]> A world where... tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.24 2008-03-07T05:43:26Z 2008-03-07T05:45:37Z It would seem to me that the sentiment expressed by "a world without nuclear weapons" would mean in a practical matter as "a world where all nuclear weapons have been used".Those things are here to stay unless we blast ourselves... deskmerc
Those things are here to stay unless we blast ourselves down to a level of technology where they cannot be manufactured.
]]> Commutes tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.23 2008-03-07T04:20:56Z 2008-03-07T04:23:19Z For once, a front moved through Houston before I had to go to work, and the rain never fell on me.Because nothing sucks more than having to stand out in the driving rain, waiting for a bus. In Metro's infinite... deskmerc
Because nothing sucks more than having to stand out in the driving rain, waiting for a bus. In Metro's infinite wisdom, they have dismantled the bus shelters that were in place, leaving only some new brickwork and a curved concrete bench. A roof, I suppose, is not a world class necessity.
]]> Making your own Firefox tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.22 2008-02-27T16:56:36Z 2008-02-27T16:58:21Z Not that anyone would care, but if you roll your own software from source (like I do, and so should you, at least, on this box) and are compiling Firefox, don't include the Pango dependencies. It helps. A lot.... deskmerc Not that anyone would care, but if you roll your own software from source (like I do, and so should you, at least, on this box) and are compiling Firefox, don't include the Pango dependencies. It helps. A lot. There's...SOMETHING ON THE WING tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.21 2008-02-24T09:54:50Z 2008-02-24T10:03:51Z One of my loyal minions was discoursing on his political leanings during a lull in the workday. He stated: I can't vote for Hillary. She reminds me too much of that thing tearing up the airplane that the guy can... deskmerc
I can't vote for Hillary. She reminds me too much of that thing tearing up the airplane that the guy can see but nobody else can, you know, on the wing.


shathill.jpg

I promised I would blog it.
]]> Headshot tag:deskmerc.com,2008://1.20 2008-02-21T05:30:33Z 2008-02-21T05:43:12Z Congratulations to the crew of the USS Lake Erie on a successful orbital intercept. Pics plz.... deskmerc USS Lake Erie on a successful orbital intercept. Pics plz.
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