testing this

jibjab rocks in so many ways. this is just one of them.
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bring on the lust

Just when I think it cannot happen again, it does. Stumbling about and BANG it jumps into your eyeballs and insinuates itself against your heart by wrapping its silken fingers around your cerebellum, creating a deep, insatiable yearning.

Stoking the embers of lust you thought you had successfully extinguished.

Damn, I hate that....

-nn

Merry, merry, merry

On the cusp of of Christmas, I sit here wishing whoever is reading this a most merry Christmas, followed by a year full of hope, meaning, and new experiences. It is only with the thought of hope can we expect anything in our lives to improve. It is my wish for each of you to find the hope that dwells within you.

Most peacefully,
-nn

Dedication

I truly admire people who get paid to write for a living. Especially the writers who can grind out the word count on mundane topics. You know this is not what they signed on for when they originally thought of writing for their paycheck. For example, pumping out massive amounts of text that compares the relative quality of different brands of tapioca pudding is much more mundane than exciting, but hey, it pays the rent and other stuff required for your day to day existence. Throw in a couple of kids and hey, you are making sure you can create some excitement regardless of the subject matter. It all gets relegated to the topic of a necessary evil, satisfying the need for compromise in a world where idealism is slowly leeched out of the hearts of the young and imaginative. All in the name of being able to feed and clothe the ones we love.
So when I ran across this series of articles in an automotive tome, I can truly feel for the author and the factors which drove him to it this particular incarnation of creativity whilst paying the bills. Pulling it off without his editor catching on was just a matter of lulling the poor fellow into a false sense of security. I can almost see him thinking, "He would never pull a stunt like this", only to be completely stuffed once it was discovered.
I find the author's motivations and application simply brilliant.
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Oh that Noam!

Yes, as a critically thinking adult geek, I should have already discovered and read most (if not all) of the panels of this web comic. In my defense, I am also a harried, over worked father of three, so time (precious time) is a commodity I am still quite short on.

Ran across this and immediately fell in love with the dry wit.
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Driveby post

not much time. gotta roll.
see this. simply brilliant.
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Trueknowledge gets slammed with requests

So a while back, I ran across an open invitation for beta testers for a new internet search technology. I immediately applied thinking they were doing nothing but waiting for my application and eagerly awaited a reply. And waited. And waited. Until finally I was notified the response to their open invitation overwhelmed the support team and the beta program was closed. Trueknowledge would be sure to notify me if an opening appeared in the near future, thanks for applying.

First thought to occur to me is "You create an open invitation for the purported breakthrough search technology on the internet and do not expect an overwhelming response?". Isn't just a bit myopic on the planning front?

Color be bugged.

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Oh those wacky brits

Yes, it is sophomoric. But the injection of the British accent saves it from being labeled dumb. If this were done with Americans, we would immediately be labeled elitist (and rightfully so).


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newfound comic

Stumbled on this online comic and was enthralled. Lending its brush to humor AND geek feels like home. Wish there was more, I jammed through the archive in about four minutes. Which only resulted in making me want more.