May 2007
“Here on Earth they’ll wonder As I piece by piece replace myself And the steel...”
– The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton
Art
Art has nothing to do with skill or outlook. It has nothing to do with taste. Art is simply being able to fool the world. I’m not criticizing. I think that it is awesome, but I think that I should call a spade a spade. To become a truly great artist, you must be able to trick people into thinking that your work is something unique and special. Andy Warhol, for example, was a superb artist....
Discourse between Scott Bourne and myself. →
Idiotic New Creationist Museum Finally Opens —... →
“How do you even steal that shit anymore?”
– Om Malik
Vinny on Macgasm!
I talked to my pal Vinny Ferrari today. We talked a little about a future podcast, and I invited him on Macgasm this week. This is going to be a really fun time. Let’s hope the show doesn’t run too long.
I seriously hope that the CEOs of HughesNet get fucking fair access policy’d every three seconds. Downloading one single podcast and casual surfing is not too much to ask. I don’t even watch video. I just want my fucking MacBreak Weekly. I hate you, HughesNet. You have lost all of my faith in you.
“Nothing exceeds like excess.”
– Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface
Wasting my time.
[10: 43] wanna chat with me
[10: 44] Who are you?
[10: 44] i am danielle
[10: 44] Uh-huh
[10: 44] Well, what is up?
* danielle_iddon has quit (Quit: User Exited)
I sit here at my kitchen table, and I wonder why I don’t bite the bullet. I need to just move my stupid computer back to my room. But I actually kind of enjoy it. The fridge and the TV are right out here. Nobody is knocking down my door. By making myself more accessible, people want to access me less. Just something kind of weird. :-/
Sony is terrible. →
About Waitresses
Sometimes I really, really hate being with my family. Every single time an annoying waitress hangs around the table a little too much, the women start saying things like “I think she likes you, Grant.” Uggg. 1) That is not a topic I am comfortable talking about with my family. 2) No. I would never ever date an annoying waitress. 3) Even if I didn’t feel disgusted by it, who hits...
Sigh. Twitter is contantly broken. I want to love you, but you suck, Twitter. Stop sucking.
Internet Censorship
So a lot of countries are now censoring search results to their citizens. Who cares? Do you live in Iran? How about China? Nope? Then why do you give two shits what they do? Let’s focus on our own problems like net neutrality and the bullshit that the RIAA pulls constantly. We’re not China. Therefore we should mind our own friggin’ business.
“… and then there is scary RAID.”
– John Foster
I am sitting here with my iMac and my StarCraft install CDs. After being inspired by the StarCraft II announcement, I decided to break the discs out. It amazes me that this game runs so well on my machine. Not only was it designed for OS 9, but also for a different processor achitechture. I think it shows how well Apple transitions to new things. Sure, they leave behind the occasional application...
“I’ll probably be some kind of scientist. Building inventions in my space lab in...”
– The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton
Pizza Day Pt. 2
I just got my Pizza. I gave the girl a $20, but she said she didn’t have change. She said she’ll have to take it, but then come back. I wonder if she is going to actually come back. From a certain angle, it seems stupid to make her drive there and back to bring me $5, but I chose to do that out of principle. a $9 tip is just too much. I still feel a little bad, though.
"How I Did It" by Jonathan Coulton →
Pizza Day
I just ordered Pizza to be delivered to my home for the first time in my life. This is a momentous event, you see. I live in the boonies, and this is like living your life taking baths in a wash basin, and then suddenly being handed a shower. I am sitting with my computer at a 45 degree angle so that I can keep one eye on the window. I hope I don’t look like a neglected puppy hoping for some...
Flossing
I really hate to floss, but my Dental Hygienist told me that if I don’t start flossing, my teeth might start to degrade. I don’t want that to happen. Today is my first day of flossing. I really hate it, but no pain, no gain. I have to be an adult, and just suck it up.
“Don’t start the party without me. Say it one more time, but this time say...”
– PWOM by mc chris
Nappy-headed hoes!
Sadiq Kassamali: fuck back i wanna go down to florida so many hot bitches
Grant Brunner: Nice.
Sadiq Kassamali: and cheap 17-18 year old hoes with no stds
Grant Brunner: Were they of the nappy-headed persuasion?
The Shuffle is a Beast →
Alex Dann: hey
Grant Brunner: Hello.
Alex Dann: you should re-join GurooPolls
Grant Brunner: I have no idea what a GuruPoll is
Grant Brunner: Nor have I ever taken part in one.
Alex Dann: you were a member on the old forums
Alex Dann: or was it gamers-4life you were a member at?
Grant Brunner: That is familiar.
Alex Dann: proberly that then
Alex Dann went away.
“Just copy and paste it like Adobe Photoshop, Red Foreman in Robocop. I get up on...”
– DQ Blizzard by mc chris
“:-(”
– AMD
Digging
Ugg.. I really love Digg, but the community is just AWFUL these days. I don’t blame Digg, though. I blame myself for not helping out more. I have taken it upon my self to help moderate Digg by adding my vote for any worthwhile story, while reporting all of the crap. Also, I have set it to ignore all non-tech news. I don’t care about any of the other stuff.
“It might have been all the wine they had, but they rolled the dice and won your...”
– That Spells DNA by Jonathan Coulton
“The money is due thirty days after the bill is sent out, yo!”
– A twenty-something white woman on her cellphone at the post office.
Steer Clear of X11 →
My little bloggy rant thing about why X11 is a bad thing for OS X users.
Woo! Posting to Tumblr from Dashboard. I rule.
New blog
I think that this will be my new blog. It seems to be all the rage, and I am a sucker for a new CMS every three months. I hate being bogged down by continuity. Variety is the spice of life.