The Clever Shark

This year, at least since March, is what’s known in Chinese astrology as zhu3 nia4n, “the year of the pig”. And myself being of the porcine persuasion I had high hopes for it — it was going to be my year! Well, it’s not working out for me at all. I’d rather describe it as “very shitty” on an alarming large number of levels. When those things involve relationships and other people it’s one thing, but frankly I’m rapidly running through the meager rinds of my patience on a subject which normally is one that I rejoice about — computers.

Continue reading Year of the angry, disappointed pig. With free advice for gaming system designers.

Report: Giuliani, Kerik used back-channel contacts with then-DEA chief to soft-pedal investigation into the dangers of Oxycontin. Why would he do a thing like that? Well, Purdue Frederick, who make and market the drug that’s become known as “hillbilly heroin”, is on Giuliani Partners’ list of clients. That’s the thing about Rudy — the more you know about him, the less palatable he becomes.

Chrysler divorce not only represents a 20 million Euro loss — Daimer is paying Cerberus to buy its ailing NA car subsidiary. Divorces these days are fantastically expensive — but then sometimes they’re worth it.

DaimlerChrysler sells US subsidiary. Even rounding up the sales numbers, this Der Spiegel article seems to imply that Daimler lost roughly 19 billion Euro in this disastrous enterprise. Am I reading it right?!?

Adding and Subtracting. Take “extreme body modification” and add identical twins. The results are beyond bizarre. Warning: BME zine is known to make up practical jokes on its viewers every once in a while so this story could be a complete fabrication.

I’m really sad. When you’re feeling really sad have a look at those ridiculously cute baby animal pictures!

Need a parter [sic]. No matter how interesting a forum topic turns out to be, though, you’re always reminded of the constant presence of male virgins on the internet. It’s just too bad that I’m not the one who finds these interesting topics first 🙁 Note: this posting is about two years old, don’t bother the girl by sending more email…

If you’re decided to take the plunge and buy a bunch of parts to build a new computer system, good for you! It’s the only sane way to get the best PC out there. Just keep in mind that SLI != Crossfire, and that your choice of motherboard has consequences in what kind of video card setup will work for you. I have a commercial account with my parts provider and my rep was able to straighten things out quickly, but it’s still best to avoid making the mistake in the first place!

Today I received an email from ThinkEnergyGroup that had this in the subject line:
“5 secrets for Writer’s to Earn More Money”.

They may have the “secrets” part down, but something tells me that they’re not quite that up on the “writing” part. A mistake like that happens all the time on blogs and forums, but when it comes to official marketing and other official documents it leaves one looking careless and foolish.

The Coincidence Theorist’s Guide to 9/11. Everyone knows that such an unlikely convergence of factors and events must absolutely and without fail be due to pure, unintentional dumb luck.