Via the Smirking Chimp comes this great statement by Arianna Huffington in an article ‘The new Bush doctrine: ‘See you next week”:
Yet the president’s approval rating shows that he is not being held accountable for his actions, he’s simply being given credit for his words.
I recommend reading the full article, of course, for the sake of context.
I picked up one of the “Far Side Last Impressions” daily calendars for Christmas, and have been enjoying pulling off each day’s entry.
The Easter Sunday entry is one that must be quoted here:
That evening, with her blinds pulled, Mary had three helpings of corn, two baked potatoes, extra bread, and a little lamb.
From the blog known as Captain Rooba’s Riposte comes, as he puts it, by far the funniest Car & Driver Road Test ever.
Don’t believe me, or the Captain? What follows is the funniest paragraph I’ve read in weeks:
“Cadillac’s brand manager says, “Cadillac research showed that there was a real need for the EXT.” A real need for a Cadillac pickup? Really? If so, then here are a few things that I really need: An air-conditioned front yard. Iguana-skin patio furniture. Stigmata. Mint-flavored Drano. Gold-plated roof gutters. A 190-hp MerCruiser SaladShooter. A dog with a collapsible tail. An office desk that converts into a Hovercraft. Chrome slacks. A lifetime subscription to Extreme Fidgeting. A third arm. A fourth wife. A smokeless Cuban Robusto. Reusable Kleenex.”
Go forth and read. I guarantee laughter, or your money back.
This bit of humor from a Slashdot discussion of things Linus Torvalds has merged into the new 2.5.x-series development Linux kernels:
Linus Torvalds Merges Self with Tree!!
CYBERSPACE, USA – In a freak accident at Transmeta World Headquarters this afternoon, famed programmer Linus Torvalds — creator of the Linux operating system kernel — accidentally merged himself into the kernel’s dev tree. When reached for comment, Torvalds seemed only able to respond with “Power overwhelming.”
Alan Cox, another prominent GNU/Linux programmer said he thought the merging — though accidental — was a good thing. “Now that [Linus]is actually in the kernel he can take advantage of Linux’s multitasking and actually handle the work-load that he has. This is a really good thing for the community.” Added Cox, “It’s also pretty [freaking] weird.”
Thank you, “Pedro Picasso.”
Slashdot: Linus Merges ALSA…
This from a discussion of the possibility of transparent/translucent concrete:
It’s a conspiracy I tell you!!!
Microsoft have been developing transparent concrete for a while now..
fine aggregate = Windows CE
course aggregate = Windows ME
binding agent = Windows NT
Mix them all together and you get
Microsoft CE-ME-NT
/. – Transparent Concrete
