Windows XP’s successor will be named Windows Vista. What’s the deal with all these fancy version names anyway? Why can’t we just stick to numbers?
Windows 8.0 sounds good to me.
Archive for July, 2005
LikeIt was this article that inspired me to recently procure a double-edged safety razor and all the accessories that go with it. This is how people used to shave in the 50s before disposable razors were invented.
Ever since I started shaving in high school I’ve been using an electric razor. I’d dabbled in the world of disposable razors but was never really happy with the end result, or with the mess of using modern-day shaving cream that smelled like deodorant.
Let me tell you. Old school shaving died an unjust death when disposables came around. I have seen the light, my friends!
Nothing beats the feeling of working up a lather of fine imported lavender english shaving cream with a badger-bristle shaving brush and then slicing away whiskers with a nice heavy stainless steel razor. It smells great, feels great, and leaves me with the closest shave I’ve ever had.
I’ll never throw away my electric razor. It’s just too convenient. But on mornings when I’ve got enough time to devote to the ritual, you’ll find me wetshaving in the style of my ancestors!
America is about to extend daylight savings time by two months!
This has Canada, which shares our time zones and our use of daylight savings, shitting their pants!
The proposal is still waiting for the President’s signature, but it’s got my vote! I love getting home from work in what feels like the middle of the afternoon.
James Doohan has been beamed up to the great beyond. 
Very very soon you’ll be able to buy your own Egg McMuffin Making Machine for a mere $50.
This is genius.
If you’ve been playing VMK and have found yourself short on cash, a screwup on the part of Kellogg’s Flash designers should help you out!
Play Conquer The Sea to get a secret code that you can redeem within VMK for three pirate-themed prizes. It doesn’t matter what level you play on, or even if you lose – Kelloggs’ game will still give you a code.
You’re only supposed to get one unique code, but through the miracle of shoddy coding you’ll receive a new unique code each and every time you play!
Play it for about an hour (or as long as you can stand) to rack up a bunch of codes, then redeem them all within VMK. You’ll then wind up with a jazillion pirate items that you can sell for 10 credits each!
Better hurry and do this quick before they figure out their mistake…Although to be fair it’s been like this for nearly a week now and they haven’t changed a thing.
If you’ve been trying to finish up the hidden mickey quest but don’t have enough cash to buy all that film, this is your answer!
Disneyland yesterday was a hoot. The park never filled up though, so I felt sorry for the 20,000 people who started camping out at midnight and had to sleep in the streets of DCA. We got there at 8 in the morning, and while the line to get into the security gate stretched all the way from the trams to the monorail and back again, things always kept moving and everybody was excited to be there. Once we were inside the park, lines for rides were relatively short and there were free birthday cupcakes around every corner.
MousePlanet has a few photos of the day’s events. (Every guest received free golden mickey ears, hence the sea of gold you’ll see in a few of the pictures.) I’ll try and post some pictures I took a little later.
I haven’t spent an entire day at a theme park in a long time. It really wipes you out!
The OC Register put up a tribute to Disneyland’s 50th, a VR view of Walt’s Apartment, and some park trivia.
There’s just two days left to get your free Tivo!
Once you’ve received your Tivo and you go to activate it online, it’d be awesome if you listed me as your referrer. You can find my email address here. I would appreciate it!
The Album of the Week over at Rato Records is Bert Kaempfert’s most excellent “A Swingin’ Safari” from 1962. This is the either the cleanest vinyl rip I’ve ever heard, or it’s the remastered import Polygram release from 1999. Either way, it’s crystal clear and way better than the old LP rip that’s been floating around p2p.
Forget everything you thought you knew about easy-listening music and get your download on!
Besides, how can you say no to a cover like this?
The album’s broken up into two zips, and the Rapid Share download service seems to limit you to one per hour. It’s worth the wait – A Swingin Safari made Bert Kaempfert an international superstar!
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