Monthly Archives: September 2008

Wylie Pizza Hut Customer Service

Is abysmal. Like terrible bad. Like as in last time we had delivery, the manager had to bring it, kind of bad. That is all.

September 30, 2008 – 6:53 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Comments (0)

Sarah Palin Likes Guns and Moose

Which according to one Alcee Hastings, Democratic Congressman from Florida, means she hates Jews and Blacks. Ahem. Ahem again because hell, what in God’s tarnation do you say to that? I quote: “If Sarah Palin isn’t enough of a reason for you to get over whatever your problem is with Barack Obama, then you damn …

September 26, 2008 – 2:15 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Politics | Tagged , | Comments (0)

One Time Setup For WCF and Virtual Directories On Vista

This is mostly for my own reference but maybe someone will run across it and it will keep them from having to reinstall IIS like I just had to. Step 1: Follow steps 1-5 here paying specific attention to the link in step 2. In step 5, I only did port 80 since I’m not …

September 26, 2008 – 10:45 am | By Scooter | Posted in Programming | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Root Causes

I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately related to the bailout specifically and our crappy economy in general. More and more, a nefarious little meme is showing up and it’s starting to drive me insane. Tim at The Mess That Greenspan Made has been harping on it as well. It’s usually subtle, placed 7 …

September 26, 2008 – 8:23 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Economics | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

The Bailout (the short version)

Via The Mess That Greenspan Made

September 24, 2008 – 8:26 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Economics, Random | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

Test Driven Development As Science

If TDD is science, does that make waterfall religion?

September 8, 2008 – 7:38 am | By Scooter | Posted in Programming | Comments (0)

Crossfit Update

So I’ve been doing Crossfit for 2 weeks now and I can safely say that while my body hates it, my mind loves it. It’s brutally hard physically at times and it really emphasizes a breadth of training versus specialization. I’m looking forward to each day’s workout in a way I haven’t in quite awhile. …

September 7, 2008 – 9:39 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Exercise | Tagged , | Comments (0)

How To Write Sensational Headlines 101

Here are the facts: Based on two recent studies, sea levels will rise between 27 inches and 6.6 feet by the end of the century. Which one of the following headlines do you think is written by a screaming alarmist eco-terrorist and which one is written by a level headed editor? Sea Level Rise May …

September 5, 2008 – 6:01 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Science | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Seen and Heard

Seen for sale in the deli downstairs: Cougar Energy – No Calories. No Carbs. No Sugar. Just Cocaine. Guaranteed to make you roar. Energy for women OK, I made that cocaine part up. But rest of it is for real, yo. Who comes up with this stuff? Cougar Energy? Seriously? And on related, more interesting …

September 5, 2008 – 1:07 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Comments (1)

Hold Yer Horses, Northern Exposure

Not completely safe for work (you’ll hear the word “fuck” once or twice) but worth waiting to get home to watch.

September 3, 2008 – 6:43 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Politics, Random | Tagged , , | Comments (0)