Lunar Obverse: Archive

Nov 1st

CelticNorse: How It Aught Not To Be →

The conventional wisdom is that Windows 7 has somehow caught up to Mac OS in terms of usability and simplicity. The conventional wisdom is wrong. celticnorse: So last night I was at my brothers house troubleshooting issues connecting their Xbox360 to their Verizon gateway via a 50ft ethernet cable. It had been not working in very weird ways. I took the Dell laptop they have running Windows 7...

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Ol' Barfy

Ol’ Barfy sleeps on the street these days. I caught him moving his bedroll and sack of cans this morning. I’m both sad for him and annoyed that he chooses the parking lot behind my apartment to wake up in, hacking and coughing. I wonder if he’ll survive the winter.

Oct 18th

Darth Vader printer

This post would be 100% more awesome if I had a picture of the printer. It was a giant black block, all right angles and solidity. The three of us stared at it for a moment. Ken does the Darth Vader breathing and says, “Luke… I am your printer.” I chime in. “I find your lack of toner… disturbing.” Chaz throws up his hands and walks away. “I can’t compete with...

Oct 16th

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Smokers

I had biked for 15 miles and was now ready for dinner. I was nearly broke (tomorrow being payday) so I scraped up five or six bucks and went to the local Subway, where the local sandwich artist built me a foot long steak and cheese (cheddar), toasted, with everything except spinach and jalapeños. The lady ahead of me in line was also buying a footlong, so the Subway guy said he’d ring us...

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listening to "Blues Traveler - Conquer Me" →

I’ve a hundred million things to show you; there’s many more to see. But only if…

Oct 9th

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“In several years of debating atheism and theism, I have made an observation. Ask...”

– Ebonmuse—The Theist’s Guide to Converting Atheists

Oct 5th

Oct 4th

Not all who wander are lost

As I sit here at breakfast reading Biblical commentary, in the wake of the Pew poll showing atheists generally know more about religion than the religious, it occurs to me that a past assumption of mine may not be correct. To wit, if I see someone in public reading a Bible or Koran, they may not be Christian or Muslim after all. I still likely won’t approach them, though. Well… maybe.

Oct 3rd

Watch

Did you ever, in your life, think that Princess Leia and Boba Fett would have an accordion duel? h/t Jeff’s Gameblog.

Oct 2nd

Laziest shit ever. →

(h/t to Amanda Marcotte)

Oct 1st

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Thanks for paying your taxes. Here's a receipt. →

This would be awesome.

Oct 1st