so my prius check engine light came on the other day. now, i knew from the internet that the most common cause of this is a loose gas cap. so, i promptly unscrewed my gas cap and re-screwed it in. tight. i started the car again. light still on. went to bed. started the car …
Author Archives: paulschreiber
CMU prof tells RIAA off
Cary Sherman weasled an op-ed out of the Post-Gazette where he spread the usual BS. CMU Professfor of Computer Science and art Roger Dannenberg told the RIAA where to go: Mr. Sherman, you say that stealing “is not OK,” and yet I have musician friends who cannot get RIAA members to pay them the royalties …
funny craiglist roommate ad
from toronto: If you have screaming fights with your boyfriend every 3 days, or teach aerobics in the living room, please don’t call. Bonus points if you can sew or have a hot brother(s).
hot type action
jason kottke points out all sorts of crazy/amazing features found in the mercury text font family.
applied moneyball
Michael Lewis, who wrote Moneyball, has a nice piece in the New York Times illustrating the principles behind his book: He finished his career at Notre Dame with the third-most hits in N.C.A.A. history, the second-highest batting average and the most stolen bases ever at Notre Dame, and he led his team, in 2002, to …
yay tsa
your tax dollars at work: A uniformed pilot waits impatiently at a checkpoint for 10 minutes while two screeners from the Transportation Security Administration scrutinize every item in his carry-on bag. After he was allowed to go on his way, he explained why it took so long. “They told me they had to make sure …
tiger mail: cage fighter
Cage Fighter restores Mac OS X Mail to its former glory.
beware the hacker
wow, this guy is good: <Elch> ok, i'm quiet, hope you don't show us how good a hacker you are ^^<bitchchecker> tell me your network number man then you're dead<Elch> Eh, it's 129.0.0.1<Elch> or maybe 127.0.0.1<Elch> yes exactly that's it: 127.0.0.1 I'm waiting for you great attack<bitchchecker> in five minutes your hard drive is deleted<Elch> …
heather combs kicks ass
heather combs had a gig at the hotel saturday night. they were impressed: Somewhere between the new songs and the old favorites she was strumming so strong that the G string went flying. Noticing that, the crowd came alive encouragingly clapping to the conclusion of the song. Then, to the amazement of everyone, in one …
a m@b funny
go read already.