I try not to bore the readers of this blog with overly technical stuff; that’s why I started my programming and technology blog, Global Nerdy.
In my latest post there, I comment on the recent TechCrunch post in which influential tech blogger Mike Arrington reports on changes to the way my former employer b5media pays its bloggers in a post titled b5media’s Changes to Blogger Pay: Right, Fair and Still a Sweet Deal.
…so posting will be light today. But damn, do I look good:
Update: The machine has been claimed!
My sudden surplus of free time has given me some time to do some thing I’d been meaning to do but never got around to doing. One of those things is doing a little decluttering, and as a result, I have a number of computers that I don’t need anymore.
Rather than put them up for sale, I’ve decided to give the computers away to people who need them. I could put them up for sale on eBay or Craigslist, but I’ve decided to use this opportunity to do a good deed and put some goodwill out there. Some of these machines might be a bit old for everyday use and are probably of interest to collectors, but giving you an old computer makes your day better and frees up my space, that’s a good thing.
This is an oldie, but if you pine for the days of pre-Return-of-Jobs Apple, you’ll love this machine. It’s a Umax C600/240 PowerMac clone from about a dozen years ago. Some of its specs:
It comes with an AppleVision 17″ CRT monitor, SuperMac ADB keyboard and Apple ADB mouse. It’s got a whole bunch of old Mac software too.
You can’t anymore — it’s been claimed!
I’ve got an appointment right now, so I’ll have to write about them later. Watch this space!
Photo courtesy of Failblog.
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Here’s the cover of the current issue of the New Yorker:
In case you’re too young to get the self-reference to their classic cover, here it is — “The View from 9th Avenue”:
Oh, snap:
The ad on the left is a skin cancer ad, which reminded me of a term I’d only recently encountered: the “sun scare industry”. It was a term used in a news release by the Indoor Tanning Association (yeah, I went “Really?” too) that saluted Sarah Palin for putting a tanning bed in the Alaska governor’s mansion. The last line of the release quotes Dan Humiston, President of the Indoor Tanning Association and it’s a real gem:
“Kudos to Governor Palin for standing up to dermatologists and other members of the sun scare industry who are trying to frighten Americans away from UV light.”
Those pesky busybody skin doctors! No wonder dermatologist is synonymous with buzzkill.
(That’s Hebrew for “A good and sweet new year!”)
It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish holiday often referred to as “Jewish New Year”, is the start of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar and the beginning of the Days of Awe. Like many other cultures’ new year traditions, it’s a time to reflect on the past year and make plans and resolutions for the upcoming one.
In honour of this holiday, here’s one of my favourite Shabot 6000 comics. Enjoy!
Click the comic to see it on its original page.
P.S. Big thanks to Rochelle for inviting us to celebrate with her family tonight!