Random Musings from Randal

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Tue Apr 8
Robert Preston sings "Go You Chicken Fat Go"
Just found this gem… if you’re a boomer, you’ll recognize this piece immediately. NSFW = Not Safe For Waist. :)
Wed Apr 2
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Randal Schwartz as Kermit the Frog singing The Rainbow Connection from the Muppet Movie.
Sun Mar 23
“ FLOSS Weekly 27: Ward Cunningham is, in my opinion, the best episode of FLOSS Weekly so far. snüppet spöt » FLOSS Weekly #27: Ward Cunningham
Tue Mar 4
“ To offer a third analogy, a folk definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and to expect the results to be different. By this definition, we in fact require that programmers of multithreaded systems be insane. Were they sane, they could not understand their programs. The Problem With Threads
Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Mon Mar 3
“ The vibe at the [Apple] stores is conducive to man meeting too: You can check your email among cuties, take a free workshop on anything from Photoshop to podcasting (a great opportunity to strike up a conversation), or just survey the, ahem, good-looking merchandise. Best Places to Meet a Guy - Apple Store - Gym - Cosmopolitan.com
Wed Feb 27
Gringo Tax
Gringo Tax
Wed Feb 6
Official Google Docs Blog: Stop sharing spreadsheets, start collecting information
Thu Jan 3
“ I did a test at Apple where I mounted one monitor on top of another, with the menu bar at the top of the lower display. The only way the user could get to the top monitor way by passing through the menu bar enroute. I then gave users the task of repeatedly accessing menu bar items. When they first started out, they penetrated into the upper screen by around nine inches on average, just because their mouse velocity was so high. Then they learned they had to slow down and really aim for the menu. By the time they adjusted, their menu-access times became so ponderously slow, they took around the same time as the average Windows user. AskTog: A Quiz Designed to Give You Fitts
Sun Dec 30
The Airport Security Follies
An elegant description of the absurd Security Theatre at airports.  Must read.