Don’t dream it. Link it.Tumblr (3.0; @realmerlyn)http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href="http://probablybadnews.com/2009/11/06/funny-news-headlines-those-canadians-and-their-flashlights/"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/merlyn/ctwgCgBfuCkxcbrteptydpfeiIoFGDIkBGEHFGsblpcqgplJFqDhHiBHAmlI/media_httpprobablybadnewscomwpcontentuploads200911129018446444976182jpg_iAulsdHGpJCobyz.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="339"/></a> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://probablybadnews.com/2009/11/06/funny-news-headlines-those-canadians-and-their-flashlights/">probablybadnews.com</a> </div> <p>“merely canadian!”</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/those-canadians-and-their-flashlights">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/those-canadians-and-their-flashlights#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/235052185http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/235052185Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:10:07 -0800<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href="http://roflrazzi.com/2009/11/02/celebrity-pictures-yoda-on-is/"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/merlyn/prlEmnlCnpAyuIgceoFmlpCdcpAccrakddBiDbimtIkplfCGiwpCuqqdkieJ/media_httproflrazzifileswordpresscom200910celebritypicturesyodaonisjpg_xhtFkohDoFzuyqJ.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="480" height="432"/></a> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://roflrazzi.com/2009/11/02/celebrity-pictures-yoda-on-is/">roflrazzi.com</a> </div> <p>Oh yeah, I’m so getting one of these for my wall.</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/on-it-is">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/on-it-is#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/231419622http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/231419622Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:10:27 -0800<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xy5JwYOlgvY&hl=en&fs=1"> <param name="wmode" value="window"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xy5JwYOlgvY&hl=en&fs=1" wmode="window" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="417" width="500"></embed></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy5JwYOlgvY&feature=player_embedded">youtube.com</a> </div> <p>Just needed a bit more cowbell, but otherwise, had me in stitches.</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/christopher-walken-poker-face-halloween-5">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/christopher-walken-poker-face-halloween-5#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/230964143http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/230964143Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:04:59 -0800<p><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href="http://failblog.org/2009/11/02/safety-fail-10/"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/merlyn/yxxtebqlJIAhhFrhdlrsoaCoHdlzghIabIbhkJDoGIhrueicnnBaCkqzhiDx/media_httpfailblogfileswordpresscom200910epicfailsafetyhazardfailjpg_pIxaqgIvjlBfzGc.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="360" height="480"/></a> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://failblog.org/2009/11/02/safety-fail-10/">failblog.org</a> </div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/yes-alanis-this-is-what-ironic-means-not-just">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/yes-alanis-this-is-what-ironic-means-not-just#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p></p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/230954724http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/230954724Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:50:37 -0800<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wtsAm3t2HDA&hl=en&fs=1&"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wtsAm3t2HDA&hl=en&fs=1&" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="385" width="480"></embed></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://depletedcranium.com/extremely-bad-report-on-air-powered-cars/">depletedcranium.com</a> </div> <p>The payoff is at the 3 minute mark.</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/perpetual-motion-from-air-power-via-depleted">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/perpetual-motion-from-air-power-via-depleted#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/230334170http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/230334170Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:26:33 -0800<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_short_quote">The man is charged with three counts of possession of a relevant thing and one count each of possession of a thing, possessing a dangerous drug, possessing a utensil and possessing things.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/millions-of-ecstacy-tablets-a-day-pill-presses-seized-20091030-hpv3.html">brisbanetimes.com.au</a> </div> <p>What’s *he* been smoking?</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/its-a-relevant-thing">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/its-a-relevant-thing#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/230047759http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/230047759Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:58:23 -0800<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href="http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/229313823/happy-pwnkin-day"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/merlyn/AsbGrHvofsazdfgGAzzoCzwJEvHwflxpvBapIpikxkFcdEBfuudnpHpedExr/media_httpiphwnorgpumpkiniPhonerestorejpg_qouGmrqojieHrDh.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="480" height="640"/></a><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/229313823/happy-pwnkin-day">blog.iphone-dev.org</a> </div> <p>“Put your Pumpkin into DFU mode!”</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/dev-team-blog-happy-pwnkin-day-0">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/dev-team-blog-happy-pwnkin-day-0#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/229391603http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/229391603Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:00:12 -0700<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href="http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/229313823/happy-pwnkin-day"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/merlyn/AsbGrHvofsazdfgGAzzoCzwJEvHwflxpvBapIpikxkFcdEBfuudnpHpedExr/media_httpiphwnorgpumpkiniPhonerestorejpg_qouGmrqojieHrDh.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="480" height="640"/></a><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/229313823/happy-pwnkin-day">blog.iphone-dev.org</a> </div> <p>“Put your Pumpkin into DFU mode!”</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/dev-team-blog-happy-pwnkin-day-0">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/dev-team-blog-happy-pwnkin-day-0#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/229391604http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/229391604Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:00:12 -0700<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">The migration of weevils began just after the passage of (the remnants of) Tropical Storm Erin in late August of that year,” said Randal Schwartz, zone manager for Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/oct/19/boll-weevil/">reporternews.com</a> </div> <p>Apparently, between the hours of 2 and 4 am, when I thought I was sleeping, I’ve been sleep-working for the TBWEF.</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/boll-weevil-mystery-is-solved-abilene-reporte">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/boll-weevil-mystery-is-solved-abilene-reporte#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/228313685http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/228313685Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:47:56 -0700<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href="http://www.shipmentoffail.com/fails/2009/10/marry-me/"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/merlyn/ieoemrhaHdbilupyJiIayAmFkCIcusHDnljHzeumJFCGjzzvccfmqDIGhvaw/media_httpwwwshipmentoffailcomwpcontentuploads200910marryme1jpg_bwEJnrirEmcJAxI.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="1647"/></a><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.shipmentoffail.com/fails/2009/10/marry-me/">shipmentoffail.com</a> </div> <p>FTW!</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/marry-me-6">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/marry-me-6#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/228286652http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/228286652Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:11:05 -0700<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">We hate spam just as much as you do, and we’re always working to stop it. Last week, we won a ruling in this ongoing fight. A court in San Jose, California issued a temporary restraining order against three spammers—Sanford Wallace, Adam Arzoomanian and Scott Shaw. They broke the law by sending unwanted messages and wall posts to people on Facebook, which in the United States violates the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the California Anti-Phishing Act and the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM). Now, any contact these spammers have with you or anyone on Facebook could land them in jail.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=58219622130">blog.facebook.com</a> </div> <p>Yeay!</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/facebook-wins-huge-judgement-against-known-sp">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/facebook-wins-huge-judgement-against-known-sp#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/227425418http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/227425418Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:51:04 -0700<p><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">It’s not secret that Java programmers love their layers. No sooner do you have a Presentation Layer, a Controller Layer and a Repository Layer than someone suggest you also need a Database Abstraction Layer, a Service Layer, a Web Services Layer and a Messaging Layer.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.cforcoding.com/2009/10/lost-in-translation-or-why-gwt-isnt.html">cforcoding.com</a> </div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/lost-in-translation-or-why-gwt-isnt-the-futur">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/lost-in-translation-or-why-gwt-isnt-the-futur#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p></p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/226571684http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/226571684Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:37:12 -0700<p><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object name="viewer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="386" data="http://cdn1.ustream.tv/swf/4/viewer.182.swf" width="480"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="allownetworking" value="all"> <param name="flashvars" value="loc=/&autoplay=false&share=false&vid=2212176&vrsl=c.4.217&infobar=false"></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2212176">ustream.tv</a> </div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/linus-torvalds-draws-prizes-for-linuxfund-par">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/linus-torvalds-draws-prizes-for-linuxfund-par#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p></p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/210252032http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/210252032Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:56:10 -0700<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="300" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D8yTx3FWYh8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D8yTx3FWYh8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="500"></embed></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.roblimo.com/node/917">roblimo.com</a> </div> <p>That’s my head popping up over the wall occasionally. I was shooting him from the other angle.</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/video-linus-torvalds-playing-pool-at-linuxfun">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/video-linus-torvalds-playing-pool-at-linuxfun#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/210241259http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/210241259Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:41:59 -0700<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Guy 1:</span> Vasectomies are cheap and easy procedures. I definitely recommend looking into one. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Guy 2:</span> No man, I can’t handle sharp things that close to my penis. Other than piercings, but that’s a different story.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2009/10/procedure.html">overheardinpdx.blogspot.com</a> </div> <p></p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/overheard-in-pdx-procedure">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/overheard-in-pdx-procedure#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/209589957http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/209589957Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:58:57 -0700<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href="http://lovelylisting.com/2009/10/the-grass-is-always-greener-in-ms-paint.html"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/merlyn/vxcDlobgcCGHzwdhbxgyHzekvqdkgFDzcohFlJHlCyABzxCieitakEiuEGoz/media_httplovelylistingcomwpcontentuploads200909LeighAnneSgreenergrassjpg_pkiyafiprustwtx.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/></a> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://lovelylisting.com/2009/10/the-grass-is-always-greener-in-ms-paint.html">lovelylisting.com</a> </div> <p>You think we wouldn’t notice the photoshop job? Wow.</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/the-grass-is-always-greener-in-ms-paint-lovel">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/the-grass-is-always-greener-in-ms-paint-lovel#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/209315107http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/209315107Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:43:55 -0700<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: courier new;">Linus Torvalds</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: courier new;">Randal Schwartz</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: courier new;">Steve Wozniak</span> </blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://filipivianna.blogspot.com/2009/10/regex-within-postgresql.html?showComment=1255130061340#c8546581555387900579">filipivianna.blogspot.com</a> </div> <p>Apparently, I’m in good company there.</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/filipivianna-regex-within-postgresql">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/filipivianna-regex-within-postgresql#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/208769308http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/208769308Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:15:23 -0700<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"> <p>        REPEAT IT (sung to “Beat it”) <br/></p> <p>You always go and post anything to the net <br/> No copyright can stop you, I even bet <br/> You’d post any source code, that you now could get <br/> So repeat it <br/> Just repeat it… <br/></p> <p>You’re typing in the words that belong to the stars <br/> You’re playing with their rights <br/> This ain’t how “Weird Al” starts <br/> There’s attorneys in line <br/> Just to state the charge <br/> But repeat it (and you’ll be hearing from them)… </p> </blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/net.news/msg/a63b9c68576eaa7b">groups.google.com</a> </div> <p>A little gem of mine from 1984. Thank you, google groups…</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/copyright-violationshumorsatiremichael-jwierd">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/copyright-violationshumorsatiremichael-jwierd#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/208720577http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/208720577Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:58:07 -0700<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote"> <b>Projected impact at the lunar South Pole is currently: Oct 9, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. PDT</b>. Following four minutes behind, the shepherding spacecraft will fly through the debris plume, collecting and relaying data back to Earth before impacting the lunar surface and creating a second debris plume. </blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/overview/index.html">nasa.gov</a> </div> <p>Space 1999, just 10 years late! G’bye moon… was nice knowing ya…</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/nasa-lcross-mission-overview">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/nasa-lcross-mission-overview#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/208171016http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/208171016Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:52:59 -0700<p><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">In a trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Font Bureau argues that NBC only paid for a single license—which would only permit the company to install the typefaces on a single computer—and only paid to use a limited number of fonts. But NBC went ahead and copied the fonts to a bunch of other computers within the company, Font Bureau claims, and also started using several other fonts for which licenses were never obtained. (In case you’re wondering, the typefaces in question include Bureau Grotesque, Interstate and Antenna.)</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://cityfile.com/dailyfile/7508">cityfile.com</a> </div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/cityfile-nbc-sued-in-font-related-flare-up">The Posterior of Randal Schwartz</a> | <a href="http://merlyn.posterous.com/cityfile-nbc-sued-in-font-related-flare-up#comment"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p></p>http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/208146678http://realmerlyn.tumblr.com/post/208146678Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:14:59 -0700