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Message from the IRS

Posted on April 6, 2009April 6, 2009 by Paul Woodford

From: “Internal Revenue Service” <bufgzg@accounts.net> To: undisclosed-recipients Subj: Tax refound (28371231) $620.50 I swear, it just doesn’t get any better than this!

I See Two Tubes . . . No, a Series of Tubes!

Posted on January 31, 2009February 14, 2012 by Paul Woodford

From 1981, a news report both touching and chilling: touching in its enthusiasm for the future, chilling in its failure to recognize an implicit threat. Oh, and I loved the part where the guy talks about being able to print what he sees on the screen! Why, you can PRINT IT ON PAPER! God we […]

Lions and Tigers and Bots, Oh My!

Posted on January 30, 2009January 30, 2009 by Paul Woodford

God, the things you have to do if you want to blog! When you first start, you think the blog program itself is enough for you. It formats your entries, automatically archives them, and allows readers to add comments. The package looks professional and slick . . . but it’s not really yours, is it? […]

If It Wins an Oscar, Will I Get Free Oil Changes?

Posted on January 10, 2009January 11, 2009 by Paul Woodford

I knew my car was the inspiration for Star Wars’ imperial storm trooper helmets and 2001: A Space Odyssey’s EVA pods. What I didn’t know until today was that it also carries a SAG card and has acted in 43 movies. Amazing things flow through the Series of Tubes. Thanks to Biomes Blog for the […]

Browser Bugs

Posted on December 29, 2008December 30, 2008 by Paul Woodford

Internet Explorer wouldn’t let me use copy/paste to edit the widgets in my sidebar, so I switched to Firefox. What with all the security vulnerabilities hackers keep discovering in IE, I was even happier about switching. Then, yesterday, I reorganized bookmarks and added new ones. When I started Firefox this morning, the changes had disappeared. […]

John Williams Is the Man

Posted on November 8, 2008November 8, 2008 by Paul Woodford

This bit of YouTube genius made me happy. Bet it does you too: H/T to Neatorama.

Sunday Surf Blogging

Posted on October 12, 2008October 13, 2008 by Paul Woodford

At my house, Sunday morning is web-surfing morning. A lot of bloggers pad their content by linking to interesting items they see on others’ blogs. I try not to do that, but sometimes the urge is stronger than I am. And God knows, you probably wouldn’t be caught dead on the sites I surf, which […]