“eat like a pig, ride [a bike] like a beast” - Marc S.

“Given unlimited time and unlimited support, we’re winning the war” - General Abizaid about Iraq War

“This is not a war on terror any more than WWII was a war against kamikazes.” - John Lehman about Iraq War

Just before going to NY for my father-in-law’s surgery, I heard about a group on flickr called “Stick Figures in Peril”. I looked at the group and thought it was a pretty interesting concept - take pictures of warning lables where it looks as though the stick figures are in trouble. When I saw this picture at the hospital as part of a larger sign of what to do in the case of a fire, I snapped a picture on my cell phone. Just by itself there isn’t anything particularly funny about the picture. But if you click on it (above) and see what other people have interpreted the picture to mean, be prepared to laugh, or at least ti chuckle.

Borys Musielak, has published an article on polishlinux.org on his top ten reasons why Linux should be used instead of Windows. I have just finished part one, which is what the previous link goes to. Although he claims that he is purposely being biased against Windows, he’s actually quite fair towards Windows. For example:

What’s the difference between the security policy of Microsoft compared to GNU/Linux and even better, BSD systems? It’s the defaults, idiot! Technologically, both systems can provide a similar level of security, actually. The difference is that most GNU/Linux distros make it much easier to have a secure OS by providing reasonable default settings, usually secure enough for home computer users.

Fedora Core 6 will be out on 11 Oct 2006 (if they keep to schedule this time). Expect some screenshots once I get the AIGLX special fx working. They’re a little behind SuSe on this one, but still pretty ahead of the game.

I miss you Dan. You’re my only kin for at least a thousand miles. Can’t wait until next summer! We need to hang out a lot more next time. Danielle will make some pho. q;o)

As I went though my top 200 photos, this was had 121 views and I clicked on it. It gives me great memories of friends, but it reminds me of how happy I am to have graduated. School was stressful and I always felt like I was just one step away from failing out of Cornell. In the end I did alright and graduated with a B average, but while I was there, going to school, it just felt so hard. I sympathize with all the freshman who are just starting to deal with their first exams right about now.

Here’s a comparison of my Fujifilm Finepix S7000 vs my Canon Digital Rebel XT with a Tamron DI 200mm lens on. I love how much closer I can get to squirrels with this lens!

In Sept I had 12,106 visitors to my server! That’s the highest yet!

here’s a link to the video at youube -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpZ4yYrsilc

I think it’s hilarious!