When I was interviewing at Amazon, my manager-to-be explained that nobody had air conditioners here in Seattle, because it was only hot enough to justify owning one for about one week during the year. Coming from Florida as he had, this was no summer at all. The weather here did make a difference in my …

Google Maps street level views are the greatest thing since sliced bread. All I have to do is drop the little dude icon in the middle of the freeway and it shows exactly what the visual landmarks are.Argh!! I just missed the offramp! This is like the 3rd time!!

Hey Lupin. Looks like your so-called “source” fell off the web. He hasn’t posted anything since the Fresh Prince hit his expiration date! Are you even listening?

(One of many thought-provoking text adventures by Spatch.) And so you were taken from this place to another place, where you had absolutely no damn idea what it is you're supposed to be doing. It's OK, you'll be all right. Just don't pick up the phonebooth, or else you'll die. PICK UP THE PHONE BOOTH …

So why wasn’t Sinistar [for Atari 400/800] released? Around the time Sinistar was being completed (mid 1984), the video game market was crumbling fast and many games were canceled. Apparently marketing decided that the game wasn’t going to make enough money and canceled the project… without telling the programmers! Jeff and his team continued to …

Some random thoughts: Never name your JavaScript onload handler onload().   Proposed: ICR as standard net acronym for “I couldn’t resist.” Example from Amazon internal mailing list:   re: Recommendations for demolition http://www.hells-angels.com/ (sorry, ICR)   My uncle Mike’s website: ILResources.com – large body of information on independent living, disability, and senior care. He knows …

I started at Amazon.com on May 22, 2006. So awesome. Yes, kiddies, I moved to Seattle. (And basically didn’t tell anyone I was leaving. Sorry if that wasn’t very nice.) Anyway, Amazon.com treats their employees pretty well. New hires are stored in facilities like the Shelby, which is a pretty decent apartment building. I think …

This song is dedicated to /b/. Always Caturday In the place that I call homeThe cats are everywhereToday is always CaturdayFurry purry everywhere Caturday, restful CaturdayAnd if my kitty sheds then I’ll chase him away Eyes are glowin’ in the darkOn my chest up at 5amPurr so loud it wakes me upHe wants to be …

Many people have faulted Spielberg for the feel-good ending of A.I. but this is not entirely fair. Kubrick’s working title for this project was “Pinocchio,” and theme of wanting to be loved was his. These comments in the Kubrick FAQ describe the problem Spielberg inherited: It was the relationship between David and his mother that …