Mutterings

I updated to the latest WordPress 2.7rc2 with pretty successful results.  I’ve updated the theme to mirror the theme in use at mikeperham.com as I like the simple, clean look.  Yell if you find anything wrong or missing.

Last week my employer, FiveRuns, laid off a significant amount of our employees. While most of the engineering team survived, other areas were not so lucky. Apparently the economy isn’t so hot these days. During this holiday season, please be thankful for what you have and remember those who aren’t so lucky.

Looks like Zimbabwe has entered the final death spiral. Let’s hope Mugabe is gone ASAP.

BBC NEWS | Africa | Soldiers rampage at Harare bank

I put up the lights yesterday and we just put up Tammy’s tree in the house. It was overcast and damp all weekend. Winter is fast approaching…

I watched this movie and want 2 hours of my life back. There was one or two good laughs (mostly involving pandas and booty sweat) but I think I’m swearing off Ben Stiller from now on.

Fascinating. Tammy was much better and quicker at understanding the clips than me.

Sine Wave Speech

1970s: Chrysler builds a ton of large cars with poor mileage. Gets hit hard when oil prices rise.
1979: Chrysler gets a bailout from the government.
2000s: Chrysler builds a ton of large cars with poor mileage. Gets hit hard when oil prices rise.
2009: Chrysler gets a bailout from the government?

Why are we bailing out “free market” companies when they continue to make the same mistakes?

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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. If you “invest now”, you are officially dumb.

The Stupidest Exercise Machine You’ll Ever See

A fun and addictive puzzle game. I got to level 9 in about 20 minutes.

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