The Internet turns 35 this week. Well you could call it “the Internet”, but it was really just two computers communicating over a small network. But those two computers turned into three, then 10, then thousands and millions. Without that initial invention of network communication, job productivity around the world would be out of control. You wouldn’t be wasting your time here as we speak! So take a few seconds out of your day and say thanks to Al Gore. Without him, we would all be actually doing work for 8 hours a day. With the invention of network communication, we can push around the same amount of work in about 45 minutes, and use the same tool to slack off for the other 7 hours and 15 minutes!
Happy Birthday Internet!
I am starting to see a theme here. U.S. athlete makes a comeback to win the gold, silver medalist says it was unfair. Boo hoo. Even as the uncontested master of women’s gymnastics, I am not sure who deserved the gold. What I am sure of however, is that Svetlana Khorkina did not. Her routines were not even medal-worthy in my opinion. She seemed so gawky and uncoordinated most of the time, I was amazed she got the silver.
Well once again Kelly and I were up at Lake Carroll last weekend. We had a great time going out on the boat, hitting the golf course, even had a chance to do some fishing. We didn’t catch much, I had a small bluegill and lost a small bass. The real winner was Kelly. Check out this monster.
I enlarged it to prove that that is actually a fish. You can credit the one I love with the title of this post as well. A couple more good ideas, and I am going to make her start posting her own entries.
Well once again Kelly and I were up at Lake Carroll last weekend. We had a great time going out on the boat, hitting the golf course, even had a chance to do some fishing. We didn’t catch much, I had a small bluegill and lost a small bass. The real winner was Kelly. Check out this monster.
I enlarged it to prove that that is actually a fish. You can credit the one I love with the title of this post as well. A couple more good ideas, and I am going to make her start posting her own entries.
Why haven’t we bombed the crap out of that mosque again? I forget these things so easily.
Blatti.net alum Mustafa El Squatter has agreed to the demands of the Iraqi “government”. He has to disband his army, leave the mosque, and enter mainstream politics. These guys are obviously learning from us. Crazy bastard causing problems in your country? Put him in office! You know what else might work? Shoot him. Bomb his army.
Hew GW, if I hole up in a church with a few of my buddies and some automatic weapons can I have a cabinet post?
Damn those are some fine teef!
Without it, I have no job. With it, I will meet an early grave. Some of us try to escape the evil entity of Microsoft by using an alternative operating system. I for one use Mac OS X. But of course, there is never really a full escape from the evil entity. We are reliant on the inefficient hunk of crap they affectionately call Office in order to be “compliant” with the business world.
Here at my office, as with many other non-Microsoft shops, we also need to use programs that only run in windows. For this purpose, we use a program called Virtual PC. Virtual PC emulates a Windows OS in a window on the Mac. And it works, just don’t plan on working too efficiently. Just booting up the OS can take upwards of 10 minutes, and we are not even using old hardware here. It is disgusting. I have summed up my feelings with the following graphical representation.
UPDATE! I tied for first! View the results here.
This is the first of many fark.com photoshop posts. Entries are viewed and voted upon by the fark.com viewers. A picture or theme is posted, and the competitors alter the picture to give it a new meaning, usually in an attempt to be humorous. Here is the original:
And my doctored version. “Da Flame” below is part of the Icy Hot Stuntaz Crew, a recurring joke on fark.com.
To view the contest click here. It will not be available for view by the general public until 08/15 06:45AM EDT.
So I finally bit the bullet and reorganized the site. The old way site was just too time consuming, and there were some features I really wanted to add. Here is a little intro on the new site.
Across the top you will se the familiar menu bar.
* – Camera – this will connect you to the blatti.net cam. It actually works this time!
* – New Site – hooks you up to the new site in all its glory.
* – Old Posts – want to look up an old posting? Click here for the old site and all of the old postings.
* – Resume – check my skills and hire me, you know you want to.
The new site is organized on the right side of the page. You have many navigation options here.
1.) Categories – Posts will be categorized as they are produced. The most recent 10 posts in all categories will show up as default. You can view posts specific to a category by clicking the category name in this section.
2.) Search – Finally! Users can search for blatti.net posts by keyword. Want to look at a post but cannot remember the exact date? Just type in a keyword or two into the box and voila!
3.) Calendar – Click on any day in the current month to view the posts from that day.
4.) Archives – View postings from past months here.
5.) Services – Login here to post comments to postings. If you don’t have an account, create one here.
6.) Links – All the links are over here now. Hold your cursor over each picture for a description.
The main section is where all of the posts will reside. To comment on a post, click the Comments button at the bottom right corner of the post you wish to comment on. You can leave you info (your email address wil NOT be posted), or post anonymously if you are a wuss.
Have fun, enjoy, and check back in often!
Questions? – Post them in the comments section of this posting.
Welcome to the new site! I will provide information on the new hotness ASAP. Check back soon!
- Doug