Sir Tim Berners-Lee developed the programs and protocols that became the World Wide Web. He posted the very first web site on August 9, 1991.
Somewhere along the line in 1995 or 1996, I started making web pages for departmental intranets at a couple of places where I contracted. On January 13, 1998 I [...]
For three weeks I’ve felt behind-the-eight-ball. Too much to do, not enough time to do it. It’s been good practice in priority setting. Many things are important to me and it’s always been difficult figuring out which ones to let slide when there’s not enough time to do them all. And [...]
Actual customer support call yesterday:
Me: “The anti-virus on the email server is set to delete all attachments with more than one dot in the filename, since that’s a common way to fool people into clicking on an infected attachment. Just change the filename and it will go through.”
Cust: “But there’s only one [...]
I just wanted to share that.
My newest client is a Christian summer camp. Lemme tell ya, there’s nothing like working for a dot-org. They’re organized, they’re in general agreement before the meeting begins, and they pay the bill before it’s due.
I had to deliver the new web site for Camp Whitman on Seneca [...]
I’m trying to remember when teh last time was that I had a comma in my bank balance. I can’t seem to remember specifically. I’m guessing early 1998. Something odd may have happened in 1999 and the balance may have gone into comma territory, but I rather doubt it.
I had commas in [...]
I’m wondering how to handle this one. A lightening strike during last night’s thunderstorm caused a fire that destroyed a landmark 1809 Presbyterian church. As you may recall, I’m webmaster for the Presbytery. I gues I’ll find out in the next few days.
In March when I sent the last $500 of my savings off to a collection agency so that RoadRunner could be turned on in the new apartment, I worried about money for a bit. Then I decided that was foolish.
Since re-establishing my spirituality early in recovery, I’ve learned The Universe provides what I need [...]
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Someday we’ll all look back on this, and plow right into a parked car.
Just as man evolved from four feet to two, some have evolved from four wheels to two.
Tourers and commuters are a lot alike. Both breeds usually choose a sturdy, yet no-nonsense bike, and both usually have to carry more than your usual OCP roadie. We take tips, tricks, and underground secret information from almost every other type of cyclist, chew it up, and spit out a form of cycling science that manifests itself as a fusion of both basic transportation and recreational riding all at once.—ax0n
You shouldn’t anthropomorphize bikes. They don’t like it when you do that—JustBrowsing
Somewhere on gayforums.net there’s a thread that goes “I just shaved my legs and got some tight lycra shorts. Do you think it would make look like a cyclist or not?”—From yet another “Does wearing lycra make me look gay?” thread on bikeforums.net
I don’t hate cars per se, but the lifestyle they encourage is as lethal and self-destructive as any drug.—Cosmoline
I guess for me it boiled down to a realization that a bike was the right tool for the job. Using a 3,000 pound vehicle move me and my briefcase 2.5 miles to work everyday was like using a steamroller to press my shirts—they'd be wrinkle free, but an iron would be a better choice.—chocula
Starve a terrorist—ride a bike to work. It’s not just good for the environment, it’s good for civilization.—NotAsFat
When all the gasoline runs out, the Priuses are going to be dead on the side of the road right beside the Hummers.
Who is more patriotic, the person who commutes to work on a bike, or the guy who slaps a US flag decal on his SUV that gets 12 miles per gallon?—Jim Caple (ESPN)
I’m on the odd side of now but the right side of history.—Woodog
What’s the point of a bike if you can only ride it on weekends and you can’t even carry anything with you?—madfiNch