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What I Learned Today

Courtesy of Brett Terpstra’s tweet this evening I learned about the hashbang.

Hashbang: (n): First line of a script. Composed of the Hash, aka pound or number sign (”#”), followed by the Bang, aka exclamation mark (”!”), followed by the path to the script interpreter. Usually found in scripts running on unix-based systems 1.

For example:

#!/bin/sh
echo "Hashbang would make a great weblog title.";
# The rest of the shell script.
# ...

Now all this is rather mundane to me, but hashbang sounds like a dirty word, as Brett points out, and this fact does excite me. I still find farts funny so a new dirty word to toss in the bullpen leaves me feeling full and joyous.

So what I (re)learned today is not necessarily a new dirty word as the learning of a new dirty word precipitated the realization that getting off on childish and silly notions is a good place to visit from time to time 2.

  1. Definition via. ↩
  2. Cause really one definition of hashbang is like crazy, wild sex right. I think the word works best as a title because it comes off strong and is obviously not keen on neighbors, but the connotations are dripping sexuality. ↩

The Markup on Dildos is 600 Percent

Any article that contains linguistic nuggets like “the markup on dildos is 600%” and “Former Ventriloquist Ted Marche, 53… opened a small dildo factory in North Hollywood” is worth the attention, but what I particularly liked about The Porno Plague, a Times Magazine article from April 5th, 1976, is the ending.

But if the porn industry finds no limits, it could perhaps reawaken the American taste for censorship. The very thought is anathema to most Americans. The danger is that it may be found more supportable than the worst conceivable outcome of the porno plague: a brutalizing of the American psyche that turns U.S. society into the world portrayed in A Clockwork Orange.

Luckily for us all this has not happened yet, but I find the author’s lack of imagination a bummer. If you’re searching for a worst conceivable outcome you’ve effectively removed all practical limits and sensible considerations. Any serious author can’t leave themselves such an opening only to throw down a lame one handed movie reference jam.

You gotta think big. You gotta be bold. The worst conceivable outcome of porn gone wild has to include the unimaginable like, say, a black President, and legalized gay marriage, and lesbian talk show hosts.

Like That Amazing Tiger Woods Video, But with a Baseball and Nunchaku

Maybe it’s the dour evening light getting to me, but I took this as a poetic metaphor for my lack of discipline.

Shocking Photos From Inside the White House

Nokia created The Unloader for all our amusement. Upload a photo of your cheating boyfriend or those vile TPS reports, choose from one of three methods, and feel the power of vicarious thrill as the Unloader destroys your document 1.

All fun and games. Ha Ha fuck you boss, but the hidden history behind the Unloader is far from a laugh and two giggles. The real story contains words like “prototype”, “classified”, and “prejudiced disinformation.” The real story includes a cast of characters from Dick Cheney to Bill Gates to an obscure Finnish terrorist cell curiously named The Sons of Pedro.

My source won’t disclose all the details of the operation, but she did send me these two disturbing photos taken from a secret location inside the White House. You’ll need to click the pictures for a full sized look.

Guess I’m not surprised. Thank God it’s almost over, and if you voted for Barack Obama, thank God for you.

  1. The Unloader noticed via NotForPaper. ↩

How John McCain Could Still Win the Election

There’s one week left until we all vote for the next President of the United States and as things now stand it’s looking like four years of Barack and his posse.

All the usual caveats apply here. One week is not a long time by any account, but shit happens - New York gets nuked by socialists, Drudge drudges up some vomit inducing photos of Obama and Oprah fucking in a bed of arugula, Jesus appears at a Palin rally and endorses her for President of the Christ-World, Bush orders what’s left of the National Guard to defend Ohio against suspicious looking, voter aged black people, the game changing possibilities are endless, but none are probable.

If Johnny Boy doesn’t do something other than what he’s currently doing he’ll soon be sulking in a back row of the Senate Chamber telling tales of the “Fucking Palin douche bag” to any who would listen - an inglorious end to a debatably proud career. So here’s my game changing unsolicited advice to the McCain campaign, provided with the assurance that I am in the tank for Obama, and offering these suggestions with the following assumptions.

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Scenes from a Walk

We got back from our walk. Kotter hit the couch for a snooze. I hit the cupboards for some hot chocolate. Here’s a trifecta from our jaunt.

I liked the contrast between the green and brown here.

Kotter chased a bunch of turkeys into a tizzy. Here’s a fat one one flying away from the jaws of certain death, as the tale will be told later back in the turkey hood.

And on the way back home…

And that’s the wrap. Now I’m off to the public library to score myself a card.

In New York and All is Well

I am now firmly ensconced in New York and all is well. Moving always takes me longer than I think it will. Part of it is I progress through life in meandering circles. The old dog who circles his chosen sleeping spot. Never been in much of a rush, which has its drawbacks and its benefits. Anyway, I’m about to head out with the pooch for a walk in the woods. Perhaps I’ll bring the camera and snap a few photos.

The writing here will trickle out as I continue to tuck in the covers around the move. And that is all there is for the moment.

Things Will be Quiet Around Here While I Move to New York

Not the city. About an hour and half north-west of the city. I can’t tell you how happy I am about this. I’ve been down here in Alabama for the past four years and it hasn’t been a particularly happy period of my life. This has nothing to do with Alabama really. I’m just a true blue New England boy and it hurt being away from the land, the people, and the spirit of the place. New York isn’t New England but it’s close enough for me.

I’ll write more about the move later. As well as my thoughts about people’s history with the land they live on and how this impacts the spirit of a place. For now I wanted to mention the move because things will be quiet around here for a spell. You know how moving is. Kinda takes all your energy and time.

Once things settle down up north I’ll be back to posting again. Hopefully no longer than a week. Could be sooner, could be later.

The Sexiest Women Of Wall Street

So you’re a woman. You work on Wall Street. You’re hot in that distinct air brushed way popular with many men. But you’re about to lose your job because the economy is dying. This sucks for sure. The good news is Playboy is conducting a nationwide search for the sexiest Women of Wall Street to pose for an upcoming pictorial in both Playboy magazine and on Playboy.com. Think of it this way. If you’re equiped with the physical goods to win the contest chances are solid a few of your male co-workers were already jerking off while thinking of you. Now you can get paid for it. [edit. most likely a few of your female co-workers were masturbating at the thought of you as well, not just the men.]

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Dave and Lonnie Talk About Gay Marriage [video]

A short video created by Pixar artist Adrian Molina about California’s Prop 8 which proposes to change the California Constitution in order to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. Cute video, great message. Every argument against allowing same-sex couples to marry is total bunk. Utter crap and should be dismissed outta hand by any compassionate, thinking person. Honestly, I can deal with someone saying same-sex marriage makes them quesy. They don’t even have to admitt their uncomfortableness stems from their inability to shake their predjudice. I can deal with that kind of honesty, but what you typically get is prejudice dressed up in all manner of ill fitting rationalization, which is cowardly and lacking any semblance of integrity. [noticed via Drawn! / see NOonProp8 for more info]

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The Official Barack Obama iPhone App

Looks slick opposed to the McCain campaign’s new Morse code decoder ring. Here’s a direct link to download the sucker from your iTunes store.

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A Realistic Depiction of My Daily Writing Struggle

And the damn thing of it is they never stop the party. Noticed via Ziked

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Grandma’s Graphics: Unique Images from the Past

a large collection of vintage graphics and clipart. Tons of beautiful images in here, all of them, apparently, are in the public domain and free to use. Nice resource. [via Nicky at Mefi]

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Retronomatopeya photo collection on Flickr

I have not come across the word retronomatopeya before, but if it is indeed a legit word then it must mean instances of onomatopoeia in retro comic books, or something along those lines - CRASH! - BOOM!- ZONK! The collection of such occurrences deserves a robust group/community at Flickr.

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Best Couch Ever

The Animi Causa Feel seating system, inspired by a molecular structure, uses 120 soft balls covered in elastic fabric and changes form with your body. I hate most furniture from a practical point of view. Chairs and tables can make for gorgeous art, but I tend to hate using them. I want one of these. Way above my pay grade so I’ll have to make do with a Sumo for now, but I want in a bad way. [noticed following the link trail beginning at Design You Trust]

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Roboboy: Dirt is Good [video]

A robot learns the joy of puddle jumping in this ad campaign for Persil. It’s easy for me to say as I do not have children, but I’m thinking if you lose your equilibrium because your kid is loving on a dirt pile then you’re fucking up as a parent. Dirt is good. Let the kids play. Shit, do yourself a favor — go get muddy every so often.

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Bass Fishing now a High School Sport

I wonder if they’ll drug test them? [via Treehugger]

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Hunter S. Thompson Short Documentary: The Crazy Never Die

Before Kevin Smith began roaming college campuses Dr. Thompson was serving the young and impressionable his sui generis wit and intellect. This short video includes stops in Oregon and Kanas. Have not watched it yet, but filed for later consumption.

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The Beauty You Walk Among

Astrophotographer Wally Pacholka snapped this at the Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Click the picture for a larger view and jump to APOD for more information.

While we strive to create a better world, let us never foget the beauty we walk among.

Testing Oktoberfest Beers

Eric Asimov samples 24 Oktoberfest beers and lays down the best as he sees it. The article also correctly points out an essential Oktoberfest beer must have a high poundability quotient. October has always been my favorite month, what with the sweeping colors, the seasonal chill, apple picking, pumpkin carving, the whole month is grand, but mostly because October comes packaged with canned legitimization for swilling copious amounts of delicious brew. As opposed to other months that require manufactured and decidedly lame rationalizations for your excessive beer consumption.

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