“If even one kid is saved from emptying his wallet into the livingroom coinslot that is the retail Xbox, and instead turned on to how they can contribute to free software for the enrichment of everyone’s lives, all of our work will have been worthwhile.”
— "What color is the sky on your planet?",Linux-on-Xbox edition
Polled!
Just got a push-poll on my cellphone for a Democrat running for the state Senate. Tried to persuade me by supporting illegals and higher taxes, and opposing Trump and the NRA. You could say that it succeeded in pushing me, but not in the direction she’d like.
Use my pronouns, or else!
I’d say all the cool kids are doing it, but I’d have to leave out the “cool” part…
- Ham
- Mustard
- Rye
- Toast
- Bacon
Alexa, stop funking with me
“Alexa, play that funky music, white boy”.
"Play that funky music right."
“Alexa, play the song ‘Play that funky music’.”
"Playing 'Play that funky music 122bpm' by Soulsearch."
“Alexa, stop. Play Wild Cherry’s ‘Play that funky music’.”
"Playing 'Play that funky music' by Wild Cherry."
…
“Alexa, play it again.”
Note: most lyrics sites have the first line of this song wrong, which is how this got started.
Update
Amazon Music got their lyrics from one of the worst sites:
Yeah, there was a funky singer
Playin’ in a rock and roll band
And never had no problems yeah
Burnin’ down one night stands
And everything around me
Got to stop to feelin’ so low
And I decided quickly, yes I did
To disco down and check out the show
…
It’s like someone trying to quote a movie from memory after seeing it three months ago.
Cheesecake Champloo 21: food and drink
Back to cleaning out the leftovers folder, this time with a vague theme of food and/or drink.
Please Don't Tell My Parents...
…that Penny’s story is over. Richard Roberts’ fifth tale of Penny Akk, Junior Supervillain, has finally been released, and it was worth putting up with his publisher’s three months of ominous silence.
In order:
- Please Don’t Tell My Parents I’m A Supervillain
- Please Don’t Tell My Parents I Blew Up The Moon
- Summer Of Lob (short story)
- Please Don’t Tell My Parents I’ve Got Henchmen
- I Did NOT Give That Spider Superhuman Intelligence! (side story)
- Please Don’t Tell My Parents I Have A Nemesis
- Please Don’t Tell My Parents You Believe Her
Everything but the anthology containing Summer Of Lob is on Kindle Unlimited.
Tips for the day
When the HVAC people insist that the maintenance can be done with zero impact on the running server room, don’t believe them.
When they say no one will need to be onsite, don’t believe them.
When they say they’ll bring in adequate portable cooling to keep the temperature down, don’t believe them.
When they say that the additional portable cooler they’re rushing over should be enough, don’t believe them.
When they say that the even bigger unit that’s on the way should finally be enough, don’t believe them.
Surprisingly, the switches and NASes that passed out from heatstroke all recovered.
