“Use common sense in routing cable. Avoid wrapping coax around sources of strong electric or magnetic fields. Do not wrap the cable around fluorescent light ballasts or cyclotrons, for example.”

— Ethernet Headstart Product, Information and Installation Guide, Bell Technologies, pg. 11

Don't be a serial-comma killer


The Times says:

"...highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector"

(via Zhinxy)

OWS, the gift that keeps on giving...


…unless you’re, y’know, actually homeless, instead of being a contributor to the new society:

The Occupy Wall Street volunteer kitchen staff launched a “counter” revolution yesterday --- because they’re angry about working 18-hour days to provide food for “professional homeless” people and ex-cons masquerading as protesters.

For three days beginning tomorrow, the cooks will serve only brown rice and other spartan grub instead of the usual menu of organic chicken and vegetables, spaghetti bolognese, and roasted beet and sheep’s-milk-cheese salad.

Live-action Ranma 1/2 cast photos


Still “no thanks”, except maybe for pictures of the actress playing Kasumi.

Pics and short video clip.

I don't want to know how they handle streaming...


Working around the limitations...


Siri has a bit of a problem with foreign names.

Siri can't find Ai Shinozaki, or can she?

True


From the comments on Macintouch:

"How much other Lion functionality depends on guessing that if you wave the rod with the star a crystal bridge will span the chasm?"

What's J Watching?


Shrinkwrap spacesuits and cockpit-service.

Questioning Siri


I said, “Find me a picture of Seven of Nine”.

Siri passed the request on to Google, who came back with this:

Sevens of Nine

That’ll do. (source)

“Need a clue, take a clue,
 got a clue, leave a clue”