Entries from April 2010 ↓

“The telephone was an aberration in human development. It was a 70 year or so period where for some reason humans decided it was socially acceptable to ring a loud bell in someone else’s life and they were expected to come running, like dogs. This was the equivalent of thinking it was okay to walk into someone’s living room and start shouting. It was never okay.”

- Rick Webb about this (via toldorknown)

As noted, yesterday was officially "World Intellectual Property Day," and it looks like the US Justice Department decided to contribute. It announced the appointment of 15 new assistant US attorneys and 20 FBI special agents, who will focus on intellectual property issues. Funny timing on this one. We had just noted that the Justice Department had moved the very real problem of identify fraud off the priority list of things to work on -- and, just weeks later, the GAO put out its report noting that the supposed "harm" done by intellectual property infringement appears to be based on nothing. So why is the Justice Department beefing up efforts to fight intellectual property issues? It couldn't possibly have anything to do with the fact that some of the top folks at the Justice Department previously worked for the RIAA, MPAA, and the BSA -- three of the groups who were most responsible for pushing out those bogus claims about the "impact" of piracy. Nah... that couldn't possibly be related, could it?

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Sigh. Looks like my commute home this week will be a mess. Thank you lumbard street.

@Mikaiya aren't map reduce problems fun!

New sim card. Hopefully that will let me make more calls in more places. The bars lie. #AT&T

A buddy of mine is staying in my guest room for a few weeks and the neighbor saw him from their kitchen getting dressed. The next day they built this fence which is just wide enough to cover the window. Just mildly passive aggressive.

Submitted by: fry via Submit a Kludge!

Good fences make good neighbors. And bad fences make for hilarious stories. – Ms. Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Fixer kc/cc says, “I’d like the give these people the benefit of the doubt and suggest that they were just looking for a solution in having somewhere to hang their wet beach towels to dry. The placement of this fence, though, tells me that they may be more the type who would head up the HOA committee to ban clotheslines and craft sale lawn art.”

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were to take a KFC Double Down -- the bacon sandwich that uses two pieces of fried chicken as the "bread" -- and you were to sandwich it in between two halves of a Krispy Kreme donut? Of course you haven't. Luckily, someone has.

Over at TopCultured.com, they provide step-by-step instructions -- and, not for the faint of heart -- pictures of how to make one yourself.

The verdict?

What you end up with is over 900 calories of tongue flipping delight. This thing will not only supply you with enough calories, sodium, sugar and fat for a good part of your day it will keep you up and running for a bit. The inevitable afternoon crash was not the best though…as there is now a brick in the belly. I do highly recommend you give this a shot though. I know it sounds far fetched but it’s actually quite delicious.

We'll take your word for it.

Will They Build It? KFC & Krispy Kreme (Luther Double Down) [TopCultured.com]

Video by: dunno source via Submit a Kludge!

I tip my hat to you sir. Billy Mays would be proud. – Ms. Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Fixer Dogmeat says, “A sobering fact: over 75,000 injuries (10,000 of them being children) are sustained from lawnmowers every year in the US alone! Mowers have no conscience and will indiscriminately lop off the extremities of anyone foolish enough to venture too close. If left unchecked, they will often run off only to join up in packs of strays that terrorize the entire area. So PLEASE…respect and obey the lawnmower leash laws! Keep your mower tied up in your yard so that senseless attacks can be prevented.”

(Law Firm | Phoenix, AZ, USA)

Me: “This is [law firm], how can I help you?”

Customer: “Are you located on the fifth floor?”

Me: “Yes.”

Customer: “Well, I am on the fifth floor and there are no offices here.”

Me: “There are three law firms on the fifth floor, ma’am. We are the one all the way to the right of the elevator.”

Customer: “No, there are no offices on this floor. It’s totally open. And, its hot.”

Me: “Hot?”

Customer: “Yeah, its hot. I think you gave me the wrong address.”

(Verifies address, customer has the correct address.)

Customer: “Well, its just an open floor. I got out of my car up here and there’s no office.”

Me: “Are you… are you on the fifth floor of the parking garage?”

(My office window looks out at the roof (fifth) level of the parking garage. Sure enough there is a women on her cell phone pacing around the roof level of the parking garage.)

Customer: “You told me to go to the fifth floor.”

Me: “Of the office building, ma’am, not of the parking garage.”

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