Armed Citizen Archives
matt | May 24, 2007
Look up where you live
The Caffeinated Penguin
musings of a crackpot hacker
matt | May 24, 2007
So, um, I just got off the phone with a nice lady from Google… She was trying to fill a position and was basically trying to headhunt me into it. Since she sought me out, I figured that I would at least speak with her.
The real problem is “location”. None of the places they have [...]
Update
matt | May 24, 2007
So, I'm back from Vegas without incident. Things have been a little busy since getting back, however.
The grass was long when we left and now it's positively a jungle out there, so I'm trying to get it mowed as quick as I can. The problem is that, in the tall grass, you can cut it [...]
Alignment Test
matt | May 22, 2007
From .
Neutral good, just like I thought. One issue – I WILL attack an unarmed person… including at 1000m with an appropriate rifle.
<h1>Your Score: <span>Neutral-Good</span></h1>
<h2>74% Good, 46% Chaotic</h2>
<div id="testResultInfoImg"><img src="http://is3.okcupid.com/users/122/718/12271922432043554246/mt1125993970.jpg"></div>
<p>
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It could be worse…
matt | May 16, 2007
Liz kind of begrudgingly allows my compulsive letter-writing to fight legislation I don't like, often to the exclusion of all else (for example, I haven't done as much on the house as I would like). I appreciate this, and I love her for it. Yesterday, she told me that it could be much worse, and [...]
Political advocacy – Bill HR 1022
matt | May 15, 2007
There are a pile of bad bills before congress now. This is the first which I have dissected, here.
In other news the Attorney General wants to increase penalties for copyright infringement – including life in prison for running pirated software. I suggest writing your congresspeople, as this violates a couple of core legal tenets:
(1) The [...]
Celebratory beer
matt | May 15, 2007
is having a beer at 18:00 EST to celebrate the departure of Jerry Falwell from this earth. I will be joining him. Everyone is welcome to join us, wherever you are. Link to post
Arthur in the country
matt | May 14, 2007
I promised some pictures of Arthur enjoying the world…
Arthur has a bit of salad.
How much is that kitty in the window?
NY Times followup
matt | May 14, 2007
Since the article I posted earlier was an editorial, I just wrote them a response.
To the Editorial Staff of the New York Times:
When I read the Editorial entitled "Silence On Guns" as was published
May 10, 2007, I could not help but be insulted. The writer of the
editorial capitalized on the Virginia Tech massacre to criticize [...]
Food
matt | May 13, 2007
Just so folks don't think that I've been letting my culinary skills wane, we have had a few interesting gastronomic events lately.
Last weekend my folks came up for a “see the house and early Mother's day”. Ribs were had. There was what purported to be traditional South Carolina style barbecue style, which consisted of a [...]
