ACLU sues ATF
matt | October 7, 2008
Apparently, the ATF doesn't like being criticized. Have at them, fellows. Criticism of the government and its agencies is constitutionally protected.
The Caffeinated Penguin
musings of a crackpot hacker
Indecision 2008
matt | October 6, 2008
So, I just got a call from a staffer for our incumbent representative. Nice enough fellow, we talked a bit, I said that I liked that the Congresswoman has been receptive to my concerns, has largely voted the way I would have liked, and is pretty well representing my views – old style Democrat, not [...]
Fire!
matt | October 6, 2008
I had a small fire in the oven today. Stuff on the bottom caught fire. I put it out quickly (glass of water did it, but I had the ABC ready in case I needed it.), but the pizza stone didn't like the uneven application of direct heat. The oven is running the self clean [...]
If I'm ever at the circus
matt | October 6, 2008
This is why you carry one of these
Meme
matt | October 5, 2008
Hat tip to 1. Would you do meth if it was legalized? No. Interestingly enough, if memory serves it used to be legal and was an over the counter energy increaser until the 60's when there were some issues with overly tired truck drivers getting into accidents when the energy wore off. Additionally, the Wehrmacht [...]
Playing with Java
matt | October 3, 2008
Okay, Java has Swing for a true cross platform UI. It does not look like the native widget set of a given platform, and looks the same across all platforms. I get that. But why the hell did Sun make it so fugly? It doesn't have to be – just look at Swing apps running [...]
Palin
matt | October 2, 2008
Great. Another politician who can't correctly pronounce “nuclear”. Say it with me now – nuke-le-ar. Not nuke-you-ler.
C-SPAN
matt | October 2, 2008
I'm watching C-SPAN prior to the VP debates. Kucinich is on talking about how to revitalize main street. Socialized medicine.. save medicare.. blaa blaa… nationalize the oil companies… Wait, what? Essentially, he's arguing that “if we're nationalizing AIG, why don't we do the oil companies too? It will have a better effect on the economy [...]
