The Angry Dome

The Box of Judgement

nobody@vox.com(monitron) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:41:19 -0400

We have a Wii at work. This is very cool and progressive, but like duct tape, every good thing has its dark side. A highly competitive culture has grown around the playing of Wii Tennis, and with competition comes...yelling. People get really, re...

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One Tenth of a Mile of Cable

nobody@vox.com(monitron) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:13:55 -0400

This is what a tenth of a mile of audio, video and network cable looks like. You know how concert halls or space shuttles are always talking about how many hundreds of miles of cable they have? Well, I decided I'd calculate the mileage on the bi...

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Total Toilet Ensemble

nobody@vox.com(monitron) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:58:57 -0400

This post is named in honor of the toilet we picked up at Lowe's yesterday, along with a faucet, vanity, light bar, mirror and shelves. And while that's only about a third of the shopping we did for the basement this weekend, I think that the thin...

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Camn Dameras

nobody@vox.com(monitron) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:04:09 -0400

Lovely!! I didn't even think I ran red lights. But the photos, courtesy of the Montgomery County Department of Police, tell a different story! While they call it a "public safety program," it's clear that this is merely a fundraiser – paying th...

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Take A Hike, Amelia Bedelia

nobody@vox.com(monitron) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:10:41 -0400

This weekend is an interesting one for me and my kids for several reasons: It's short – I only have a few days with them, because this was "release week" at work, and my regular Friday telecommuting was just not going to fly. :( My mom isn't he...

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Scintillating News

nobody@vox.com(monitron) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:18:11 -0400

To anyone who doesn't know me, and any of my friends who I've unwittingly left out of the loop (I'm so sorry!), a brief bit of background: Amy was diagnosed a few months ago with melanoma, a skin cancer which has the potential to be very serious. ...

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DRM Bites Man

nobody@vox.com(monitron) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:46:44 -0400

I dislike Digital Rights Management, but I have to admit that I've kind of bought into it. I like movies, my Apple TV gives me those movies on an on-demand basis at a mostly reasonable price, and I figure that content providers want to protect the...

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I Hope You Like Basements

nobody@vox.com(monitron) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:26:25 -0400

For the next several weeks, anyone who reads this blog is going to be seeing a lot of photos of basements. Why? Well, why dontcha grab a cup of Strawberry Quik and sit a spell... Recently I fulfilled every mother's dream by raising the white fla...

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Volcanic Rock

nobody@vox.com(monitron) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:03:54 -0400

Rock band names gleaned from one hour of watching the History Channel: Mega-Eruption Volcanic Winter Sizzling Magma The Modern World Supervolcano 1,000 Year Ice Age Megadisaster Imminent Threat Mammoth Mountain Gigantic Caldera Pulsing Just Be...

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