6 posts tagged “evil”

Tonight I made another major update to GiftList. You could call this phase 2 of the Amazon integration project. As you can see from the screenshot, GiftList now (gently) suggests when you claim a gift request that you purchase it from Amazon. If they do, of course, GiftList gets a cut via Amazon's affiliate program.

GiftList: barbarians are at the gates

Hopefully GiftList users won't revolt and start a petition as a result of these changes. I'm trying to strike a balance between encouraging Amazon, but not requiring it. And using the power of guilt, of course.

Anyway, the reaction of the GiftList user community should be interesting. Fortunately most of the people in my familiy are economists, so they are more culturally amenable to this kind of thing than others might be.

Soda? Cola? Pop? What do you say? Any other regional words that set you apart?
Question submitted by Gladys.

I say "Soda" as befits someone who's lived in big city metropolitan areas. My grand-father said pop, but then he lived in Madison, WI. I use the word "giznank" a lot which is a very regional expresson, though. I've also been known to describe good things as "frampton" and sometimes even "fetch."

What's your favorite drink or cocktail? What's in it
Question submitted by charm.vox.com

My dad makes a cocktail called the "Trader Bob" which is basically three fingers of gin, a healthy dose of graprefruit juice and then tonic water until the 20 ounce glass is full. It's basically the sixty year old economist equivalent of what Snoop Dogg refers to as "gin and juice." (Other interesting similarities between my dad and Snoop Dogg: their first names are both Cordozar, and they were both founding members of Tha Dogg Pound.) He used to drink one every night until he got gout, now he rations himself one to only special occasions.

This made me laugh out loud when I saw it while driving up Marin Ave., returning from Beverages and More, Your Beverages Superstore.

Frodo-failed

I mean, it really explains a lot.

"When you get served, and you serve someone back, then IT'S ON" – Chef, "South Park"

Good article about the DOS attack on 6A on Tuesday . It's insane that these spammers can mount attacks like this, and basically bring a business to it needs. Another thing that Microsoft has to answer for, because it's their inability to secure their machines that leads to spammers being able to create zombie networks that mount these kinds of attacks.

I uploaded an "executable" really just a renamed Powerpoint file.