get to da choppa

funny man-stuff

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:09:06 -0700

you probably don’t want to look at this if you’re easily offended or a woman.

google voicemail transcription

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:31:00 -0700

let me preface this by saying how in love i am with google voice. the ability to have one number that rings all my phones is a dream come true, and of course, it would be google that comes up with a solution. i may actually get a google tattoo on my butt, i love their products so much.

one of the functions of google voice is the ability to transcribe voice to text and email a transcription of your voicemails to you. this keeps me from having to call my voicemail to check when someone calls - i know whether or not it’s important by the transcript. since fuzzy logic is still in its infancy (voice to text transcription falling into that category), it sometimes misfires a bit; regardless, it’s always entertaining.

that said, here’s a transcript i got from my daughter today:

Hey Dad, man. Two questions, 1. I need a lecture on algebra to tonight. I have a crap load out or to Walmart because I’ll be in a punk in class. Soc. Since hi this. I did tell her that I understood. Some of. I’ll direct you sheet. Just, A, V, upon can give me a favor if you can work so I have a lot of Expo and it’s like them the fraction eggplant and inviting them and multiplying them and simple flying in crap and I don’t understand that I’ve gone over the guys from notes multiple times I’ve book with me. I just need help and I have believed mode like i need to know if they say you have to do some of the with graph and talk to you later wondering if you had one and wondering if I could use a computer so I think it try and understand it, that or if you don’t understand that. Thank you by 10.

google just makes my day.

woot! i’m having a good time being on twitter’s...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:38:06 -0700

woot! i’m having a good time being on twitter’s beta list. the latest improvement: retweets now have an icon, which is kind of bad-ass.

from Grand Rants: Bod-hi-satt-va –noun (from Buddhism) A person...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:10:00 -0700

from Grand Rants:

Bod-hi-satt-va

–noun (from Buddhism)

A person who has attained prajna (Enlightenment), but who postpones Nirvana in order to help others to attain Enlightenment.

LOVE this. i really dig the concept of a bodhisattva, and this is a perfect example.

be like han

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:09:36 -0700

i couldn’t agree more with this: http://randomstuff.filmbuzi.hu/post/188077431/stevewhitaker-so-hans-walking-down-the-halls

and that, peeps, is a big-ass computer monitor - the 27”...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:21:00 -0700

and that, peeps, is a big-ass computer monitor - the 27” iMac in all its massive righteousness. and on my desk, no less. (in the dark, of course…it’s late here.)

"I beat wholesale ass for a living."

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:10:52 -0700

““I beat wholesale ass for a living.””

- Tallahassee (Zombieland)

i love stuff like this. you might think it’s silly, but...

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:42:48 -0700

i love stuff like this. you might think it’s silly, but it’s thinking like this that will change the world.

#GoogleWave

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:28:33 -0700

i now have TWO google wave invites that have been sent to me. neither of them have actually been delivered.

what the hell, google?

a watched pot and all that

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:46:57 -0700

@gawthrok was kind enough to lobby for a google wave invitation for me today, and the gentleman who had some spare invitations (@craigcpowell) said he has sent one to me.

that was at 10:30 this morning. i’ve been refreshing my inbox like a gambling addict pulls a slot machine’s arm, but still nothing. every spam email, every travel site update, every piece of trash landing in my inbox has me freaking out. just now, i got an email from facebook notifying me that someone i’ve ignored 4 times already has just attempted to add me as a friend *again*.

i mean, seriously. it’s google. it’s not like their servers forgot or something. where’s mah invite?!

that said, i just re-read this post and had a bit of an epiphany, realizing that i’m truly a geek, period.

web-based arcade goodness

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:39:11 -0700

web-based arcade goodness:

you have to use Google Chrome for this one, but if you don’t already have Chrome installed, you’re kind of lame anyway. unless you use a Mac. in which case you’re already awesome, and you know it.

fabulous follow-up to the Windows 7 launch party video (8 posts...

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:13:00 -0700

fabulous follow-up to the Windows 7 launch party video (8 posts below). this is what happens when your marketing sucks - someone takes it and improves it for the masses. i’m pretty sure there’s a marketing video producer out there looking for work now…

late-night wall appliqué session for @gawthrok.

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:23:00 -0700

late-night wall appliqué session for @gawthrok.

why ralph lauren blows

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:39:00 -0700

why ralph lauren blows:

and you wonder why women have self-esteem issues with their bodies. you couldn’t even look like this woman if you wanted to - it’s photoshopped!

I need about a month off so I can go through all the courses on Lynda.com.

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:00:28 -0700

I need about a month off so I can go through all the courses on Lynda.com.

Woooo!! New Makita drill and impact driver! It’s like...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:12:06 -0700

Woooo!! New Makita drill and impact driver! It’s like Christmas in October. Just don’t tell the missus - I wasn’t supposed to buy these.

Just found a little yellow paint footprint on the tile after I came in from the garage and giggles...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:07:28 -0700

Just found a little yellow paint footprint on the tile after I came in from the garage and giggles in the air. #whenToddlersAttack

Going to attempt to paint with a 2 year old prowling about. Wish me luck.

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:07:28 -0700

Going to attempt to paint with a 2 year old prowling about. Wish me luck.

i'm back

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:36:38 -0700

i’ve decided i’m neglecting my blog a bit too much. after some deep, retrospective thought about the matter (usually when i’m spaced out on my drive to or from work), i’ve realized i’m now mostly posting stuff (mostly on twitter) on my iphone. i’m so busy at work, i don’t even have time to post from there.

fortunately, tumblr has an iphone app, so there’s now this convergence. we’ll see how this goes…

the definition of “trying too hard”. this is why...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:47:00 -0700

the definition of “trying too hard”. this is why microsoft fails. windows 7 is actually a pretty great OS, but with marketing like this, failure is an option. my 15 year old could shoot a better promo video.