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7Mar/080

Interesting Links 3.7.08

I apologize, but I am far too lazy to write a blurb about each one of those links. I'll just leave it at this: IE8 Beta 1 is a step in the right direction, TeamViewer kicks ass for remote computer support, and the 6 animals that can destroy you is hilarious to read.

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5Feb/080

2008 Superbowl Commercials

Super Bowl Commercials 2008

Everyone watches the Superbowl for the commercials. Here is the collection of commercials broken down by the 4 quarters of the game. Enjoy!

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10Nov/072

Tale of a News Anchor

In no subtle way can one deny he is fake
He will do or say anything just for the sake.
His opinion is wavering it meanders from side to side
He is no leader, just a weak member of the pride.
He blindly follows the others like a sheep
Headed towards the ledge like a lemming about to leap.
Unattractive, bald, short in stature and in mind
Surely an original idea in his head you won’t find.
His name isn’t important, but I think it might be Bob
Though you’ll soon forget because he is just one of the mob.
If you were to tell him the sky was falling
He wouldn’t ask why he would just start calling.
His friends, his family, and those he loved
He’d do all of this just because it came from above.
All of this misguided information comes from a sly Fox
Which is supposed to be a source of truth playing on the box.
They create lies, half truths, and twists of reality
Leading to a doomed march towards another fatality.
These acts are criminal, but who is accountable?
No one listens to logic, and finding the truth seems insurmountable.
Until we demand integrity, we must endure this turmoil
Even though most of us know this war was really about the oil.

I very rarely write things that rhyme. Rhyming just usually isn't my thing, but I had to write this for a class and I think it actually turned out pretty well.

5Aug/070

Interesting Links: 8.5.07

  • The Best Geek Quotes, Sayings, and Phrases: #1 - There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
  • HARLEM-13-GIGAPIXELS.COM: 13 gigapixel image taken in Harlem, New York City
  • a Grayspace Poster Gallery: This gallery mostly consists of Polish posters designed since 1940
  • FileHamster: FileHamster is a version tracking application for developers, graphic artists and other content creators that frequently modify existing files.
  • Blueprint: A CSS Framework: Blueprint is a CSS framework, which aims to cut down on your CSS development time. It gives you a solid CSS foundation to build your project on top of, with an easy-to-use grid, sensible typography, and even a stylesheet for printing.

Yet again, this is what happens when I don't have time to blog during the week. The Geek quotes are funny, the Harlem image is pretty cool, the Polish posters are interesting to look at, FileHamster looks very useful during my upcoming college semester, and Blueprint...well, I don't know how I feel about that one just yet.

28Jul/070

WYSIWTF

I found this over at UserFriendly Strip, and I thought this was incredibely funny (and true). Yes it's old, but it's still very funny.

WYSIWTF

16Jul/070

Security at my company

So the security at the company I am doing this internship for is abysmal. When I say abysmal I am actually being nice.

A quick example, I called IT this morning to install MS Access 97. The guy remoted into my computer, asked me to log out so he could enable my account as an administration. I log back in, and the real fun begins. He knows perfectly well that I am sitting right at the computer, but he still does everything I am about to tell you.

He goes to "run" and types in the full network location for a folder that happens to contain all kinds of software that the company uses. We're talking things from AutoCAD, Nero, Maple, etc to Microsoft Office. So obviously I am a bit interested when I see the contents of this folder. He then goes into the "MS Office 97" folder and opens a document called (I kid you not) "Office 97 serial". So here is the serial number for Office 97 sitting on the screen in front of me. Yes, I know Office 97 is nothing exciting, but the point is that he was flashing the serial for anything around.

So continuing ...he installs Access 97 for me and then promptly says "ok, everything looks ok, have a good day, goodbye". Yes, he hung up that quickly. Now at this point, I was shocked. Not only is 1. the serial number still open on my desktop, 2. the directory of applications (each with a serial in the directory, I checked) still open on my desktop, 3. the full network path for this folder of applications is still in my "run" field, BUT HE ALSO LEFT ME WITH ADMIN PRIVILEGES. I felt like calling this guy back and laughing at him, but instead I decided I didn't feel like getting fired today.

It's scary and frightening how poor the security is inside this company. I can only hope, and god do I hope considering what is it they/I do, that security to the outside world is drastically better than this.

p.s. I won't say where it is that I am working because I can only guess they'd not like me telling the world how crappy their internal security is.

5Jul/070

Top 10 Dramatic Chipmunk Moments

Top 10 Dramatic Chipmunk Moments

When the dust settles, just remember to tell your grandkids about the day that changed your life forever. The day the Dramatic Chipmunk turned around, looked at you and said, "what the fuck are you looking at?"

Too funny! Chipmunks are always worth watching right?

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