Poor poor Larry. What that guy really needs is another 12 pack of beer.

Seriously, chi’ren. Learn from Larry. Just say no.

There’s a ‘net rumor is that Hulu.com is going to start charging for content. I think the title of this post is sufficient for expressing my feelings.

Clicky clicky for the full article or clicky clicky to see how excited I was when I found the good, old, free Hulu.

Sad sad day.

I was perusing Google Maps today, after sending a map to a family member so they could see our house. Street View is Google’s controversial feature that allows you to look at a neighborhood from street level. It was invaluable to us during our house shopping a few months ago.

In this view (clicky clicky), it appears one of our neighbors has had a lawn mowing casualty. Maybe it’s morbid, but it made me chuckle so I had to share.

“I’m looking over my dead dog rover, who I overlooked before.”

I’ve been waiting for this day for over a decade.

I remember vividly when the very first “Super Walmart” opened in Amarillo in the late 1990’s. They had groceries and they were open 24 hours. Back then, the only things open 24 hours in Amarillo were a few gas stations and the Waffle House. (Come to think of it, excluding Walmart, that may still be true.)

I also vividly remember my first, late-night visit. It was just after 2 AM. I waited in the car while some friends ran in for some late-night essentials. (It wasn’t booze, and other than that, I can’t think of anything that qualifies as a “late-night essential”, but still…)

My eyes grew wide in amazement at the circus of mulleted, flip-flop clad, beer-gutted wonders strolling in and out of the store with their late-night essentials. (This time, yes, I mean booze.) Since then, this day has been an inevitability.

It has come: People of Walmart, the photo blog. Check it out. And, if you catch one of those rare creatures, be sure you have your camera handy so you can submit your own siting.

Yep. You read that right. I just finished editing and uploading the best shots. Go check it out on Flickr. Really! It’s ok. I promise it’s 100% G-rated. See, look:

We used to get in trouble in school for copying. Now, it’s how most programmers make their living! Can’t figure out how to make that div tag line up? Google-Copy-Paste. Can’t get your objects to serialize? Google-Copy-Paste. Can’t get your database query to work? Google-Copy-Paste.

There’s lots of talk about intellectual property and copyright infringement. But the fact is, in the world of software development, 99% of what you see is copied, massaged, reworked, preexisting code. It even has its own made-up word. It’s called “googlegramming” (i.e. programming via Google). This is a dirty word in development circles as it implies that a “googlegrammer” doesn’t really know how to write code. They just know how to copy and paste. These guys are always using a hammer to drive in a screw, metaphorically speaking. I’ve worked with some and its extremely frustrating.

But, is all googlegramming a bad thing? No. I don’t think so. You can take old code and use it to do something new and innovative. That, to me, is when googlegramming is allowed, nay, encouraged. (Although most would argue that this goes beyond the definition of the new, made-up word.) Using canned code is a great way to speed up development of a new creation. As the chair of the Comp-Sci department once told me, “Plagiarism is the highest form of productivity!”

And if you think this is a new phenomenon, check out this amazing youtube video that proves that Disney knew a thing or two about productivity long before the personal computer existed.

Cats are fascinating creatures. They retain so much of their wild hunting abilities and instincts while being fully domesticated. They are incredible athletes and remarkable gymnasts. I admire them as creations of God. BUT, they do make your house smell awful. The do make my wife, dad, and many others unable to breath in a matter of minutes. And they have that nasty habit of treating their owners like pets instead of the other way around. I would NEVER willingly own a cat.

All that said, they still entertain me.

If you haven’t heard of LOLCATZ (For the clueless, that’s pronounced “lole-cats.”), what rock have you been living under?

I love the lolcat site I CAN HAZ CHEEZBURGER. Not every post makes me laugh, but many do. They are purrrfect (aha…) bite-sized humor kibbles for when I’m working hard, but have to wait a couple of minutes for a build or a script to finish (like right now, for instance).

With my proclivity for naps, this one really got me giggling.

I really like David Crowder Band. I really like internet memes. I really like Twitter (but I’m not addicted). I really really LOVE this video!! (And yes, I’m going to tweet it too.)

Nods to Ghosty for the link.

(Link for Facebook friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcVllWpwGs)

I’m one of those people who is easily entertained, even when alone. When I say, “I crack myself up,” I am not lying. I really do. Often.

I was doing accents in the mirror this morning while I was getting ready and really cracking myself up. Suddenly it occurred to me, someone else might think this is funny too! WORK FROM HOME FRIDAY VIDEO!!