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Archive for February 2005  (This joke is not mine, but I cleaned up the original image to look more like Watterson. I think it originated at Something Awful.) http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7703978&src=rss/technologyNews Why would a company do this on its own ink cartridges? As pointed out in another forum, imagine buying one of these smart cartridges, watching it run low, then refilling it with a far cheaper ink refill kit. It'll still signal it's empty, and refuse to print! Your only option is to buy a new, full-price cartridge! The equivalent is your car dealership making your car such that you can only get tune-ups at the dealership itself, and at 50,000 miles, the engine will shut off regardless of recent outside servicing. If Leonard can have a bunch of cooking stuff in his blog, so can I. Nothing reminds me more of college than the wretched, cellophane-wrapped sandwiches I used to eat out of the rotating vending machines. They were convenient, filling (with bread, anyhow), and you could eat them alone on a bench looking at your notes and lamenting your lack of friends. I think they were an engineering student thing, because there were no such machines on the liberal arts side of the school. (Of course, a liberal arts student probably has a balanced meal plan at the dorm, while an engineering student is content to eat cold pizza and Mountain Dew for four straight years.) Anyway, here it is. Wheel-O-Death Style Turkey Sandwich 1 large French roll 5 or 6 slices of cold cut smoked turkey 1 thin slice of pepper jack cheese or cheddar, preferably "Singles" style cheese food 1 small tomato 2-3 tbsp mayonnaise Cut the roll in half lengthwise. Spread the mayo thickly onto both sides of the bread. You will want to make it uneven, so you will encounter large pockets of mayo, and dry spots, as you eat. Lay the turkey cuts down on the bread -- for authentic style, lie them as flat as you can get them, even if it means cutting them to fit. If you're using the "Singles" kind of "cheese," cut a slice in half and lay it down. On top of this, lay down 2 or 3 razor-thin slices of tomato. Close the sandwich and smash it together with your palms so it flattens a little. Now you have a sandwich that's safe to consume, and almost identical to the vending machine kind. For extra effect, wrap tightly and leave in your fridge for two or three days. Also the real flavor secret is to use as little meat, cheese and tomato as possible, to maximize the impact of the bread. This entry might seem like a joke, but it really isn't. This sandwich is a favorite reminder of college for me. It's awful, to be sure, but that's computer science for you. http://graphics.stanford.edu/projects/tooncap/ Really interesting project, doing motion capture, except with the same flair as 2-D animation. As logic stands You couldn't meet a man Who's from the future But logic broke As he appeared, he spoke About the future. "We're not gonna make it," He explained how the end will come You and me Were never meant to be Part of the future. All we have is now All we've ever had is now. I updated my portfolio... I need to have more still life in there. http://www.nightlightpress.com/sketchbook This will be a great film for one reason alone. Okay, two reasons. I took that online, uh, what do you call it? Ordination! So I can legally call myself "reverend" and perform marriages and last rites in California. I could also start a church. |
