I'm getting the strange feeling that when the PowerBar says "Fuel for Maximum Performance" they're not talking about coding performance...

Damnit.

...almost as much as I love late-night procrastination.

Why do I love Amazon? This is why.

and this is a really good story.

I'm feeling childlike and mean today. I can practically feel the users running from the site screaming...

If you're not running and screaming, go here, hit reload, then come back to fury and reload.

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Update (1/30/03): I took Comic Sans down to maintain reader sanity. If you want to see what Fury looks like in Comic Sans, or any other typeface, go to prefs and give it a whirl!

No, I'm not talking about my GAP jacket with pouches for my iPod, Elph, and Sidekick, but instead the tech revolution going on an entirely different 'slicker' industry.

I remember when being desensitized was bad, but apparently it's all the rage in the U.K.

(because if I don't post it quick, it'll just go on my to-do list that never gets done)

The wedding I went to in Berkeley on Sunday, Shauna and Sherman's, got a pair of articles (only one online) simply for being scheduled against the Superbowl. Nifty!

Talkin' with Benjy about debugging PHP scripts that write custom headers:

Benjy: okay, this is a freaky bug. gah
Kevin: Yich. Headers weren't meant for mortal men like us.
Benjy: yeah - headers feel like I'm getting "low level"
Benjy: also, headers are REALLLY FUCKING HARD to debug
Kevin: Totally. Apache and PHP try to handle it all for you..
Kevin: Maybe you need a nph-type file.. Ugh.
Kevin: Nevermind..
Benjy: nph?
Kevin: 'non-parsed-headers'
Benjy: I don't even want to know
Kevin: Time was that you could prepend 'nph' to a cgi's name, like nphslideshow.cgi' and apache would know not to handle headers for you.
Kevin: Dark ages, man...
Kevin: That's back when, if you wanted an animated graphic, you could make an nph cgi that would write the image, then write another image, and another, to the same image spot.
Kevin: "Server-push" at it's most bare.
Benjy: dude, that's... ew
Kevin: It was sooo messy.
Kevin: But then, it only had to work on Netscape 2...
Kevin: I suddenly feel so old...

Good times, good times...

In preparation for the inevitable '100 things about me' list, I got this from Liz today and filled it out when I should have been doing a writeup for my seminar class.

Welcome to the next edition of getting to know your friends. What you're supposed to do is copy (not forward) this entire email and paste it onto a new email that you'll send. Change all of the answers so they apply to you. Then, send this to a whole bunch of people you know *INCLUDING* the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you'll learn a lot of little known facts about your friends.

1. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Varies from 6:30am to 11am, and that's weekdays. More interesting, I usually don't go to sleep until 3am.

2. IF YOU COULD EAT LUNCH WITH ONE FAMOUS PERSON, WHO WOULD IT BE? Right now? I don't know. I want a 'get in to lunch free' card, so at that one moment when it's absolutely vital, I can take that person to lunch and change the course of the world.

3. GOLD OR SILVER? Silver.

4. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA THAT YOU LIKED? Chicago is the last film that I saw, and I liked it.

5. FAVORITE TV SHOWS? West Wing, Buffy, Stargate.

6. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? Totally varies. Sometimes I go back to Chai and scone, or blueberry muffin. Sometimes two lean-pockets make a nice brunch on the way to the snow-laden bus stop.

7. WHAT WOULD YOU HATE TO BE LEFT IN A ROOM WITH? Someone psychotic who hates me. Again.

8. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE - Not while they're both attached.

9. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? People thinking of really cool things and following through on them. I wish I had more of that second part.

10. WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME? David

11. BEACH , CITY, Or COUNTRY? Beach, near a city.

12. SUMMER, WINTER, SPRING, FALL? Spring. Such promise, not much of the heat. and I love the Spring rain and lengthening days.

13. FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Double-chocolate-malted-krunch. When I'm not in Los Angeles, it's Breyer's White Mint Chip.

14. BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN? I hate popcorn, unless it's in front of me. I love it then, until it's gone, which is when I hate it, which is why I hate it. Get it away from me! Fine then, at least put on more butter and salt, please.

15. FAVORITE COLOR? Forest green, which is funny because it used to be my least favorite.

16. FAVORITE CAR? Oh dear. Too many to choose from. I really like my mutant.

17. FAVORITE SANDWICH FILLING? Veggie Hoagie from I.B.Hoagie.

18. TRUE LOVE? Yes, please. I've been waiting patiently...

19. WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DO YOU DESPISE? People with no drive. Err, characteristics? Um, loafing. I loathe me.

20. FAVORITE FLOWER? I like proto-dandelions and those colorful little ones that grow in clusters you pick and they fall apart... And honeysuckles.

21. YOU HAD A BIG WIN IN THE LOTTERY, HOW LONG WOULD YOU WAIT TO TELL PEOPLE? There might be people I'd never tell. They already think I'm lucky enough. I'd make life better for those around me in ways not directly attributable to me. It's time I gave back...

22. FIZZY OR STILL WATER AS A DRINK? Still.

23. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHROOM? White, with a big red heart-shaped bathmat. I need a good shower curtain.

24. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING? 6, plus a camera for my sidekick and a doodad from the Cal Alumni Association.

25. WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO? The bedroom? Oh, um, someplace where all my friends are, where we could dance and be free from the more mundane cares of the world.

26. CAN YOU JUGGLE? Projects? Yes. Balls? Three.

27. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK: I like the promise of Fridays. And this semester I don't have class then either.

28. RED OR WHITE WINE? Cider. Cranberry, please.

29. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY? What *did* I do? Went to a barbecue at Karen and Crystal's (4th of July and all) and hung out.

30. DO YOU CARRY A DONOR CARD? Nope. I haven't made peace with making myself into pieces yet. Maybe some day.

31. SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT THE PERSON THAT SENT THIS TO YOU: Liz glows and she's always in a fond part of my heart. I mean it. She won't leave.

32. WHO DO YOU LEAST EXPECT TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?? Ghandi.

33. WHO IS THE PERSON YOU EXPECT TO SEND THIS BACK FIRST? The evil 'Undeliverable mailer daemon.' I hate that guy.

Got back late last night. Still working on the game descriptions, so I'm turning it in a day late for one grade lower, alas.

Apple speedbumped their desktop powermacs today, while lowering the prices, but more notably they also came out with a new 20" Cinema Display for $1299. the thing has a resolution of 1680x1050 and looks beautiful. Some day. Oh, and they slashed the price of the 23" display to $1999. Beautiful stuff

More later, class now.

Last night I went to sleep in a beautiful estate on the beach in Malibu. Tonight I sleep just a stone's throw from Alameda's hidden treasure: King's Beach. For the first time in months, walking outside means an increase in temperature, and beauty surrounds me.

This is the life, and life is good.