The Thoughts of Lamdar

Since I’m getting old and forgetting a lot of stuff now, I’ve gotten into a little note taking kick.  Lamdar, with my stock thoughts is still a work in progress, and I’m also trying to start taking programming notes too.  A lot of stuff will just be basic functions and things that I found and don’t want to forget, but I’ll also try to make guides on more substantial things that I don’t want to relearn like data binding or php image manipulations.  Yes, I know it’s another ugly default template.  Umm… less creativity = more technical skill?  At least that’s what I like to tell myself…

They sure don’t make viruses like they used to.  Fortunately for those hit by this extortion virus, the makers haven’t heard of one way hashes so the password to unlock your hostage files was sitting right there if you looked in the code.  They must be the same types of guys that permanently leave the combination sticker on the back of their combo locks.

What happens when you have a bunch of repressed nerds that take movies too literally?  You get the nerd fight club!  I guess the disappointment of Quake 4 forced them to turn to real life butt kickings.

I feel bad whenever I think about how much time I used to waste playing video games during college.  None of that compares to the levels of productivity coming from this guy though.  I wonder if he was happy just typing, or if he’s only happy now that he’s getting some recognition for it.

Well, the NBA got what it wanted.  By giving Steve Nash some extra days of rest he played like the MVP again.  With an already solid group though, I’m excited about the Clippers chances for the future.  Livingston continues to improve, and with some work on his jumper I believe he has a chance to become an elite point guard in a few years. He just possesses so many of those gifts that you just can’t teach.  Of course Elton Brand is already one of the best power forwards in the league.  Hopefully we’ll have many years ahead of us with them playing together for the Clippers.  Can’t wait till November…

Many a times I’ve been drinking Guinness with people and wondering what it was exactly that was rattling around in the can.  Of course we’ve torn open the cans only to find a mysterious little plastic ball that floats.  Not that it’s actually new news, but I remembered to look it up to find out that it’s there to create a nice creamy head.  Now you can be the nerd of the party that explains what’s rattling around in the empty cans of Guinness.

Now that’s what I’m talking about.  You know Elton Brand is going to show up at every game, but if Quinton Ross and the rest of the supporting cast have another night like this, it’s going to be an exciting game 7.  Thank you Corey Maggette for reminding me why I got your action figure.

Most people will pass over pennies and nickels on the ground, but did you know that they’re actually worth the most now if you look at production costs?  While that dollar bill in your pocket only cost several cents to make, those pennies actually cost 1.23 cents each and the nickels cost 5.73 cents each.  If the cost of zinc keeps going up, the next boom you see after the real estate bubble pops might be hoarding pennies.

Who says animal testing is cruel?  These monkeys get a happy hour every day.  Is anyone surprised that the monkeys enjoyed drinking a lot more after stressful weeks?  I could have told you that the number of happy hours we go to increases every time there’s a rough week in the stock market.

You know the old saying, “If you see one roach, there’s a hundred more inside the walls that you can’t see.” So how are you supposed to get rid of them? Soon you’ll be able to use this, the roach spy. Then you can get the roaches to come out so you can squash them all in plain view instead of hoping your bait traps worked, but not actually knowing since you can’t see them. Or you could always just have your inside bug lead them to that neighbor you don’t get along with.

Poor guy.  They win a championship and charter a boat for a victory celebration, but he drinks too much on the bus ride there and can’t even get on the boat.  Let that be a lesson for everyone, don’t party until the time is right.

I thought I was pretty nerdy, but this is beyond anything I’ve done.  To spare you from actually listening to them, here’s a line from one:

“So show me respect before i remove you in log n time,
cause you know my trees are balanced all the time.”

Wait a second, did he just rhyme “time” with “time?”  I guess (skills.computerScience != skills.lyrics).

No, I’m not talking about Ron Mexico, who is now free. I’m talking about the sad state of American geographic knowledge. I remember reading an article a long time ago about an unnamed college basketball team in which over half of the players couldn’t name any of the countries that share a border with the United States. While we can all laugh about how stupid the typical athlete is, it’s not a problem that’s confined to them. In this recent study, they found that the typical 18 to 24 year old American is not much better than that, with only a third of them able to find Iraq and a half able to find India on a map. About the only consolation I can come up with is at least it’s not my generation.

Ever since I’ve liked the Cilppers (1998) they haven’t made the postseason.  That is, until this year.  Not only have they made the playoffs though, now they’re heading to the second round for what looks like a matchup with the Lakers.  If the Clips can play the way they did these past 2 games against Denver, it should be an interesting series.

Ok, anybody that reads my blog probably can’t actually afford hedge funds, but if you were wondering why the normal fees are 20%, it’s because they buy things like this. I’d be willing to bet that none of the people buying these things would actually be able to pick out the fish that cost $3000 if you put them in a tank of well bred $100 exotic fish. I guess value is really just the price that someone is willing to pay though, so if you can sell a rock for $5k, it’s worth $5k now. Sounds oddly like the real estate market right now…