Archive for December, 2008

nerd slave

Merry Christmas, everybody. Somehow I got roped into making a family photo album for the girlfriend, so now I’m spending a lovely Christmas evening in bed with a pair of laptops learning Movable Type on the fly and trying to figure out why we can’t just use flickr like everybody else. Oh, and if you’ve [...]

Posted on December 25, 2008 at 10:26 pm by nurble · Permalink · Leave a comment
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macaroni and cheese of champions

Just came back from a dinner party at which I served an objectively awesome tray of Mac ‘n’ Cheese. I have to say, and this is not ego talking, I did everything right, starting with lowering expectations by announcing weeks ago that I don’t really cook, which is technically true, but ignores the fact that [...]

Posted on December 15, 2008 at 1:34 am by nurble · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: politics, random internet awesomeness

oil floor

Interesting. Oil is back down to $45 a barrel. Weird. I’d assumed that there had been a drop, but I had no idea it was that sharp or deep. The repercussions of such a drop-off are also surprising. Suck it, Iran.

Posted on December 10, 2008 at 11:13 am by nurble · Permalink · Leave a comment
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