I recently switched internet providers and I went from paying $140 a month for a gigabit(ish) connection to $119 for double that. I realize that for some non-Americans reading those prices, those prices might seem exorbitant. For my fellow Americans, they’ll probably just shrug, but what some Americans might not…

There are a lot of wonderful features in recent implementations of C++ (and by “recent” I mean C++11 onward), but it is my belief that you should generally be selective about which ingredients are tossed into the soup, and that’s with any language. I stumbled upon a Reddit discussion of…

I enjoy learning as much as I ever have, and among the channels I enjoy watching is a channel called Geographics. In about 20 minutes or so, you can get…

Working Man’s Music Thank you Dave Eggar. Your music is keeping me calm as I work into the wee hours of the morning. “Brittle Cloud” will always have a place…

I’m sorry Lord for all the hurt and the pain I know I’ve caused. You trusted me with blessed gifts and yet I sought applause. I acted mostly selfishly and took when I should have given. So far from the example set by the one that I’m forgiven. Selfishness is…

Damn, Fox settled. I was really looking forward to the some accountability by them going on trial record and being confronted in court (you know, on the record) about their lying the whole time while they whipped the dogs from Animal Farm up to a frenzy.

I'm going to speculate on the events that transpired here. 1. Boss screws up scheduling, forgot that other employee 'C' asked for the night off two months prior. 2. Two months pass, and it's time for 'C' to leave (you know, because they properly requested the time off beforehand) 3. Boss panics because he's comfortable in bed watching LA Law and doesn't feel like leaving the house to cover for employee 'C'. He then remembers that since he's the boss, he can turn to one of his subordinates to cover the graveyard shift (that no one wants to get stuck with anyway.

I came across a variation of this saying today while reading and I marveled at how simple and yet so powerful it was.

From a man that, to the detriment of his post-50 year-old self, absolutely loves sweets (particularly chocolates and pâtisseries), I’ll make this short and sweet (see what I did there?) …