Mark Denovich

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Still not as fast as it was

AT&T capped my modem at 1.5Mbps (with no corresponding decrease in the price of service) after they bought @Home a year or two ago. They then sold out to Comcast (with a corresponding increase in…

Why I hate microsoft

I need the CD for Visio Professional 2002 SR-1 to uninstall the fucking product. Why do I need a CD to uninstall!?!. I know it's just looking for the MSI... why didn't they copy it to the…

Hopeless Romantic

I know how to keep my woman happy. ( _first person to make a joke about "a little stick-vac" gets a boot in the eye_ )

Link of the Day

How to be a Bible Apologist An Eight-Step Guide to Bible Literalism through Christian Apologetics

let me be your moral compass

Everyone knows what Jesus would do... he was such a nice guy that he wound up pennyless, virginal, and condemned to torture and a brutal death. If that's your idea of a good time, he makes a…

I'd like to express I wholeheartly support JUGs

The best quote from today's Expert Panel session at NFJS (No Fluff, Just Stuff java programming conference.) The speaker was refering to Java User Groups, but my fellow co-workers heard that…

Toto, we're not in Pittsburgh

My double of Belvedere Vodka (straight-up) was a surprising $13.50, at a bar in Arlington, VA. Ouch. Thank god I'm not actually paying for it.

measure your units

A handy new unit of measure: The Fortwinth System (Mine's 42 Fortwinths long... if you fold it in half first!)

Stick it to the man

at least in Tennessee you can flash your headlights to warn other motorists of a speed trap. The way traffic laws are written and enforced in this country is one of the few things that tempts me…