Posts by Ryan Livingston
Normans finally develop WMDs!!!
Nine-hundred and forty-three years since the first mechanically fired bolt streamed across the battlefields of Europe, the crossbow has been upgraded for the 20th century (yes, yes I know its the 21st… read on).
Read MoreThe Afghan Province Printy
Seeing that we’re sending 30,000 more men and women into this area, it may be a good idea to know where we’re goin’ (cause we don’t know where we been)…
Read MoreWindows 7 – The Aftermath
There are a lot of senior citizens in my area. This is, after all, Florida. And contrary to popular belief, not all of them are technologically challenged. One of my neighbors was a lead programmer on the DARPA net project after his days doing communications on a nuclear sub. So they can know their stuff.…
Read MoreI Must Be Crazy – Windows7 Edition
So a month and a half ago I bought a brand new computer because nothing was wrong with my previous one. Not a thing. Ergo, it had to go. It was XP and reliable, and I needed Vista, so I too could share in the woes and gripes of the customers that came in the…
Read MoreThe OS Hall of Fame Printy
Yep, this is part of the NWOt’s Windows 7 extravaganza. It’s got a difficulty rating of “Where’s the Start button again?”
Read MoreThe Health Insurance Company Printy
They’re in the news, they’re on TV, now they’re in a children’s word find. See if you can sort out these HMO’s even if congress can’t.
Read MoreA Crappy Post
I am a vigilante plumber. The Phantom Plunger. I didn’t choose this life of clearing errant drains, it was thrust upon me out of desperation – for, no matter where I go there seems to be a jammed potty. A jammed potty that needs JUSTICE… or a good snaking.
Read MoreThe Random Selections From the 1994 ed. of the QPB Dictionary of Difficult Words Printy
This puzzle has a difficulty level of WTF. Find the following selections from the 1994 ed. of the QPB Dictionary of Difficult Words:
Read MoreYeah, Don’t Quit Your Night Job…
My place of employment is in a unique position in this spiraling economy… we are desperate for new hires! I am not at liberty to mention where I work nor the geographic local it’s in. Suffice it to say if you come across a sun bleached, weather beaten, semi-laminated sign saying “We’re Hiring”, chances are…
Read MoreSpaceballs: The Animated Series
Aw Mel… what the hell?! Seriously?! I’d heard rumors that G4 would be airing an animated version of Spaceballs. Then one day while flipping the channels I came across it. Rather, blindsided by it.
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