Archive for April, 2006

The Voortrekker

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

THE GULL shall whistle in his wake, the blind wave break in fire. He shall fulfil God’s utmost will, unknowing his desire. And he shall see old planets change and alien stars arise, And give the gale his seaworn sail in shadow of new skies, Strong lust of gear shall drive him forth and ...

Graduation…

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success. ~ Robert Orben I can't wait. I feel kinda dirty now though, I just linked to the SMCM webpage...

More randomness

Monday, April 10th, 2006

Laura: Seth is friend… not food. Charlie: (to Tristan) Your mom is really nice. What happened to you? Annie: (to Seth) That’s how you make friends isnt it… you get them addicted to Seth… Charlie: Remind me to never dive headfirst into cheesecake again. Emily: It’s the wine of oppression. I don’t want it. Emily: I want a ...

Government Security

Monday, April 10th, 2006

Ok, so I did this last year.  Took the annual sudo federal government security audit (pdf) and looked at it. And, suprise suprise, the results were quite similar. 8 Government Departments recieved a failing grade.  That's 1/3 of the government. Those that failed included: The Department of Energy, The Department of State, The ...

Weirdest Email… Ever.

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

Ok, so I work for a company that is trying to build a Space Elevator. Some say it's far fetched. They might be right. But let me tell you, we get some 'interesting' emails from people. Got one the other day, I'll post a snippet here. ...this ...