R.I.P. GeoCities
Today’s XKCD reminded me that Yahoo’s GeoCities web hosting service was closing its doors today, and taking the zillions of late ’90s- and early ’00s-era we pages offline forever.
I used GeoCities for my first two web sites: “Elephantitic Monkey” and “Stranded on the Edge of Infinity.” I made Elephantitic Monkey when I was still [...]
I Actually Heard That Green Day Was Opening For The Press Conference
Ah, it’s a wonderful thing to live in this modern age, where a remarkable scientific find, such as the discovery of a 47-million-year-old fossil that could possibly be a missing link between primates and the rest of the animal kingdom, is presented to the public with a media blitz rivaled only by the release of [...]
AWESOME
I got a new toy today:
It’s a Toshiba Satellite M115-S3094. Cost me 600 bucks, 150 cheaper than at the regular price. I got to Best Buy this morning right as they opened, and felt sort of numb: About fifty people were lined up outside. I thought to myself, Shit, and glumly strode [...]