a crank’s progress

Thanks to Andy Baio for this one.
There’s a national database of unclaimed property, with links to the states that actually have the stuff. I found some unclaimed cash for my folks and something that may have my name on it. Go there right now.

Silly::Die - Who needs punctuation variables?
This is, of course, completely useless.
if it makes perl debugging more enjoyable/less tedious, it’s far from useless.

Waxy.org: Daily Log: Best Optical Illusion Ever
This is the best optical illusion ever.

We love Josh!
choice and master spirit of the age that he is, in many action poses . . . .

Late model black Trans Am
License tag: “FOR2ITUSS”
License plate ring: Minivans Grrrrrrr
Whatever.

Wibble
Anyway, today we slaughtered three more of our lambs, and it was a fun day.

LILEKS (James) The Bleat
Ask yourself this. You’re poor. You have a heart attack. Do you want to be in Havana or New York? Which phone system summons the EMTs faster? Which emergency response team is better equipped? Which hospital is better staffed with highly-paid doctors who have come from all over the world to work [...]

PC Makers Hit Speed Bumps; Being Faster May Not Matter
So far the response of the personal computer industry to its worst decline in history has largely been one of denial.
“People are walking around like members of the cargo cult after World War II,” said Mark Resch, a partner at Onomy Labs, a Palo Alto, Calif., [...]

Intel’s Huge Bet Turns Iffy
It turns out, Dr. Schmidt told the audience, that what matters most to the computer designers at Google is not speed but power
Interesting article for both the lessons being learned by Intel/HP nd the direction indicated by Google. Having spent some time in large colocation centers, I can see why [...]

Notice that you might void your Windows XP license by running a VNC server on XP:
“Except as otherwise permitted by the NetMeeting, Remote Assistance, and Remote Desktop features described below, you may not use the Product to permit any Device to use, access, display or run other executable software residing on the Workstation Computer, nor [...]