Quack - can I publish from Google Docs?

Update on Ian

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We now return you to your regularly scheduled tomfoolery.

zOMG!!!11

AJAX-sweetness applied to an online calendar, with a dollop of Ruby on Rails added on top.

You can drag and drop calendar items! It seems obvious, but you can't even do that in Mozilla Calendar. Plus the damn things is more responsive than iCal.

Still in beta, but if this is what two people can do in two months then Kiko has a mighty future.

However, you may have to eschew Safari for now - it works well in Firefox.

Coming Home To Shop

In an interesting moment of syncronicity, the New York Times (registration required) has an article on practice of children coming home to their parents place to visit, and leaving with a good deal more than they came with. Says Metafilter,

A generation ago, adult children visiting their parents' homes might have left with a Tupperware container of lasagna. Today, many of them stealthily make off with toiletries, groceries, sometimes clothing and even furniture. It is an apparently widespread practice, born of a sense of entitlement among young adults - and usually amusedly tolerated by parents - that gives new meaning to the phrase 'home shopping.'

Interesting because it was one of the topics of discussion on the car ride back up from a family weekend barbecue. In some families, it seems almost expected that children will steal food and goodies. How about your family? Call your mother and say thank you.

thanks to Metafilter

japanoid - Your New Favorite Car Company

Where else could you buy those crazy Japanese Keikars that you've only heard about from your friends? Why, Canada of course! For those of you who want cars smaller than Mini Coopers, with tiny ~50cc engines turbocharged up the wazoo, and gas mileage better than hybrids, this native Canadian company will sell you a low mileage, right hand drive import, for a reasonable $5000 - $7000. Let the crazyness ensue!

The Best Thing To Do With Jason's Computer

ATX G4
Originally uploaded by jyunderwood.

For those of you that haven't heard my lamentations yet, Jason's computer has been involved in 3 out of the 4 hard drive crashes I've had in the past month. Interestingly enough, the case in this photo matches his exactly, but this case contains a 450 MGz G4. Since I'm no longer trusing Windows, perhaps this would be a nice project...

Attention whoring

No links today, just some cheap attention-whoring entertainment that appeals to my simple mind; an amusing way to waste an hour or so. Check out my own blogspace for the idea...and also to get an idea of my hours now (thank you, Mr. Horner).


thanks to マイ・ウイフ