kirabug’s idea files

A very tall comic, but worth the giggles.

This is awesome!.

(Warning, some parts of the rest of the site are NSFW.)

Here are some interesting things:

• Fingerprints are signal processors for touch
• Well, that’s one way to decorate for Christmas, but not the recommended way.
• Reminds me of my dad
• This is how I always pictured parenting.
• Via the Macalope, Amen.

This is labeled as “fail” but I think of it more as “win” – truth in advertising, and the like.

see more Epic Fails

And finally, a link that is most likely not safe for work, regarding how one wipes one’s bum… if you ever thought that privacy was dead, keep these interesting stats in mind:

- There is a 50/50 split between sitters and standers
- Each half is completely unaware the other half exists
- Amongst the standers there is a 50/50 split between those that simply stand up and those that stand, turn, and face the toilet.

I think it’s the idea that every person on earth has the same biological needs regarding restroom usage, and yet we’re completely unaware of how other people are meeting those needs, that makes me think privacy, is, in fact, not dead at all. But for something to be private, the vast majority of folks in that society has to agree that it’s a private matter. And that’s what’s really missing from most things today.

Regardless, the article is interesting reading and full of laughs, so long as bottom humor isn’t offensive to you.

1. Clear large space on table for wrapping present.

2. Go to wardrobe and collect bag in which present is contained, and close door.

3. Open door and remove cat from wardrobe.

4. Go to cupboard and retrieve rolls of wrapping paper.

5. Go back and remove cat from cupboard.

via Wrapping Presents (With a Cat) | My[confined]Space.

It goes on for 39 steps. Enjoy!

Things that are useful for work:

• What goes into a well-done critique? is a good article on improving critiquing skills by Jared Spool
• Where the buck stops is an article about collaboration among designers — where it can succeed, but mostly how forcing it causes failure. There’s a whole slew of management-types I know who should read this.

Things that are interesting to read:

• The secrets inside your dog’s mind
• The inherent ambiguity of “WTF”

Things that are just funny:

• Bob was in trouble… Yeah, Bob is a dead man.
• SuperPoop, a photo comic. A bit hit-or-miss but the archive isn’t very long and some of them will make you laugh out loud.

Kittens!

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Poor Robot 1 (who is probably just called “robot”).

I linked to this geek chart years and years ago, but that link seems to have long passed.

What’s ironic is that we were just discussing this — “we” being a couple of guy friends at work and “this” being geek rankings — while eating sushi at the local hibachi for lunch the other day.

The problem, I’m told, is that I simply can’t exist. I hit too many of the categories — even if I don’t do so at full depth — to possibly exist.

So just to see if they’re right, I colored the blocks that apply to me:

…And really, I don’t think it’s that bad.

Well, except that this chart doesn’t mention my blog, nine email addresses, programming hobbies, photoshop contests on Fark, collection of original soundtracks for video games, three Twitter accounts, ability to gut and rebuild either a Mac or (in most cases) a PC without hesitation, or the fact that I’m knitting three different things with assistance from knitting apps on my iPhone.

Of course, it’s not those things that my geeky friends claim threw me over the edge.

It’s the fact that I’m also a rabid baseball fan, accomplished do-it-yourself-er, and and I regularly bake pies from scratch. That’s where they say I’ve maxed out my geek card.

I’m pretty sure I exist.