Okay, this one is likely a bit more unrealistic than the Cairo announcement. It’s more of a bizarre story from last week. It was about 5:30 and I was still working away at my desk. I had my headphones on listening to Playdio.se and their crazy Swedish DJs. Out of the corner of my eye, I see this guy walk past my cube. Continue reading »
Cairo Here We Come!
Posted by swedegeek on May 15, 2007
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Well, this past Thursday evening, Megan and I bought tickets to fly to Cairo, Egypt next February. In less than a month, Megan’s sister Jill is moving over there for at least a year or two, so we decided to take advantage of the opportunity to see such a different part of the world. As of right now, a majority of their family is going, with at least 6 of us going and possibly more. I say the more the merry, but we’ll see what happens with expanding the tour group. Continue reading »
Why Selfish Blogs Suck
Posted by swedegeek on April 22, 2007
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And… If You Wanna Teach a Man to Fish, Teach Him to Fish!
It’s a month old now, but I’ve been meaning to write on this post that, from its title, claimed to be a tutorial on Unix-based command line redirection. I use *nix systems on a regular basis, and I actually got suckered into clicking to this article. It was a waste of time. And then I got even annoyed by thinking about things on a deeper level. I hate thinking. Continue reading »
Google and Nazis Come to Lansing
Posted by swedegeek on April 19, 2007
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Last night I went to 2 very different events. Right after work, the head of Google’s Ann Arbor office, Grady Burnett, gave a presentation at the Lansing Center. From there, I stopped at home to pick-up Megan, then we went to a played called “Meeting in Munich” at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Continue reading »
Using find – Essential Linux Command
Posted by swedegeek on March 21, 2007
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Yep, I’ve been a bit lax in posting for the past month, and I still have a couple unfinished posts I need to get back to. But, I just read a great synopsis of the find command for *nix-based systems and had to share it. For those of you working in such environments, and don’t know the power of this utility, you definitely need to check it out. I’ve used a good many of the options described in the article for my own purposes. Everything from to just a straight up ‘find this file’ to using it in a quick bash script to purge archived files older than 6 months. Combine find with the xargs command (also mentioned in the article) and you can do a sorts of cool file manipulation in a single line. Fun stuff!
So endeth the lesson.
The Library Is Now Open
Posted by swedegeek on February 3, 2007
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Just a quick post here to point out I’ve added a library section to the site. I wanted to have a place to record the books I read and see if I can provide a quick summary for anyone interested. I’ve already put in a few entries, but figured I should point it out here since you have to scroll down a bit to see it. Maybe I should add a link up top that points to it. Good idea!
Why My Brother Sucks
Posted by swedegeek on February 2, 2007
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In reply to a post on my brother’s own blog on why he sucks, I decided to come up my own list on why he sucks. After living with him for over fifteen years solid, then off and on during my college years, there is plenty I could write. Fortunately for him (and the rest of us), a lot of those points of suckage don’t apply anymore. There are plenty that still do, however. After quite a bit of effort, I boiled the list down to ten. This is by no means comprehensive. Enjoy! Continue reading »
The Golden Rule Lives On… Hopefully
Posted by swedegeek on January 30, 2007
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I vaguely remember first hearing the words of the Golden Rule when I was about four years old. For some reason, I recall a book with a bee on it in our church nursery that had a nice little story. It was the first place I heard (probably didn’t learn) one of the most important lessons in life.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
In reality, that’s probably not the easiest concept for a young child to grasp. However, you’d think more people actually capable of understanding the notion would try to follow it… most of the time… even occasionally… at all! Continue reading »
User-Generated Media Explodes in 2006. Now What?
Posted by swedegeek on January 24, 2007
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It’s official. 2006 was the year of user-generated content. With the likes of YouTube and MySpace in the vanguard, end-users finally became what really mattered on the Internet. With those two sites alone cashing in over #more-17.5 billion on acquisition deals, more than a few took notice of all the content being created by countless, nameless and often unpaid Internet users. Continue reading »
Lack of Leadership Skills Kills Mayor
Posted by swedegeek on January 22, 2007
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Everyone knows politics is a dangerous game to play. However, not many would consider being mayor in a village of 37 residents could be downright deadly. Yet, the mayor of a little town in Spain has found that to be the case. Continue reading »