Less Talk, More Do » Funny http://www.chrisfinke.com Christopher Finke is a software engineer. He is available for birthday parties and bar mitzvahs. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:09:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Wolfram Alpha http://www.chrisfinke.com/2009/05/16/wolfram-alpha-2/ http://www.chrisfinke.com/2009/05/16/wolfram-alpha-2/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 17:30:50 +0000 Christopher Finke http://www.chrisfinke.com/?p=1292 Wolfram|Alpha, the new computational knowledge engine, seems like it has a lot of potential. But for some reason, I'm not so sure about its mathematical abilities:

Loading screen shows: NaN%

For more information on Wolfram Alpha, here's Mahalo's Wolfram Alpha page:

]]> http://www.chrisfinke.com/2009/05/16/wolfram-alpha-2/feed/ 0 I took 5-Hour Energy, and I feel great! http://www.chrisfinke.com/2008/12/29/i-took-5-hour-energy-and-i-feel-great/ http://www.chrisfinke.com/2008/12/29/i-took-5-hour-energy-and-i-feel-great/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:49:24 +0000 Christopher Finke http://www.chrisfinke.com/?p=1058 Typing up a storm

For anyone who isn't in the industry, this is what computer programming really looks like.

]]> http://www.chrisfinke.com/2008/12/29/i-took-5-hour-energy-and-i-feel-great/feed/ 1 Huckabee for Secretary of LOL http://www.chrisfinke.com/2008/02/24/huckabee-for-secretary-of-lol/ http://www.chrisfinke.com/2008/02/24/huckabee-for-secretary-of-lol/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:21:46 +0000 Christopher Finke http://www.chrisfinke.com/2008/02/24/huckabee-for-secretary-of-lol/ I didn't caucus for Huckabee, but you've got to love it when a politician can actually be funny, not awkward, on Saturday Night Live:

]]> http://www.chrisfinke.com/2008/02/24/huckabee-for-secretary-of-lol/feed/ 0 Maybe that's where they got the idea http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/27/maybe-thats-where-they-got-the-idea/ http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/27/maybe-thats-where-they-got-the-idea/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:05:36 +0000 Christopher Finke http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/27/maybe-thats-where-they-got-the-idea/ Considering that the local Pizza Ranch caught fire earlier this year when their broiler malfunctioned, I found their latest advertising campaign (for the new Smokehouse Chicken Pizzas) amusing:

Something's Smokin' at the New Prague Pizza Ranch!

Smokin

]]> http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/27/maybe-thats-where-they-got-the-idea/feed/ 0 At least it's easy to remember... http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/25/at-least-its-easy-to-remember/ http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/25/at-least-its-easy-to-remember/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:35:38 +0000 Christopher Finke http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/25/at-least-its-easy-to-remember/ My wife just used the "Forgot my password" form on the MNCPA's website. The automated response was, how you say, not very helpful:

Your username and password are….?

This is definitely a candidate for WorseThanFailure.

]]> http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/25/at-least-its-easy-to-remember/feed/ 1 Fastest. Frontpage. Ever. http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/12/fastest-frontpage-ever/ http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/12/fastest-frontpage-ever/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:47:15 +0000 Christopher Finke http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/12/fastest-frontpage-ever/ On the front page of Digg with only 2 diggs

(Here's the actual Digg story.)

]]> http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/09/12/fastest-frontpage-ever/feed/ 4 Ok, now store it in the mouse... http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/08/27/ok-now-store-it-in-the-mouse/ http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/08/27/ok-now-store-it-in-the-mouse/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:28:12 +0000 Christopher Finke http://www.chrisfinke.com/2007/08/27/ok-now-store-it-in-the-mouse/ The other day, I overheard an older relative refer to the act of copying and pasting something as "storing it in the mouse." I had never thought of it that way before, but that is probably how it appears to new computer users.

I know that when I press Ctrl+C, I automatically hold my hands differently until I hit Ctrl+V, so I might as well be storing that data in my left hand. Occasionally, while I'm typing, I'll realize that I'm feeling a little tense and I don't know why. Usually, it turns out that I copied something and never needed to paste it.

Does anyone else alter their posture based on the contents of their clipboard?

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How to get Heidi Klum’s body

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