Posts by 'Scott Robison' – Page 16

The Cow and The Ice Cream

Note: I do not know who originally wrote this, as it is attributed to "a teacher in the Nashville area." Whoever wrote it deserves a Nobel prize in economics or something. I received this as a forwarded email, and a quick Google search didn't provide more information. If you have …

Senior Friendly Restaurant

On our way back from lunch today, we passed a Golden Corral restaurant. Above the entrance was a banner:

Senior Afternoon Delight at Golden Corral banner

I was looking forward to having lunch there sometime until someone pointed out that sign. Now I know if I'm going to go there for lunch, I've gotta get outta there …

Read-a-Thon!

My youngest son (Stanley) will be participating in a Read-a-Thon for his school. They are attempting to use this as a fundraiser instead of the typical "we'll-sell-you-cheap-crap-at-horrific-prices-and-keep-1%-of-the-proceeds" type fundraiser that enriches the company providing the products more than the school.

The kids will read some number of minutes each …

The Man Rules

Note: I've seen this several times over the years, but figured I'd post it here rather than email it to everyone, as it needs to be recorded for posterity. I've reformatted it and generally tried to clean up the presentation. Enjoy! Author(s) unknown...

The Man Rules

We always hear …

Susan Powell

Susan Powell is a woman from West Valley City, UT, last seen on December 6, 2009. You can read about the case on Wikipedia. Suffice it to say, she disappeared under mysterious circumstances, and the husband appears to many (myself included) to be as guilty as sin (though only circumstantially …

Scott's 2009 Christmas Loot List

My Christmas bounty, in no particular order:

  • Foam Missile Launcher with USB interface plus two extra packs of missiles. USB may not be quite as cool as Bluetooth (according to The Big Bang Theory), but it's pretty cool!
  • A belt clip case for my cell phone.
  • Volumes 1 & 2 of …

Port Forwarding & Logging in Windows

A few years ago, I needed to debug a network program. Specifically, I needed to capture all the data being sent and received by a network application to find a problem. Normally one would run a packet capture utility (a program that captures everything being sent over a local area …

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RT @RandyTayler: Using red & green for traditional Christmas colors is just a way for the Man to oppress my people, the colorblind! Plea ...

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@TardisCaptain It's just a message leaked by the VP. I'm not saying I want a President Biden or Pelosi...

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Man thought to be in vegetative state for 23 years only paralyzed. http://digs.by/ran There's hope for Terri Schiavo! Wait, what?