Eric Longman

Internet geek. Project Manager. Propellerhead.

This is wonderful!  A company in South Africa is going to begin using homing pigeons to transfer data between its two offices, which are roughly 50 miles apart.  Currently they use broadband to transfer about 4GB of encrypted data between the facilities.  It takes about six hours to transfer the data.  Instead, they’ll put the [...]

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where's the self-help section?” She said that if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

We went to the Birmingham Barons’ opening day yesterday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, just south of Birmingham, Al.  A silly joke in the stands led to these: Single Double Get your bids in now! 

…compose your complaints using Scott Pakin’s automatic complaint letter generator.  (Thanks, again, Ross)

It’s not often that I laugh out loud at a web page, but Work Well With Others got me to do just that. Thanks Ross.

GeekAndProud has a link to display the current terror alert level on your website, with a twist (namely, Sesame Street characters).  Like this: Only one problem which Donna rightly pointed out:  Green should really be Kermit, not Oscar. 

President Clinton received a $12 million advance for his memoirs.His wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, received an $8 million advance for hers. So, that's $20 million for the memories of two people who, for eight years, repeatedly swore under oath that they couldn't remember anything. Hrm.

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Funny.  Ross is live on camera today, doing employee reviews and letting us all watch the process….sort of a slow-mo version of the Subservient Chicken website.  Subservient Cow, perhaps?  Don't bother; I don't think he'll respond to orders given via blog comments.

Here's a funny online Trump game…blow enemy airplanes out of the sky by lobbing The Donald's toupees at them.  Win a level and Trump gives you a reward.  Lose, and YOU'RE FIRED.