Archive for 2004
hard drive prices going UP?
I was getting 160gb HDs for ~$70 back in June. I even got a set for $63 if memory serves. So why are the same exact pieces of shit $90?
Ohhhhhhhh said the blind man to his deaf son. Since nothing is actually manufactured in America any more and the value of the dollar is falling [...]
Don’t see Alexander
Worst movie ever. Slower than Master and Commander, longer than Troy, and crappy acting on the part of our Britney Spears-nailing Mr. Farrell. A hitler channel documentary on Alexander would have been better.
I wish I’d been more tired. I could’ve slept through it.
“Conquer your fear, and I promise you, you shall conquer death!”
Yeah, right, Colin. [...]
Giglet (etymological musings)
Ran across this word in my word-a-day email list today.
I’d have guessed that it had something to do with the “giga-” root — as in gigabyte or gigawatt, meaning a billion.
Of course, there’s “gig”, meaning a short term contract. Maybe a micro-contract?
Then there’s the usage in giggle — is a giglet a little joke?
But, [...]
