A gift to the person who sits here next

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Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on July 30, 2010 | Comments (0)

Manufacturing "Truth"

When companies put out ads that say "get the facts" it's usually enough to make people think that they're right and then proceed to not go out and get the actual facts.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on July 06, 2010 | Comments (0)

Click Undo. Now click it again.

Scoldaphone: the phone found in the sysadmin's office.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on August 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

Bacon Pusher

Life pretty much comes down to working or hustling, just comes down to who you work for.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on August 12, 2009 | Comments (0)

Insincere Cigarettes

Instead of letting people blow smoke up your a**, why not just smoke it?

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on June 26, 2009 | Comments (0)

Follow Your Yellow Brick Road

The universe has a way of making sure that our desired path is NOT the one of least resistance. This is it's way of testing that we are REALLY sure we want what we see at the end. It is generally long, winding, littered with your fears and insecurities, and devoid of all shortcuts. It is also completely passable.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on June 24, 2009 | Comments (0)

Ketchup by any other name...

Pickled ginger, soy and wasabi are merely training wheels for eating sushi; if it's good they are completely unnecessary.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on May 15, 2009 | Comments (0)

Filling the Canon quota for the day

Sometimes when that wick is burning low and you need to hit *something* you just need to adjust your aim from the stars to the trees.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on April 27, 2009 | Comments (0)

Black Hole Stomach

We eat to absorb and convert energy. On the grand scheme of things we don't eat a whole lot. We can't eat metal. We can't eat rock.

Black holes, on the other hand, are having a feast

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on February 12, 2009 | Comments (0)

Only You Can Prevent Computer Fires

Working in technology is kind of like being a forest ranger: you study species, give tours, and try to keep things from catching on fire.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on January 21, 2009 | Comments (0)

Ask Doctor Computer

What is the best tool you can have when you work and experiment with computers? A second computer.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on January 21, 2009 | Comments (0)

Oboe vs. Flute

Some of Dave Matthew's songs sound like organized street fights with classical instruments.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on December 06, 2008 | Comments (0)

"Tear Here"

I think "easy open" is actually a means by which to:
(a) open everything around the thing you want to get at in the packaging and/or
(b) make the packaging a {product name} gun, firing the contents all across the room

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on September 15, 2008 | Comments (0)

People are outside, inside, inside-out, outside-in, out, in, *EVERYWHERE!*

Let's face it, we all hear voices in our heads and a lot of the time we just don't agree with them. The main thing that separates us from crazy people is that we don't argue with our voices out loud.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on September 12, 2008 | Comments (0)

WWJD

Roll with the (sucker) punches.

Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on April 01, 2008 | Comments (0)