Comments for Assorted Udderances http://blog.myselfmusic.com take a pull offa Ben's pipe Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:20:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Spam filtering foiled by DNS-based whitelisting gone awry by Matt http://blog.myselfmusic.com/2011/11/spam-filtering-foiled-by-dns-based-whitelisting-gone-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-6238 Matt Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:20:57 +0000 http://blog.myselfmusic.com/?p=196#comment-6238 Well good on ya for doing the digging! Sounds like your clients will (probably unknowingly) benefit substantially from it. Well good on ya for doing the digging! Sounds like your clients will (probably unknowingly) benefit substantially from it.

]]> Comment on The Sad, Beautiful Fact That We’re All Going To Miss Almost Everything by Kara http://blog.myselfmusic.com/2011/04/the-sad-beautiful-fact-that-were-all-going-to-miss-almost-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-4218 Kara Sat, 14 May 2011 09:15:55 +0000 http://blog.myselfmusic.com/?p=185#comment-4218 I've never been particularly well-read. In grade 9 high school, everything was general classes of difficulty. You got to choose differently for grade 10-- to be in the advanced or general classes. I was as smart as my friends-- in elementary I never had homework cause I was able to get it all done in time before 98% of the class. This held true in grade 9. I didn't have to try very hard. I knew what the teacher was looking for and I gave it to them. It felt like bullshit to me. When all my friends took advanced classes, I took general classes. I was there with the misfits and troublemakers too smart for the basic classes but not motivated enough to give a shit to do anything and got in trouble for that. I did everything asked to even when I attended only 30% of a class the entire semester. I did better than the majority. And I quit high school. I worked a $10/hour in 2000 as an assistant and never had to work in fast food. I've never worked for less than $10/hour and have since been worth $20,000/2.5 months over all the experience and different jobs I've been lucky enough to draw experience from. I've learned more about science than I ever did from grade 10 when I cheated on 80% of my tests. I fucking love science. I hate the institution of school. My best friend is 26 and still in school. I have a career and I can run my own non-profit organization. I know how to make my own money at something I'm good at. School didn't teach me that. Being well-read or well-cultured didn't either. I didn't like watching movies till 10 years ago. Now some of the best shit you'll ever watch in your entire life has happened on tv (Six Feet Under, Battlestar Galactica). I've never read Shakespeare in my entire life. What good has reading him done for you? I’ve never been particularly well-read. In grade 9 high school, everything was general classes of difficulty. You got to choose differently for grade 10– to be in the advanced or general classes. I was as smart as my friends– in elementary I never had homework cause I was able to get it all done in time before 98% of the class.

This held true in grade 9. I didn’t have to try very hard. I knew what the teacher was looking for and I gave it to them. It felt like bullshit to me.

When all my friends took advanced classes, I took general classes. I was there with the misfits and troublemakers too smart for the basic classes but not motivated enough to give a shit to do anything and got in trouble for that.

I did everything asked to even when I attended only 30% of a class the entire semester. I did better than the majority.

And I quit high school. I worked a $10/hour in 2000 as an assistant and never had to work in fast food. I’ve never worked for less than $10/hour and have since been worth $20,000/2.5 months over all the experience and different jobs I’ve been lucky enough to draw experience from.

I’ve learned more about science than I ever did from grade 10 when I cheated on 80% of my tests. I fucking love science.

I hate the institution of school. My best friend is 26 and still in school. I have a career and I can run my own non-profit organization. I know how to make my own money at something I’m good at.

School didn’t teach me that. Being well-read or well-cultured didn’t either. I didn’t like watching movies till 10 years ago. Now some of the best shit you’ll ever watch in your entire life has happened on tv (Six Feet Under, Battlestar Galactica).

I’ve never read Shakespeare in my entire life. What good has reading him done for you?

]]> Comment on Ad hoc cop talk (or, how VPD thinks I should ride a bicycle) by Meg Jones http://blog.myselfmusic.com/2011/04/ad-hoc-cop-talk-or-how-vpd-thinks-i-should-ride-a-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-3884 Meg Jones Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:51:48 +0000 http://blog.myselfmusic.com/?p=180#comment-3884 I've wondered about that. There are a (very) few places where there is a space reserved in the left hand lane for bikes turning left, but most of the time if you are turning left you have to do exactly what you did. What was the option the cop was trying to tell you about? Not sure what turning "within the block" means. I’ve wondered about that. There are a (very) few places where there is a space reserved in the left hand lane for bikes turning left, but most of the time if you are turning left you have to do exactly what you did. What was the option the cop was trying to tell you about? Not sure what turning “within the block” means.

]]> Comment on Ad hoc cop talk (or, how VPD thinks I should ride a bicycle) by Matt Kennedy http://blog.myselfmusic.com/2011/04/ad-hoc-cop-talk-or-how-vpd-thinks-i-should-ride-a-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-3885 Matt Kennedy Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:50:36 +0000 http://blog.myselfmusic.com/?p=180#comment-3885 Heh. Good point. Heh. Good point.

]]> Comment on Ad hoc cop talk (or, how VPD thinks I should ride a bicycle) by Ben Kennedy http://blog.myselfmusic.com/2011/04/ad-hoc-cop-talk-or-how-vpd-thinks-i-should-ride-a-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-3882 Ben Kennedy Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:06:01 +0000 http://blog.myselfmusic.com/?p=180#comment-3882 Interesting; thanks! I'm looking forward to spending some time later reading through the by-law in more detail. In regard to section 59, I would be inclined to argue that in order to prepare for a left-hand turn from the left lane of a two-lane road, it is "impracticable to travel on [the right-hand] side"... Interesting; thanks! I’m looking forward to spending some time later reading through the by-law in more detail.

In regard to section 59, I would be inclined to argue that in order to prepare for a left-hand turn from the left lane of a two-lane road, it is “impracticable to travel on [the right-hand] side”…

]]> Comment on Ad hoc cop talk (or, how VPD thinks I should ride a bicycle) by Matt Kennedy http://blog.myselfmusic.com/2011/04/ad-hoc-cop-talk-or-how-vpd-thinks-i-should-ride-a-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-3881 Matt Kennedy Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:55:33 +0000 http://blog.myselfmusic.com/?p=180#comment-3881 Hmm, looks like your cop-friend was right. See Section 59 in the CoV Street and Traffic Bylaws: http://vancouver.ca/bylaws/2849c.pdf Harsh! Hmm, looks like your cop-friend was right. See Section 59 in the CoV Street and Traffic Bylaws:

http://vancouver.ca/bylaws/2849c.pdf

Harsh!

]]> Comment on Ad hoc cop talk (or, how VPD thinks I should ride a bicycle) by Matt Kennedy http://blog.myselfmusic.com/2011/04/ad-hoc-cop-talk-or-how-vpd-thinks-i-should-ride-a-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-3879 Matt Kennedy Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:39:30 +0000 http://blog.myselfmusic.com/?p=180#comment-3879 I'd be pretty sure that two cops on horses shouldn't ride two abreast... not sure about motorbikes though (I had the impression that laws of that nature varied from province/province, state/state, etc.). I'd be curious about the regs on bike traffic too. I'd also like to find the regs that suggest that stop signs only sometimes apply at pedestrian-controlled traffic crossings. 8-) I’d be pretty sure that two cops on horses shouldn’t ride two abreast… not sure about motorbikes though (I had the impression that laws of that nature varied from province/province, state/state, etc.).

I’d be curious about the regs on bike traffic too. I’d also like to find the regs that suggest that stop signs only sometimes apply at pedestrian-controlled traffic crossings. 8-)

]]> Comment on Ad hoc cop talk (or, how VPD thinks I should ride a bicycle) by Ben Kennedy http://blog.myselfmusic.com/2011/04/ad-hoc-cop-talk-or-how-vpd-thinks-i-should-ride-a-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-3880 Ben Kennedy Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:07:03 +0000 http://blog.myselfmusic.com/?p=180#comment-3880 Bike routes are great for leisurely riding, and I do use them frequently. However, they're not usually efficient for a regular commute (unless your endpoints happen to lie exactly on the bike route). Bike routes are great for leisurely riding, and I do use them frequently. However, they’re not usually efficient for a regular commute (unless your endpoints happen to lie exactly on the bike route).

]]> Comment on Ad hoc cop talk (or, how VPD thinks I should ride a bicycle) by Ron Morgan http://blog.myselfmusic.com/2011/04/ad-hoc-cop-talk-or-how-vpd-thinks-i-should-ride-a-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-3878 Ron Morgan Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:44:52 +0000 http://blog.myselfmusic.com/?p=180#comment-3878 Just use the damned bike routes! They are there for a reason; they're not far off the route you are describing you take. Just use the damned bike routes! They are there for a reason; they’re not far off the route you are describing you take.

]]> Comment on A new Mac Pro is on the way by Tim MacDonald http://blog.myselfmusic.com/2011/01/a-new-mac-pro-is-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2966 Tim MacDonald Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:49:18 +0000 http://blog.myselfmusic.com/?p=176#comment-2966 I have 4 refurbs right now and no issues with any of them. Can't beat the price savings! I have 4 refurbs right now and no issues with any of them. Can’t beat the price savings!

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