Thoughts On The Total Money Makeover
Posted by The Gimcracker in Theory & Philosophy on 30. Nov, 2007 | 11 Comments
Yes, that’s a $5,000 bill, which did actually exist at one time (as did the $10k and $100k bills). But that was before VISA-vis hell, Discovered in debt, Bastard Card, and American Express train to bankruptcy took away our need for large denominations.
That didn’t make sense. Vis-a-vis. Ergo. Concurrently. Hitherthenceforththeless.
What I’m getting at [...]
Alive One Minute, Saint The Next
Posted by The Gimcracker in News, Sports on 29. Nov, 2007 | 10 Comments
I grow weary of people speaking of the recently departed as flawless, sinless individuals despite the life the person actually lived. There’s this fear of speaking ill of the dead that stays around for months and even years after the burial. Why is this? By “ill”, I’m not talking about slander and falsity. Usually, an [...]
Eight Quotes by C.S. Lewis
Posted by The Gimcracker in Theory & Philosophy on 21. Nov, 2007 | 10 Comments
This has to be the most overused image of Lewis. That’s because it’s awesome. Look at the expression on his face as he stokes up the ol’ Longbottom Leaf. It’s like I just told him the punchline of a joke right as he struck his match, and then he looked up at me and began [...]
Top Fiver: Blacklisted Films
Posted by The Gimcracker in Beratings, Movies, Top Fivers on 13. Nov, 2007 | 9 Comments
Imagine the worst movie you’ve ever seen, and then take that movie and replace the dialog with Chinese, the soundtrack with the constant squeak of a rusty shopping cart wheel, the lead actress with Angelina Jolie, and the director with Satan.
These are my current all-time least favorite movies, thus they have been etched into the annals of The Blacklist. And let me tell you, it’s a very dark place down there. It’s darker’n a black steer’s tookus on a moonless prairie night.
Even The IRS Wouldn’t Stoop This Low
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery on 09. Nov, 2007 | 10 Comments
Hey, retired AOL using grandmas of the world. If you get this email, delete it immediately:
Now that we’ve established the true point of this post, let’s delve into the grand gorge of gimcrack and discuss it for a bit.
Clicking the link at the bottom of the email will take you to this website (click the [...]
AJAX Your Existing ASP.NET 2.0 App
Posted by The Gimcracker in Technology on 08. Nov, 2007 | No Comments
The Intarwebs are scary. Especially when they gots AJAX on them. Cuz it’s hard to get them out.
There are so many elements that go into an ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX website: assemblies, controls, the script manager and whatnot. Don’t fret. I found a great reference for AJAX-enabling your existing ASP.NET 2.0 applications.
I’ve been developing a project [...]
Top Fiver: My Favourite Explosions
Posted by The Gimcracker in Science, Top Fivers on 06. Nov, 2007 | 1 Comment
Actually, can I retract that? It’s really not appropriate to come up with any kind of favorites list when dealing with such topics as explosions, violence, war, etc.
That being said, let’s do 2 things:
1. Realize no one was hurt in most of these explosions
2. Pretend the ones that were are teh bad guyz
Hopefully if anyone’s [...]
How To (Re)Name Your Blog
Posted by The Gimcracker in Blogging on 02. Nov, 2007 | 15 Comments
Finally, after a day of waiting, B has unveiled its new name:
The Gimcrack Miscellany
You wish you would’ve thought of that, don’t you. Why am I not surprised.
I have received a bit of resistance to the rename, and it’s because of the strong nostalgic ties we all have to the old B4 game, the Beratings, and [...]
New Blog Title Coming Soon
Posted by The Gimcracker in Blogging on 01. Nov, 2007 | 8 Comments
WTF was I thinking?
I don’t think I had planned on taking my blog seriously. Now i regret the name because it’s not descriptive enough. The trouble is, the title “B” permeates my blog, especially throughout my Berating system. I’m going to have to be pretty clever in naming my blog so as to stay [...]
