Many people use the phrase “May you live in interesting times” as a blessing instead of the curse it was intended as. Lately I have truly been living in interesting times, and I do mean that in the way it was intended.
Author Archives: oysta
The .spam TLD
There is one good thing about the .info top level domain: it’s very simple to block the spam linking to it. Just one quick rule in wordpress to block any comment with a link to a .info domain and my comment spam has been cut by about 95%. Thanks .info!
Stupid joy
Some things bring me the stupidest joy. Tonight: an owl hooting in a tree near my place, the first time I have heard one nearby. From the nature of the call and the geographic location it was very likely a male Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua). Yes I guess this makes me an uber-nerdy bird watcher; …
Old people these days!
I was waiting at a bus stop recently when I reached for my wallet to pull out some money. I have a fairly extensive track record of dropping loads of coins everywhere when I do this and this event continued this great tradition resulting in the spilling of a one dollar coin and a fifty …