Revenge of the Nerds

Mark Cuban represents the ultimate Revenge of the Nerds story. He's a dot com billionaire who wisely took a huge chunk of his money and bought the Dallas Mavericks. Besides being unable to hit the apostrophe key, he writes an insightful blog. Here, he laments on having to release Michael Finley.

Let Me Get What I Wish For

An email exchange with a fellow mountain biker:

Then I hope for world peace, Bush's impeachment, and 57 virgins without having to become a suicide bomber.

ryin

--- [Fellow Mountain Biker] wrote:

> How funny is it that you mention riding in your message, and I get to
> see you the very same day at Walnut Creek. You should be careful what
> you hope for... Enjoy your day.

Holy Cow

I don't know if it's a pricing error or just cutthroat competition, but I was able to book a round-trip ticket from AUS to SJC for $110 on Continental. That's insane considering that it cost me about $30 to fill my 12-gallon gas tank this evening.

I Give Up

There are certain battles that I just can't win. I've invested too much energy. Time to refocus on more fruitful pursuits.

Tie Your Shoelaces, Kids

This is just ridiculous:

A loose shoelace led to White Sox DH Carl Everett's groin pull Thursday. Everett tripped over his shoelace while taking his lead off first base, fell to the ground and suffered a mild strain in his right groin during the rundown that followed. He's expected to miss two or three games.

Everett's salary for 2005 is $4M, meaning that this shoelace incident is a $50K boo boo.

Notebook Extinction?

Does a desktop and handheld device make more sense than a notebook? This article cites one company that is attempting such a conversion with 700 employees. The desktop offers more power, has a longer lifecycle, and is cheaper to maintain. The handheld offers email, web, and IM - not to mention being a lot lighter and more portable than a notebook.

My notebook is up for replacement, but I may opt to go the desktop/handheld route.