Rantings of a Lunatic

So, I have known about stumbleupon for a while now, but I have never paid much attention to it. Well, that changed the other day, when I actually signed up for an account, installed the toolbar, (which had a few flaws), and started using it. I have to admit I love it. Aside from the initial installation issues in IceWeasel, which are probably not the fault of the plugin, it has been great. I am sure the installation issues are based specifically around me running a 32bit version of IceWeasel in a 64bit environment. I signed up for an account, dnovotny is my username if you are curious, and started stumbling. I have seen a lot of the things I have “stumbled” across already, but, there is a wealth of content that I hadn’t seen before. One such thing is Justin James’ 10 types of programmers you’ll encounter in the field. Its an interesting read though I do have one complaint. I don’t know which category I fall into, because they all sort of apply to me. Obviously, as I used to be known as “the ninja”, that one applies, but so do most of the others. Though there are a couple which are diametrically opposed, and I find it easier to see the delinations there, at least I hope. But, then there is the Vince Niel,

This 40-something is a throwback to 1984 in all of the wrong ways. Sporting big hair, ripped stonewashed jeans, and a bandana here or there, Vince sits in the office humming Bon Jovi and Def Leppard tunes throughout the workday. This would not be so bad if “Pour Some Sugar on Me” was not so darned infectious.

Vince is generally a fun person to work with, and actually has a ton of experience, but just never grew up. But Vince becomes a hassle when he or she tries living the rock ‘n roll lifestyle to go with the hair and hi-tops. It’s fairly hard to work with someone who carries a hangover to work every day.

which I don’t think applies to me at all.

Anyway, this is only one of the things I have found through stumbleupon. Another thing that I found out through using this service is that I am specifically halfway through the bracket of men who find velociraptor attacks as the number 3 cause of death. This information is courtesy of www.velociraptors.info, and it really brought a jolt of reality to my life. I am in the process of velociraptor-proofing my life right now. I have ordered 2000 tire irons, so that they are never more than an arms reach away. In addition, I am working to board up all my windows and doors, at least for the next 2 years. It might seem a bit drastic, but it wouldn’t seem that way if I were attacked by velociraptors, now would it? In addition, I am also working on “inventing” a pair of mirror glasses that point behind me in an equilateral triangle so that I can precisely see the two velociraptors that might be attacking from behind.