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Technothriller defined

Bruce Sterling and Cory Doctorow both crack me up. Saw this on BoingBoing today:

"One of my plane-trip books for tomorrow is the bound manuscript for Bruce Sterling's new technothriller (Me: 'What's a technothriller?' Bruce: 'It's like a science fiction novel, only it's got the President in it')..."

My new office

We're finally adding someone to our department, they start Monday. The main office isn't big enough for all of us so I've moved into a private office nearby. I hope it will help me hunker down when working on projects but I don't like the feeling of being out of touch. The office has other drawbacks, which are explained in this little "photo essay", with comments.

CompGeeks.com humor

I've never purchased anything from Computer Geeks Discount Outlet but I've seen the site a few times. I was just looking at it and a number of things struck me as humorous. On the front page there's a PC case with a handle on top. The copy says, "Why didn't anyone think of this before?" Yeah, I can't imagine. Then there's the Gift Guide which includes sentimental favorites like "2-Foot Round Floppy Disc Drive Cable." Also on the Gift Guide is the "Red and Blue Flashing Adjustable Ring" which looks like a fun little thing but the funny part is in product details. Product Requirements: Finger. I suppose it is to be expected from a site that uses a propeller beanie as it's icon.