The Watering Hole http://www.oreillynet.com/wateringhole/blog/ en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:44:04 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.21 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss New Location, Part 2 1) Yes, we know the Javascript-based "click to expand" UI isn't very friendly, we're going to a full-size strip layout next week, we're just waiting on some elfin design magic.

2) For some reason, the Tuesday strip disappeared from the new blog, the Tuesday and Thursday strips are up there now:

http://blogs.oreilly.com/wateringhole/

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http://blogs.oreilly.com/wateringhole/

And the new RSS feed is:

feed://feeds.feedburner.com/oreilly/wateringhole

Enjoy!
James and Randy

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James

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I may not have been physically injured by a loose curly-brace, but I've had some code go very strange for the lack of one in the right place...

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Something weird happened and we lost this comic for a day or two after it was posted... Sorry folks. Mike Rowe hosts Dirty Jobs and narrates Deadliest Catch.

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After torturing Randy with impossible-to-draw scripts for 63 strips, I thought it was only fair to let him vent his frustration...

No idea what comes next, as I've been in Austin all week and haven't gotten next week's scripts to Randy yet. Luckily, I've got 7 hours of plane rides tomorrow to work it out...

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It's always a good day when you can get a Prisoner Reference AND a BSG gag in the same strip....

Tricia Helfer, of course, plays the Baltar-tormenting Cylon, Number 6, in the current BSG.

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Am I the only one who wondered why the Robinsons didn't throw Dr. Smith out the airlock about 3 episodes into Lost in Space? The original Baltar was pretty much the same deal.

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For you young whipper-snappers, before Starbuck and Boomer were women and Cylons looked like humans, there was the awesome spectacle that was Original Battlestar Galactica. For those of us who watched the original, massive sighs of relief were made when it became clear that Boxy and the Daggit got thrown out the airlock somewhere early in the first season of the new show.

And Edward James Olmos could kick Lorne Greene's butt with one hand tied behind his back (and teach him Calculus too!)

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Ruby's safely back at the compound with goodies for all. She knows how much Pearl appreciates vintage computer equipment, and things have calmed down enough between them that she didn't even make a snide remark about Pearl having been around when the Colossus was first in use, circa WW2...

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You've heard of fat pipes? Well, meet the XXXL version of the Cat5 patch cable...

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Since Microsoft insisted on promoting a document standard that's joined to Office at the hip, I guess the guys at the CCC thought that OOXML should properly reflect the long, storied tradition of Office. And what would office be without Clippy?

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When visiting foreign lands, Ruby can't resist dropping in on the local Evil Geniuses to check out what's new in world domination. Ask to see the photos of her ski vacation with Ernst Stavro Blofeld if you ever run into her.

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It's not widely known that Josie of "Josie and the Pussycats" is a big Open Source enthusiast. Alexandra is strictly a Windows gal, of course and Melodie is definitely going to go for a Mac.

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If Ruby had looked carefully, she might have been able to see Randy and I waving up at her, as we both live in Derry. But who could resist the allure of such a tasty meal, especially compared to the unidentifiable substance wrapped in plastic that most folks get in coach these days?

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