If there is one place that should be an enjoyable experience to shop, it's Radio Shack. Where else can you go and find Arduino boards, wire, solder, and light bulbs (and sockets) for every occasion? Damn few places, that's for sure. Unfortunately heading into a Radio Shack is always more …

(These are somoe lyrics that I came up for a Monty-Python-esque march. If someone wants to put them to music, please feel free.)

If you think your job's a joke

Well, blame Obama

If your state won't let you toke

Well, blame Obama

If your pension's up in smoke

or …

Here's a quick little ditty I wrote to the spammers at Information Week / Techweb to attempt once again to get off of their e-mail mailing lists:

Hello,

I'm not sure what I need to do in order to never ever hear from your company ever again, but apparently unsubscribing from …

Answer the following questions in the comments section. There's no time limit, but taking more than 10 minutes to answer these questions is a clear sign of insanity.

1. When picking up a rental car in a different city, do you:
1. Tune in a local radio station 2. Find an …

I'm thinking of putting the following on our answering machine during the political season:

"Hello. We're not able to come to the phone right now. If you're calling to plead for a political cause or candidate, and wish to ensure we never ever vote for your cause or candidate, please …