Posts filed under “Weird Stuff”
University of Michigan – famous alumni notes
It always strikes me that the University of Michigan does a great job of promoting more distant famous alumni, but not always the more recent famous alumni. (I was an undergraduate there, so I’m interested in this.) Advertising / Google One thing that most people don’t know is that the two largest online advertising companies [...]
Just have to share this…
I just have to share this short (50 sec) video… I find it completely hilarious.
A fun bookmarklet to change the web you see
Ever wanted to change what you see on the internet? Well, this little bookmarklet let’s you do just that. Just drag this link to your toolbar / bookmarks bar: Edit My Web! Go to any webpage, click “Edit My Web!” and play around. Instead of having a page of raw text, you’ve got a page [...]
Getting Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK – my experiences
I started working in the UK nearly five years ago on a Highly Skilled Migrant Programme visa. It is/was a fantastic programme. At the time I applied I just needed to show my level of education and what I’d been getting paid; because I was younger than 28 when I applied it was easy to [...]
From Moscow to London in 60 Hours… my journey on planes, trains and automobiles
This is my story… I was one of the thousands of people that was impacted by the volcano in Iceland. (It’s safe to say I never thought I’d end up typing that in my lifetime.) Enough people have asked me about it that I thought I’d write my story down. Thursday, April 15th (in Moscow) [...]
Panama Canal crossing video
I got a kick out of seeing this video. It’s a timelapse video taken of a cruise ship going through the Panama Canal. The fun bits with locks are at the beginning and end; in the middle there’s quite a large lake that needs to be sailed across. My old boat (the USS Hartford, SSN [...]
University of Michigan – 2 out of 3 ain’t bad
I’ve long had this theory that at any given time, the University of Michigan can only have two successful sports of the three top sports: football, basketball, and ice hockey. (Aka, the sports where Michigan has traditionally excelled.) A key data point has come this year: Michigan’s football team collapsed. But to even out the [...]
Valentine’s Day Geek humor
In honor of Valentine’s Day, from one of the CUER mailing lists… How do I love you? Let me count the ways: If you were an A.C. voltage I’d keep you in phase If you could transmit a moment I would want to twist you If you were a current through me I could not [...]