9 words women use

Got this funny one from a friend of mine.

  1. Fine – This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
  2. Five Minutes – If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
  3. Nothing – This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.
  4. Go Ahead – This is a dare, not permission. Don’t Do It!
  5. Loud Sigh – This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing.)
  6. That’s Okay – This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That’s okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
  7. Thanks – A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you’re welcome.
  8. Whatever – Is a women’s way of saying F@!K YOU!
  9. Don’t worry about it, I got it – Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking “What’s wrong?” For the woman’s response refer to #3.

iRobot Create

People have been hacking iRobot‘s Roombas almost since they came out, taking them apart, reprogramming them, adding more sophisticated components. I remember reading about one sacrificial effort where some guys took a Roomba, reworked it a bit and used it to play a real-life game of Frogger. I think they made it across the street and back once or twice before the Roomba got squashed.

A little while ago, the iRobot guys opened up the interface for the Roomba. Now iRobot has a new platform just for those robot hackers out there, the iRobot Create. You’ve got access to all the sensors, servos and motors, port interfaces for attaching other hardware (with the optional Command Module) and all the software you need to program the sucker.

To help kick things off, Tom’s Hardware and iRobot are having a robot building contest.
Sounds like fun 🙂

High precision airfares

Came across this while checking airfares for my trip home in the fall.

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Fishing fun

Today would have been a good day for a DITL photo essay, if only my camera was working.

Back from our fishing trip and had a great time. Went probably a few miles out past Fort Sumter, set anchor in about 35′ (11 m) or so of water and baited some rods with squid. I managed to catch two black-tipped shark about the length of my forearm. Holding onto the shark while my friend took the hook out was pretty cool. Another friend managed to reel in another shark about the same size, a little baby shark and a croaker, but the other one got shut out today. Still it was a good day for hanging out on the boat and fishing.

Towards the end though, the heat and sun started getting to me more than I expected, and all the bobbing around started to make me feel pretty queasy. It cut our expedition a little shorter than planned, but I’m looking forward to going back out again.

I’m beginning to see why so many people like fishing. It’s not so much catching the fish, but just getting away from everything and leaving it all behind for a while. I could definitely get used to it.

Gone fishing

Tomorrow afternoon I get to go fishing for the first time with a friend of mine from work. The plan is to head out to some area called Dynamite Hole to catch some sharks and then go from there.

The thought occurred to me while I was writing this: How much irony is there in the fact that I’m going fishing after my volunteer shift at the Aquarium?