Yak Shaving -- [MIT AI Lab, after 2000: orig. probably from a Ren & Stimpy episode.] Any seemingly pointless activity which is actually necessary to solve a problem which solves a problem which, several levels of recursion later, solves the real problem you're working on.
#700 HowTo -- Make a MontBlanc pen for $15
#701 HowTo -- Make your own font
#702 HowTo -- Organize your holiday card list with Google Spreadsheets
#703 HowTo -- Turn your Xbox into a media center
#704 HowTo -- Whistle loudly with two fingers
#705 HowTo -- Make a Decision Using a Quantitative Scoring System
#706 HowTo -- Silkscreen Posters and Shirts
#707 HowTo -- Use WHOIS effectively to track spammers
#708 HowTo -- Portscan your computer for security holes
#709 HowTo -- Find your nearest mailbox
See also: The Yak Shaving Razor Archives
Have a useful recommendation for making life more pleasant? Send them to me at jpcarter[at]evangelicaloutpost.com.
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I've been using the MontBlanc/G2 pen swap for at least 6 months and love it. I actually have a MontBlanc that I earned in a previous job, so I use that one on my desk and the G2Blanc goes everywhere else with me.
Big Chris
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Umm... is that, possibly, a Christmas card list you're talking about? (It should be safe to use that word here, I think.)
posted on 12.06.2006 6:31 AM3
What's the story, Joe -- aren't you going to promote your finalist standing in the 2006 Weblog Awards? I hope you will put up a link and encourage your readers to participate. Anyway, congratulations on another recognition of your outstanding blog.
posted on 12.07.2006 11:43 PM