I have to write this down because I need a place to put it. The problem with Twitter is that things move quickly, and it’s a bitch to nail down something I find funny or poignant or important. This is Twitter’s curse and its triumph: it’s a snapshot of what’s […]
Dear Microsoft…
Since your minions are no doubt lurking this convention center, I have to hold my tongue. But here, on my site, I am free to say: Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you. You make my job more difficult with your DRM setting bullshit that doesn’t apply to a movie I […]
Caitlin Flanagan drives me bugfuck
(I really should just leave the post as is because, dude, that’s a title that speaks for itself. But if Mrs. F can get paid for cranking out reams of bullshit, then I can do that and more for free. Because I love you.) We’ve had a subscription to The […]
Dear Aqua-Jogging Lady…
I hope you enjoyed your workout. I also hope you get some sleep; the bags under your eyes were big enough to pack up the gear from a Cirque du Soleil touring company. The reason I’m writing you, madam, is that I didn’t appreciate the way you waltzed up to […]
Just a brief reminder from the management…
…using the words “you need” when asking me to do something will not get you the intended result. Or any result at all. Unless the request is “You need to step over here in order to keep from Godzilla from stepping on you” or “You need to get in this […]
Dear Tim O’Reilly
You can take your draft for a Blogger’s Code of Conduct and shove it right up your ass. Love and kisses, Adam Rakunas EDITED TO ADD: It’s been seven and a half years since I wrote this post in a fit of pique. In that time, I have learned a […]
RAGE!!1!
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members- Yesterday, I got a parking ticket outside my apartment. Now, this happens on the occasional Tuesday or Wednesday when I forget to move my car for the street sweepers, but yesterday was Monday. The SMPD Interceptors usually stay away from my neighborhood on Mondays, […]