Category Archives: Other
Greasemonkey Script for Yodlee MoneyCenter
I use Yodlee MoneyCenter to track all of my financial accounts. It’s always bothered me that the Portfolio View, which breaks down your investments by fund or stock, doesn’t provide any links to information on each investment. I decided to … Continue reading
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Tagged Finance, Greasemonkey, Mint, MoneyCenter, ticker symbol, Yodlee, Yodlee MoneyCenter
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Aeroflot comment
Cracked.com had a so-so article which mentioned Russian discount airline Aeroflot. The winning comment was by Kostanza:
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The Tale of Genji – choosing a translation
I’ve heard about The Tale of Genji, and thought I might like to read it. However, there are a daunting number of translations available! They’re enumerated in the Wikipedia article. Here’s my rough summary: 0) Murasaki Shikibu – the original … Continue reading
Big Red vs Little Cinnamon Gum
I remember these incessant Big Red television ads from my childhood: “no little cinnamon gum freshens breath longer than Big Red” To this day, I want to get my hands on that colorful, little, cinnamon gum! My mouth literally waters … Continue reading
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Loose, lose, to, two? (Digg)
So-called “social networking” sites are a virtual goldmine of comedy. Unfortunately, it’s a very deep mine with a tremendous amount of unfunny to get through first. I trimmed down this conversation to the bare, humorous minimum.
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Chainsaw (YouTube)
This delightful YouTube video shows a small child being placed in front of a cobra. The poor cobra is said to be de-fanged and/or has its mouth sewn shut. The cobra is, predictably, annoyed by the child (aren’t we all?) … Continue reading
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I am currently idle
I sent an IM to Yumi. When I didn’t get an immediate response, I locked my workstation to play some foosball. When I returned, I found this: [15:24] Jeff: so did you read about the earthquake yet? [15:31] Yumiko: i … Continue reading
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Bungie
On July 7th, 2007, I was riding back to Oakland from Tacoma, along the Oregon coast. It was late, around 11:00pm, and the weather had turned rather chilly. Several miles south of Florence, Oregon, as I rode up a pitch … Continue reading
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