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Jerry Jeff Walker 'LET OUR MIKE GO'

By sye in Meta Wed Apr 02, 2014 at 10:33:20 PM EST Tags: sye, matrix (all tags)
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I knew a man Mike Crawford and he'd code for you on a worn-out Mac
Had a bag with old tech books a towel and, and an old iPad
He'd code so hard, code so hard, so no bug would get away
Mr. Mike Crawford, Mr. Mike Crawford, code.
I met him in a cell in Portland Oregon, I was Occupied
He looked to be the face of aged geekiness as he pointed out
There was so much bad code, so much bad code, and so seldom it was fixed
Mr. Mike Crawford, Mr. Mike Crawford, code.
He spoke of life and frogs and ignorant motherfuckers all which vexed him so
And geometric visions of some lost domain which he'd SEO'd, it had been so cool
He let go a sigh, he let go a sigh, and then sadly shook his head
Mr. Mike Crawford, Mr. Mike Crawford, code, yeah code.
He coded for the startups and the Fortune boys throughout the West
He spoke with rage of borkers who had fixed the stage, and jobs were scarce
Because nobody cared, nobody really cared, whether the damn code worked or not
Mr. Mike Crawford, Mr. Mike Crawford, code.
He said, "I code at coffee shops with free wifi, for free half-and-half.
But lots of the time I spend behind these bars because I rage a bit."
He took his meds, yes he took his meds, I heard a phone call ask please
Mr. Mike Crawford, Mr. Mike Crawford, code, code, Mr. Mike Crawford, please code.
Full Story (22 comments, 267 words in story)
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Today in Kuro5hin

By nostalgiphile in MLP Fri Mar 28, 2014 at 07:24:03 PM EST Tags: MLP, rusty, media, open tab (all tags)
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This is amazing: I had no idea that our Benevolent Founder was the Monarch of Malinformation and maintained such an awesome media presence on the webs. There it is in the interview: CAPITAL: You run the very popular Today in Tabs daily newsletter, a sort of anti-digest of the day's various hate-reads. While of course informative and enlightening, its knowing/slapdash/snarky voice is a lot of its appeal. How did you come to find your Today in Tabs voice?
FOSTER: OK, first of all Tabs is just now creeping up on 3,000 subscribers, so it's far less popular than people imagine. It's just ubiquitous within a small pool of media people. I occasionally see it lumped in with much bigger more established newsletters and it feels weird when I know how small my list is.
In other words, this new site has about 2990 more regular users than Kuro5hin.org. What's more, I was not invited ☹ , albeit I'm not very Media People. But really, we are a bit confused by the total disconnect (not a single blurb!) between Today in Tabs and your 'gated dysfunctional community' here. Rusty, why hath thou forsaken us?
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Solution to the Borker Problem

By Del Griffith in Fiction Fri Mar 07, 2014 at 11:43:31 AM EST Tags: etc, sofware problem, solving the software problem, warplife, lol (all tags)
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As you may know when I'm not manic, I work tirelessly to grandiose goals with no hope of fulfilling them. Why just the other day while I was furriously masterbating at the #SALMONCREEK #STARBUCKS mens room, I temporarly lost vision as I came, and saw a vision.
It was G-d all mighty himself, and he commanded me to take care of the Borker* problem.
*by borker, I mean broker, but I can't bring myself to call them by their actual names.
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Why Yanks Cannot Understand Chef Rights

By procrasti in Culture Sat May 11, 2013 at 04:01:39 AM EST Tags: pressure cookers, chef's rights, second condiment, soufflé, burger king, boston (all tags)
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It is difficult for American obese to comprehend why British gourmands might consider the right to bear pressure cookers to be a natural right.
The problem derives from the fundamental differences in their respective culinary theories. This affects their tastes, which are conditioned on eating within the framework of one of the two competing menus.
American obese are not gourmands. In American cooking, the individual does not derive their nutrition from being a chef, rather they derive their nutrition due to the grace of McDonalds who acts through the will of the reigning franchise. Americans are conditioned to believe that they are the consumers of the Big Mac, not their own chefs. If McDonalds decides that a person's value meal has no nutrition, then that is all the Big GulpTM, because their's is not to season wise, but their's is to order fries, and a side order of Burger King!
British gourmands on the other hand fought a long, hot and sweaty battle with the kitchen against this very repression and formed a new menu on the basis that the menu derives its nutrition from the edible. That the nutrition belongs to the vegetables, not the salt content. Hence the idea that the vegetable is a member of the meal, not its dressing.
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Back to Rubik's Cube

By Blarney in Culture Thu Feb 21, 2013 at 01:13:05 PM EST Tags: culture, Rubiks Cube, no ogg, no frog, all out of cookies too (all tags)
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Like many of us, I learned how to solve Rubik's Cube back in the 80s, using an easy solution guide, and got to the point of being able to do it in 3-4 minutes. With effort, I was able to struggle through the 4x4 Revenge, though giving up and restarting frequently due to flipped edges that I didn't know how to correct. A few years ago, I bought a 5x5 during a work trip and got through the published solution a few times before the stickers fell off. Picked up the old 3x3 again, and now I'm averaging 75 seconds and dreaming of under 60. Amazing how things change and how things stay the same, and what gets missed the first time around.
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Humanity's Second-Best Hope

By TaxiCabJesus in Technology Thu Oct 18, 2012 at 08:29:16 AM EST Tags: Politics, Presidents, Secret Rulers (all tags)
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This
realization is something I've struggled with for months. But three of
my taxi passengers in the past three days lead me to believe that my
insight needs to be shared with the world.
On
Friday I found a passenger near one of the state government's buildings
in downtown Phoenix. I try to talk to everyone, and usually people are
happy to talk back. When we were almost to her destination, the
passenger said that I seemed familiar. My immediate reaction was, "yeah
right, we've never met." I was stunned when she asked me if I used to
work at Amazon.
When I
first moved back to Arizona a year ago I needed something to do, and
Amazon hires just about anyone to work in their warehouses during the
holiday season. I remember the older guy outside the seasonal
recruiting center
who'd just been hired: "I got a job? I got a job!"
It was
on my second day of work that I realized the horrible truth about
Amazon.com.
The poll is important - please vote. Thanks.
Full Story (31 comments, 2976 words in story)
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The Cookie Problem: A Mathematical Satire

By Blarney in Fiction Sun Apr 29, 2012 at 01:35:08 PM EST Tags: ogg frog, caltech, starfleet academy, academia, bullshit, satire, schizoaffective disorder (all tags)
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There exists an urban legend of how psychiatrists used to differentiate schizoprenia from bipolar by asking the patient how they preferred their carrots - raw or cooked? - and it worked pretty well, actually. However, it sorted 'normal' people into the same categories of insanity, with exactly the same proportions. Any chef will tell you, based on this, that psychiatry is bullshit.
One wonders if someday, psychiatrists will diagnose people based on chocolate chips.
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Sandra Fluke Is A Fucking Slut

By LilDebbie in Science Sat Mar 03, 2012 at 10:14:44 PM EST Tags: (all tags)
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Recently, Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke testified before Congress that, "without insurance coverage, contraception can cost a woman over $3,000 during law school."
In response, American patriot Rush Limbaugh called her a "slut" on his nationally syndicated radio program. Internet White Knight and Nobel Laureate Barack Hussein Obama called Ms. Fluke to express his support for her right to free shit. While both sides of this he-said-she-testified debate are warming up for a grand ol' culture war, lets take a moment to objectively assess her statements and let the data speak to how much this aging co-ed loves the cock.
Full Story (122 comments, 383 words in story)
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