Monday, December 31, 2007

Thing's I can live without on AFV

I like America's Funniest Home Videos. I am a little annoyed that the Disney-controlled network's (ABC) show does some off color stuff, like play Big and Rich's "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" during rodeo/western/horse -themed clips, but in general it's family-watchable. However, there are a few things that I'd rather not see anymore
  • Fake lottery tickets. One time was funny, more was annoying.
  • Food coming out of noses.
  • Dental work coming out of mouths.
  • Pulling baby teeth in unique ways.
  • Dogs and cats whining and yowling words.

People keep sending them and they keep playing them for some reason, but I fast-forward Tivo through them now.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Happy 20th Birthday, PERL

Larry Wall announced it in 1987 in a posting to comp.sources.misc newsgroup. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl