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Ten Years and Fifteen Bucks

Ten Years and Fifteen Bucks 12/19/2004 02:58 PM

« Pigs are pigs all the world over. »

Happy 40th Conrad and 30-*mumble* JJ! I think we have all earned the joy of good single malts and reading pandering crap like this knowing we're too old for the target market. James Earl Jones might have been cool, but RMS? Paging Brad Kuhn, paging Brad Kuhn....:) 'Tis a pity I gave up such ancient technology as the answering machine years ago.

When I came home tonight there was a big package from my mother who sent a few gifts, a few bags of dried cranberries and load of mail from the last few months which mostly consisted of quarterly retirement fund reports noting how much money they've lost this quarter and a slew of credit card offers. In contrast, the banks in Finland will mostly tell you to piss off if you want a MasterCard unless you have a job, even with a decent amount of money in the bank and no debt, and will give you a low line of credit and make you pay an annual fee. Of course, there's nowhere near the problem of personal debt here either.

After chopping up most of those I found an envelope from the City of St. Louis which struck me as odd since I've not lived there in almost a decade. I opened it and much to my amazement I found a harsh letter for a 10 year-old $15 parking ticket. Yes, TEN YEARS. Jesus christ in a merry widow with a cat 'o nines, even criminals enjoy a shorter statute of limitations on far worse crimes than being busted by the meter nazis. Fifteen whole dollars, which is something like 5 euro these days, induced them to send a threatening letter of doom.

Our records indicate that parking tickets issued to a vehicle registered in your name are delinquent. Your failure to satisfy this matter immediately will result in the forwarding of this debt to a national collection agency and may result in additional collection fees equal to 20 percent of the amount due. [emphasis theirs]

Holy shit, I'm in for a whole $15 and the $3 for collection. I'll bet Trump never got a lame letter like this when he was in the hole for a few billion bucks and I'm getting busted for a lousy $15?! The only thing worse than the US Postmaster on your ass is the parking ticket collective, even the parking nazis in Helsinki have an Orwellian logo to remind you that there is no escape from the everseeing eye of the "Time Expired" vultures. Why can't they just send me a letter that says something like that they're sorry that it took them 10 years to notice that I have one whole parking ticket outstanding and that they'd like me to pay up instead of the dramatic language of doom? I doubt that Finland would extradite me for a parking ticket back home, but I wonder if the US Customs guys would bust me if I ever reenter the US and send me to Gitmo as a parking terrorista. Who knew living on the edge could be so easy and so dreadfully dull at the same time?

Speaking of pigs, I found out about kinkkubingo [ham bingo] today at work. Bingo makes me think of old ladies [sorry mom] in church basements obsessing on their cards to win pocket money. Ham bingo is, apparently, a Christmas tradition of bingo or a raffle for a Christmas ham. I say 'apparently' as Google doesn't turn up much and my close Finnish girlfriend upon whom I rely to keep me informed on such important bits of cultural ephemera had never heard of it. DTM has a Kalkunnabingo [turkey bingo] every Sunday with Miss Bitch but, being a former fag hag supreme, I get a little suspicious when gay clubs start raffling off meat. :) It sounds like a bit of harmless holiday fun and might even be combined with a drinking game for pikkujoulu entertainment.

And, just in time for Christmas tree trimming, the paper lomo that you can cut out, glue together and enjoy. The Lomo people also have a cute advent calendar, too. Maybe I'll send one of the paper lomos to the parking crusaders with the pysäköinninvalvonta eyeball glued onto the front of it for grins.

Fifteen Years of Technology Reporting

Fifteen Years of Technology Reporting 07/22/2004 09:59 AM

Fifteen Years On, Lockerbie Families
Seek New Probe

Fifteen Years On, Lockerbie Families
Seek New Probe 12/21/2003 07:25 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 21 2003 6:38AM ET

Lowest Tides in 19 Years Draw Crowds
(AP)

Lowest Tides in 19 Years Draw Crowds
(AP) 06/05/2004 04:16 AM
AP - From barnacles to limpets, crabs and sea stars, the lowest tides in 19 years are revealing all sorts of unusual creatures trapped in tidepools — to the delight of beach-combing masses. Hundreds of people hit the sands Friday, with many more expected to head out over the weekend.

MOUSE WRITER (free): Draw symbols with
the mouse and execute actions anywhere
in Windows. Fully configurable

MOUSE WRITER (free): Draw symbols with
the mouse and execute actions anywhere
in Windows. Fully configurable 10/28/2003 11:06 PM

MSBlast virus writer faces 15 years
behind bars

MSBlast virus writer faces 15 years
behind bars 01/19/2004 10:42 AM
Silicon.com Jan 19 2004 2:23PM GMT

After Three Years, Arrest Is Made in
Death of Cape Cod Writer

After Three Years, Arrest Is Made in
Death of Cape Cod Writer 04/15/2005 04:15 PM
A man with a history of burglary convictions was charged following a dragnet attempt to collect DNA from all the men in a town.

What makes a great footie song?

What makes a great footie song? 08/07/2004 01:23 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Fri Aug 6, 11:53 pm GMT

3G Traffic Conclusions

3G Traffic Conclusions 12/11/2003 05:01 AM
3G Dec 11 2003 3:32AM ET

Reviewing Web Architecture: Conclusions

Reviewing Web Architecture: Conclusions 02/11/2004 08:28 PM
Kendall Clark concludes his review of the W3C TAG's Architecture of the World Wide Web document, covering good practice in the separation of form from content and the use of XML vocabularies.

Conclusions excerpted from the full
report

Conclusions excerpted from the full
report 07/10/2004 02:35 PM
conclusions .. pdf

intelligence.senate.gov/conclusions.pdf
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Walmart and RFID tags some conclusions

Walmart and RFID tags some conclusions 11/14/2003 04:38 AM
If you have been reading here for a while you will remember my rant on these RFID tags that companies...

Ex-CIA Chiefs Rebut Bush Panel
Conclusions (AP)

Ex-CIA Chiefs Rebut Bush Panel
Conclusions (AP) 04/01/2005 10:44 PM
AP - Two former CIA chiefs on Friday disputed claims cited by a presidential commission that agency officials warned them that the government's leading source on Iraq's biological weapons had a reputation for making things up.

MS unveils newest Xbox game: Jump to
Conclusions

MS unveils newest Xbox game: Jump to
Conclusions 05/29/2004 09:33 AM
MS's $50 iPod killer is vaporware. Xbox 2-PC hybrid a pie in the sky? Also, a shakeup at Ion Storm.

fifteen minutes

fifteen minutes 07/25/2004 05:50 AM
What do you do if it's 1979 and you are a sixteen year old in East Germany? Your Mom and her boyfriend, an officer in the intelligence service, have decided to defect. If you are Thomas Wagner, you wait twenty-odd years, and then you post the whole experience to your blog.

New versions in fifteen minutes

New versions in fifteen minutes 07/07/2004 07:52 AM

I once did a game project for Children's Television Workshop in 1980-something. I'm not a game designer. But they gave me a great one to work with. I coded up the prototype, he played with it, he gave me instant feedback, I tweaked the app, gave him the new one. We'd turn around new versions in fifteen minutes. It came out great. It was relaxing to just be the programmer. And I made a good money from that job. Moral of the story: Sometimes you do the best work when someone else provides the passion.

Fifteen Elvish Ways to Die

Fifteen Elvish Ways to Die 03/23/2005 05:26 PM
Fifteen Elvish Ways to Die. Tidy creatures, elves insist on the cleanest of bathrooms. But don't mix bleach and ammonia. Lohaton's skill with the longbow is of no use to him now.

"Troy in Fifteen Minutes"

"Troy in Fifteen Minutes" 05/26/2004 04:41 AM

What Makes A Writer A Writer?

What Makes A Writer A Writer? 04/19/2004 09:41 PM
So You Think You Might Be A Writer? Just because you write? An astute essay by Joseph Epstein poses the uncomfortable question: are you weird enough? There's something very unnatural and unhealthy about writing (as opposed to reading, for instance) - but what is it? [Via Arts and Letters Daily.]

"In the future everyone will be famous
for fifteen people"

"In the future everyone will be famous
for fifteen people" 11/18/2003 10:22 AM

Fifteen-year-old writes bestseller

Fifteen-year-old writes bestseller 04/21/2004 05:07 PM

eclecticism > Fifteen minutes of fame

eclecticism > Fifteen minutes of fame 08/08/2004 08:31 AM
Exhibit A in my case for continuing to use The Rules on this weblog .. This (ex) Microsoft employee .. priznaje da je pogrijesi .. Fifteen minutes of fame .. great piece today .. follow-up post .. aandacht

michaelhanscom.com/eclecticism/2003/10/fifteen_minutes.html
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reviewed fifteen extensions for Mozilla
Firefox

reviewed fifteen extensions for Mozilla
Firefox 02/07/2005 01:26 AM
makes a recommendation of the top 15 .. .. presents

pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1758849,00.asp
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Occupation: Girl - Troy in Fifteen
Minutes

Occupation: Girl - Troy in Fifteen
Minutes 05/20/2004 10:09 PM
this blogger has produced a Troy-in-fifteen-minutes abridgement

livejournal.com/users/cleolinda/99710.html
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Fifteen Killed in Bus Accident in Indian
Kashmir

Fifteen Killed in Bus Accident in Indian
Kashmir 07/17/2004 10:09 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 17 2004 1:37PM GMT

Fifteen NYSE Traders Indicted
(washingtonpost.com)

Fifteen NYSE Traders Indicted
(washingtonpost.com) 04/12/2005 11:06 PM
washingtonpost.com - Fifteen current and former traders at the New York Stock Exchange were criminally charged yesterday with cheating investors out of the best prices for their stock trades in what could be unparalleled abuse of their position at the world's largest and most prestigious stock market.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Fifteen die as
US helicopter downed

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Fifteen die as
US helicopter downed 11/04/2003 01:55 AM
A portable anti-aircraft missile brought down a helicopter about to land in Baghdad, killing 15 U.S. soldiers .. Fifteen dead after their helicopter was shot down by a SAM .. 13 Dead. Jeebus .. een trieste dag .. unaccounted

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3234543.stm
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Fifteen Iraqis Killed in Falluja
Fighting (Reuters)

Fifteen Iraqis Killed in Falluja
Fighting (Reuters) 04/16/2004 12:59 AM
Reuters - U.S. troops and Iraqi guerrillas fought fierce clashes overnight in the western city of Falluja and 15 Iraqis were killed, witnesses and a medical official said on Friday.

"Since choosing just one of Hannity's
distortions is too difficult, here are
fifteen examples:"

"Since choosing just one of Hannity's
distortions is too difficult, here are
fifteen examples:" 06/18/2004 04:59 AM

Fifteen percent of all Internet
households have connected their
computers to a TV or stereo

Fifteen percent of all Internet
households have connected their
computers to a TV or stereo 09/18/2004 03:53 AM
Over 15% of all Internet households in the U.S. have a stereo or TV connected to their home computer, according to Digital Media Adapters and Receivers: Analysis and Forecasts, a new study by Parks Associates. Further, 75% of households with these PC/CE connections play music on their PC through a stereo and over 40% have viewed digital photos on their TV. [PRWEB Sep 18, 2004]

EMC Hires Former IBM Veteran As CTO

EMC Hires Former IBM Veteran As CTO 09/03/2004 07:59 PM
TechWeb Sep 4 2004 0:14AM GMT

Veteran job candidates

Veteran job candidates 01/07/2003 02:47 PM
CNET Jan 7 2003 1:02AM ET

HHS names agency veteran as CIO

HHS names agency veteran as CIO 04/14/2004 05:23 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services named Charles Havekost, and IT veteran and the program manager for the federal government's Grants.gov Web site, as its new CIO.

"Veteran gets rude welcome on
Bainbridge"

"Veteran gets rude welcome on
Bainbridge" 07/10/2004 03:22 PM

VA data in step with the veteran

VA data in step with the veteran 12/09/2003 01:33 AM
Washington Times Dec 9 2003 0:32AM ET

Big Blue veteran heads to EMC

Big Blue veteran heads to EMC 09/03/2004 05:49 PM
ZDNet Sep 3 2004 9:07PM GMT

London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2004

London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2004 06/04/2004 02:45 AM
This year’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will be on Sunday, 7 November. [PRWEB Jun 4, 2004]

Internet veteran AltaVista sold off

Internet veteran AltaVista sold off 02/18/2003 09:28 PM
AltaVista was once the most visited search engine on the internet, but failed to keep up with old-time rivals like Yahoo and especially upstarts like Google ...

Internet veteran AltaVista sold off -
BBC .

Internet veteran AltaVista sold off -
BBC . 02/19/2003 02:34 AM
AltaVista was once the most visited search engine on the internet, but failed to keep up with rivals such as Yahoo and Google, which is now the web's search ...
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