Rampant Exclamations

Forwards from Phil: Apr. 1, 2008

It’s April Fools’ Day! That said, try not to believe everything you read on the internet. Of course, Rampant Exclamations will continue to be a source of news and information that you can believe, right up until I say something unbelievable. Maybe.

- First off, I feel it is my duty to inform anyone running a [...]

Forwards from Phil: Mar. 25, 2008

- Sinistar meets Dick and Jane.

- If you’ve ever replied to an email that ended with ‘donotreply.com,’ here’s where it ends up: in the hands of a programmer from Seattle, who purchased donotreply.com 7 years ago or so. He’s gotten personal information from bank customers, info on troop movements in Iraq (!!), and more.
- Because [...]

Forwards from Phil: Mar. 24, 2008

Spring, my ass. If I have to scrape my windows off in the morning (because it’s 27 degrees!) it’s not spring yet. Winter’s death throes are especially long this year.
Or so it seems. Maybe it’s just me.

- Lifehacker has a nerdy little rundown of 10 software Easter eggs, including the Excel ‘97 flight simulator and [...]

Forwards from Phil: Mar. 12, 2008

Links: I got ‘em, you want ‘em. Let’s make a deal!

- Are you one of those people who can’t stand taking off a bandaid? Try soaking it in vodka first. The alcohol will apparently destroy the solvent, making it a painless removal - heck, sounds like it might just fall off.
- Abercrombie & Fitch paid [...]

Forwards from Phil: Mar. 6, 2008

It’s nice to see the world can get by without me for a day. What can I say, it was hella busy here yesterday. Brawl countdown: 3 days!
Actual news: a small bomb went off at a military recruitment center in Times Square today.

- In a shocking and unprecedented show of going along with standards established [...]

Forwards from Phil: Mar. 4, 2008

FfP will be seen sometime after noon today, on account of it being really busy here at work today.
Brawl countdown: 5 more days!
Okay, so closer to 3pm. So sue me! (Side note: please don’t sue me. I’m not worth that much.)

- Phil Harrison did, in fact, go to Atari. Specifically, he’s now the president of [...]

Forwards from Phil: Mar. 3, 2008

Woo! Welcome to March! Springlike temperatures ahoy! (For a couple days, anyway…) Oh, and I think St. Paddy’s Day is coming up soon. Nothing like getting crunk in the middle of the week.
BRAWL COUNTDOWN: 6 more days.

- Dear HP: it has been three months since I last saw my laptop…
- This is fun: Cash Tomato [...]

Forwards from Phil: Feb. 25, 2008

Man, hard to believe February’s already almost over, isn’t it? Maybe we can finally move on out of winter so people will stop setting ice traps in front of our building. Seriously, there was a puddle of ice this morning directly in front of our apartment stairs, and that’s the only place there was any [...]

Forwards from Phil: Jan. 11, 2008

Oh hey, it’s the 11th. I get paid in four days! But more importantly, it’s the weekend. That’s always good news. And so, without further ado, here’s the info you absolutely need to know as you head into the weekend…
Nah, I’m just playin’ with you. None of this is essential. But most of it’s fun.
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