Year: 2023

  • I’ve been thinking about birds lately

  • Hither and Yon

    Some more useless items that make the Web great.

  • Flotsam and Jetsam

    McSweeney’s has been on fire lately, and this gem is no exception. I REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THAT I WILL NOT BE CANCELING MY PLANS WITH YOU TONIGHT Some random flotsam and jetsam images that have been floating around my laptop. I had to see them, so now you do, too.

    Sausages!
  • Gods Through the Ages, Part I

  • The Muppets’ Last Supper

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    Made this for my kids.

  • Random Effluvia, No. 328

    1 First off is this gem my wife found. The 2023 Lost and Found Index. Some real gems in here. Among my favorites: Definitely worth a skim… 2 These astonishing and slightly unsettling tattoos from Spanish artist, Adri Reigada (@adrireigada) 3 The best prom invitation ever. Ever.

  • Close encounters of the work kind

    A former coworker posted something today about the awkwardness of running into coworkers in public places. How, despite liking that person, you instantly lose the ability to form speech. It reminded me how even passing coworkers in the hallway at work can be awkward and soul-destroying. First Encounter: You smile, exchange pleasantries, and move on.…

  • What I Learned About Computer Security From Movies

    Computer security is a subject that, with the sole exception of Mr. Robot, has never been portrayed realistically on movies or television. I had a lot of help on this one. Co-authored by my old friends, Chris Moritz and Scott Vowels.

    A hacker wearing a hoodie in a dark room. He is working on a retro laptop.
  • Lies clients (still) tell freelancers

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    The lies clients tell freelancers never change. I often wonder if there’s a business class where the prof tells students which lies to use on us.

    A Greek statue of a man facepalming from all the client lies he hears
  • Celebrating 25 years of clean humor and filthy comments.

    And as a special tribute, I decided to ask ChatGPT how I am described. This was the response: Davezilla is a humorous blogger who is known for his witty and often sarcastic commentary on various topics. He has a unique writing style that blends humor, satire, and pop culture references, and his blog is widely…

    Celebrating 25 years of clean humor and filthy comments
  • “I’ll take ironic headlines for $600, Alex”

  • “UFO-Shaped”. Uh huh. Sure. UFO.

    A giant, flying vagina was seen over Turkey last week. Several Turkish incels died trying to jump high enough to have wanton sex with the cloud that “owed them” and “was asking for it.” Several news outlets misidentified the cloud as being “UFO-Shaped” when it was clearly a gigantic vagina taunting the residents of Bursa,…