Leopard: Spaces Puzzle

November 7th, 2007

What happens when you’re a Leopard user and still awake at 2-3am writing code at the brim of sanity with your eyes almost closed from tiredness? You will shortly find yourself violating the pride of some Leopard features intended for usefulness by turning them into an old classic game.

What I started with:

Spaces Puzzle (unsolved)

It only took a few minutes to solve, but it was still fun :D

Spaces Puzzle (solved)

And yes, incase you’re wondering, I actually do use 9 spaces *whistles innocently* :)

filthy, lying inkjets

June 19th, 2007

In a thread titled: Inkjet printers are filthy, lying thieves, meccano04 replies:

If i ever see an inkjet printer in my house, im going to stab it with a samurai sword.

referencing Teen Scares Off Burglar With Samurai Sword from two weeks earlier.

Well played!

timeshifted profiteering

June 18th, 2007

Let me kick off the new Geeksteria category with this most awesome gem:

In an article linked to on slashdot about “a University of Washington researcher who couldn’t find funds the old fashioned way has raised funds from private parties to continue with his studies of ‘time travel’.”

Reverend528 replied:

1. Profit!
2. ???
3. Invent Time Machine

If you don’t get it, you may not be familiar with South Park’s underpants gnomes.