Alright, so I’m thinking about starting a weekly/bi-weekly column here about some of the stupid shit that happens to come out of some people’s mouths.

Welcome to this week’s edition of Idiot: Danny Carlton bans Firefox Users.

So apparently Danny Carlson has banned all Firefox users because of the popular extension adblocker (which blocks annoying flash/image ad banners from being displayed). Alright, I can understand that you might be losing some ad impressions and ad views. But to toss them completely out of the site? Are you out of your mind? You don’t drive away your visitors man! Are you nuts?

What a wackjob. This guy deserves a swift kick in the groin.

I’ll be taking a week long vacation to the north woods of Wisconsin. Unfortunately this means instead of writing clever, witty articles for you people I’ll be sitting around drinking beer in the sun occasionally getting up to stretch and maybe swim in the lake.

Have fun without me

I’ve been using Google Reader to handle all my RSS feeds and be my primary start page for nearly 2 years. For handling RSS feeds, I’ve found nothing better. I’ve used Netvibes, Pageflakes, Google Home, and an assortment of desktop RSS aggregators.

The one thing that keeps me coming back to Google Reader is so simple it’s laughable:

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Amazon has an invite-only grocery-delivering service testing right now in Seattle. Remember those startups back in the 90’s where you could order groceries online? Looks like Amazon’s doing it. Only this time I’d like to think they’re going to do it right. Amazon’s got some pretty big capital to throw around, hopefully by starting in one location they can focus their energies into getting it right before expanding.

Here’s to hoping we’ll all be able to order our groceries online and have them delivered right to our doorstep. [via TechCrunch]

Sometimes it’s hard for me to believe the things that come out of people’s mouths. Elton John recently claimed for the sake of music - the internet should be shut down for five years. Seriously.

Wait, what? Shut. Down. Internet?

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I was sitting in on a meeting today where we were discussing redesigning a website. Keep in mind that I was probably the only one there that had any actual idea of what goes into a good website. I knew this, and I was ok with this - until one of the ladies spoke up and said she wanted the ability to be able to have pop-ups. You know, to pop-up promotions. As in pop-ups.

I stopped her dead in her tracks with a stare I’ve honed by practicing on infants and small rodents. “Why on Earth would you want to do that?” I asked.

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Finally Microsoft gets some sense and has started to utilize one of the best p2p protocols out there: BitTorrent.

If you haven’t used BitTorrent before because you were either too confused or simply hadn’t heard of it it’s really quite simple. The basis is a decentralized sharing system that splits the files up into hundreds of smaller files which are then shared bit by bit among all the clients.

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Ummmm, holy shit?

Someone get me some paper and glue - these cats need some captions STAT!

Thought I’d try one of those internet memes.
Here goes:

Two places you go to for relaxation:

1. My couch, to feed my horrible addiction to some TV show. I probably do this more than is healthy - but I think admitting you have a problem is the first step, right?
2. The gym - working out is definitely a great stress reliever, and I find that if I miss a day I get a lot more grumpy than usual. All work and no play makes Aaron a dull boy.

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Monorail Cat 2.0: Improved Pathfindings [link]

More lolcatz over at Icanhascheezburger.