http://blog.unhandledexception.net Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:17:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I finally bought a bicycle last weekend, after roughly a year of thinking about it. Monday was pretty nice here in Seattle, so I bailed out of work early to go ride a bit around Kirkland. Not only did I enjoy the ride, but I ended up doing 10.5 miles ... http://blog.unhandledexception.net/biking-to-work/ I was driving back on the I-90 express lanes on Saturday afternoon (with a friend, so I was there legally), just before the north/south 405 fork, there was this sound transit cop in front of me, and some dude on the left lane. The cop merges left in front of ... http://blog.unhandledexception.net/does-sound-transit-police-also-extort-drivers/ I ordered the mount from Monoprice, since they are much cheaper than the ones you see in stores. The reviews for Monoprice mounts are good, except for the lag bolts that apparently tend to strip when torqued, but those things are only 50 cents at hardware stores, so that's ... http://blog.unhandledexception.net/mounting-my-lcd-tv-on-the-wall/ The Bank of America near my place is practically gone, to make way for new development. Worry not, the bank temporarily moved a block east. http://blog.unhandledexception.net/kirklands-boa-building-is-no-more/ Well, thanks Google! Go BING! Saw this ad on facebook yesterday  :) http://blog.unhandledexception.net/isnt-immitation-the-most-sincere-form-of-flattery/ I was just watching Realtime with Bill Maher, and took some quite interesting screenshots, demonstrating dumb shit republicans talking out of their asses, which really isn't anything out of the ordinary for republicans... Be careful what you wish for, because I think the Lord would want you dead right the fuck ... http://blog.unhandledexception.net/healthcare-a-mini-gallery-of-republican-stupidity/ So, if you're so behind in credit card debt and still have a compulsive spending habit, don't worry about it. Governments are apparently stuck in the same predicament. Here in Seattle, the big fad nowadays is for politicians to come out and state that the budget has a huge deficit, and ... http://blog.unhandledexception.net/seattle-big-dig/ You think Bing just copied all the features from Google and it's now just trying to weasel itself in as a contender with silly ads? Think again! I was trying to find a coordinate on a map, so I try it out on Google Earth. I get nothing, so maybe it's ... http://blog.unhandledexception.net/coordinates-google-fails-bing-wins/ Back in March I got a ticket for second degree negligent driving. I hired an attorney, Heidi Hunt to contest it, and today they called me to give me the good news that it was thrown out. Sweet! I seriously thought this was going to stay, and insurance would be ... http://blog.unhandledexception.net/negligent-driving-ticket-dismissed/ Bing is officially out tonight! There was a special light show on the Space Needle to highlight the event. Here's the view from the downtown Kirkland marina: Among the features, the local search is great, with aggregated reviews, if only they could remove the fictional street going right through my condo on ... http://blog.unhandledexception.net/i-bing-u-bing/