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Monday, October 18, 2010

Public Service Announcement

While solar panels are dark blue, almost black, they are also reflective. This means that they will likely appear white or some other bright color, which may be a big shock (and a big aesthetic problem) if you have a dark roof and the panels are clearly visible.

My parents are NOT amused.

Update: Actually this is only the case when the sky is cloudy, which it was the day my parents had the panels installed. When the sky is clear they look like they do without the reflection.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Public Service Announcement

When you call Discover card customer service, the very first thing you have to do is enter the last 4 digits of your Discover card, last 4 digits of "your social security number", and your ZIP code. It's important to note here that "your social security number" and "your ZIP code" do NOT mean "your social security number" and "your ZIP code"; it means the social security number and ZIP code of the primary cardholder, which may or may not be you.

Discover card apologizes for the inconvenience of refusing to even let you talk to a real person without providing something it specifically did not ask for.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Gah, this NWScript compiler is absolutely idiotic.

How to push a constant onto the stack in 4 easy steps:
  1. reserve a spot on the stack for the constant
  2. push the constant on top of the stack
  3. copy the constant to the reserved space
  4. pop the top (pushed in 2) off the stack