Semi Truths A highly irregular weblog dedicated to Truth, Justice, and American Cheese…!

March 17, 2007

“SHUTDOWN THE INTERNET”

Filed under: Technology — semi @ 8:45 pm

Here’s a Cruel Tech Trick

Got clueless users? Reset their home page to TurnOffTheInternet.com and wait for the Help Desk calls!

May 26, 2006

A TOAST TO TOAST

Filed under: Technology — semi @ 5:22 pm

I love toast.

When I left home to go off to university, I spent the first three months living in a dingy hotel room and I ate submarine sandwiches every night (long story…) Over Christmas break, I learned that I got accepted into a Student Co-Op, and I celebrated by going to an all night diner that had toasters at every table. I ordered a slice of every kind of bread that they had and made toast after toast, and when I got through the first round I ordered another round, and another…

There is an art to toasting. You need to heat the bread to just the right temperature and sustain it just long enough so that the outer skin carmelizes. On one side, I spead a light layer of real butter, preferably Land O’ Lakes, but never margarine. If I want something more sweet, I choose honey over jam.

Ummm…toooastttt…

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May 23, 2006

APPLE PROPOSAL

Filed under: Technology — semi @ 9:32 pm

The new Manhattan Apple Store that I wrote about a few days ago has an interesting time-lapse video on it’s official site showing the first 24 hours of the opening. I took a look to see if I could spot anybody I knew when I saw this guy:

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May 19, 2006

APPLE CUBED

Filed under: Technology — semi @ 8:00 pm

launch.jpgAs intrigued as I am by Apple’s new offerings, I am equally enthralled by their new 5th Ave. store. My friend Dan Rosenbaum deconstructs the space and ponders the significance of “32”.

More pictures can be found on the official Apple web site here and the unofficial Flickr site here.

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