Category Archives: Random

Just random things that don’t belong in any particular category.

SPRI

By Ben Caplins | Published: July 9, 2009

Back about a month ago while on a plane that was headed to Detroit I had an interesting chat with a guy named Rich. I forget many of the things he told me, but one of the things that I did remember was a strategy he had for problem solving. See, Rich’s job [...]

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O’Reilly Unix Books

By Ben Caplins | Published: January 10, 2009

This is freaking hilarious– that thing has always creeped me out. The following was ripped off the O’Reilly site and is purported to have been written by the book’s author.
The animal on the cover of Unix in a Nutshell, Fourth Edition, is a tarsier, a nocturnal mammal related to the lemur. Its generic name, [...]

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Yuengling

By Ben Caplins | Published: December 27, 2008

Yuengling is a fantastic beer. Brewed in Pottsville, PA since 1829.

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IPod Nano

By Ben Caplins | Published: July 15, 2006

My father gave me an IPod nano for my birthday which was awsome since I’m starting to run alot. Well the first time I run with it a drop of sweat gets into it somehow and it destroys the screen. Good job Apple, you made a product that costs a shitload and then [...]

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