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	<title>raynewman.com</title>
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	<description>A crabby old geek's obligatory blog...</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New Favorite Word</title>
		<link>http://www.raynewman.com/20080709/new-favorite-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Newman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
		<guid>http://www.raynewman.com/20080709/new-favorite-word/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	It is a short one: sic.
	I think what I like about it is the inherent snarkiness of it.  It is there to clarify that some other dumbass could not spell a particular word, that the current writer is well aware of that fact, and that he hopes to distance himself from the error.
	On an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dumbass Scammer</title>
		<link>http://www.raynewman.com/20071227/dumbass-scammer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raynewman.com/20071227/dumbass-scammer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Newman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
		<guid>http://www.raynewman.com/20071227/dumbass-scammer/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I can&#8217;t believe people fall for this shit:
	
Andrew David Office
David Consultant Intl
12, Victoria Avenue
N.S.W, 29110, Sydney
Australia
	27/12/07
	ATTENTION BENEFICIARY
	            Final Notification of Bequest
	Congratulation On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Enrg.Rolland Newman, I once again try to notify you as my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There an Editor in the House?</title>
		<link>http://www.raynewman.com/20070716/is-there-an-editor-in-the-house/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raynewman.com/20070716/is-there-an-editor-in-the-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Newman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Rants</category>
		<guid>http://www.raynewman.com/20070716/is-there-an-editor-in-the-house/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	The convoluted paragraph circled below just sends me&#8230;
	
	&#8220;Past precedence exists&#8221;?  Oy.
	This is truly a tag-team gaffe.  The writer got a word completely wrong by leaning too heavily on his spell-checker, and the speaker seems to think that precedents can exist somewhere besides the past.   One needs a better editor and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Joke from a Friend</title>
		<link>http://www.raynewman.com/20070716/apple-joke-from-a-friend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raynewman.com/20070716/apple-joke-from-a-friend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Newman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Funny Stuff</category>
		<guid>http://www.raynewman.com/20070716/apple-joke-from-a-friend/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	This just showed up in my gmail account from an old friend:
	Apple Computers announced today that it has developed a computer chip that can store and play music in women&#8217;s breast implants.
	The iBoob will cost  between $499 and $599. This is considered to be a major breakthrough, because women are always complaining about men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Those who do not know history&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.raynewman.com/20070711/those-who-do-not-know-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raynewman.com/20070711/those-who-do-not-know-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Newman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Funny Stuff</category>
		<guid>http://www.raynewman.com/20070711/those-who-do-not-know-history/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#8230;are doomed to repeat it (sorta).
	A big thanks goes to Raymond Chen and his The Old New Thing blog for bringing this hilarious video to my attention.

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		<title>Venn Diagrams</title>
		<link>http://www.raynewman.com/20070703/venn-diagrams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raynewman.com/20070703/venn-diagrams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Newman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Funny Stuff</category>
		<guid>http://www.raynewman.com/20070703/venn-diagrams/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Friends and enemies alike have accused me of seeing everything in this world in terms of black or white, yes or no, on or off, right or wrong.  That assessment, while probably fair in many ways, misses some of the subtlety that makes me &#8220;me&#8221;.  Enter the Venn diagram&#8230;
	These things are beautiful, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meteorologist =  Best Job Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.raynewman.com/20070629/meteorologist-best-job-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raynewman.com/20070629/meteorologist-best-job-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Newman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Funny Stuff</category>
	<category>Rants</category>
		<guid>http://www.raynewman.com/20070629/meteorologist-best-job-ever/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Ah, to be a meteorologist.  How does one get such a sweet gig as that?  The hours are flexible, you get to play with some sweet technological equipment, no one dies* when you screw up, and the job has ZERO accountability.
	I mean seriously.  Look at this example from Weather.com&#8217;s forecast for this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mannequin Nipples</title>
		<link>http://www.raynewman.com/20070614/mannequin-nipples/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raynewman.com/20070614/mannequin-nipples/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Newman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Funny Stuff</category>
		<guid>http://www.raynewman.com/20070614/mannequin-nipples/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
	I try to carry a digital camera with me at all times, because I have missed far too many funny pictures in the past.  This one did not escape.
	I took the above picture from the sidewalk in front of the Adidas store at 5th and Pike in downtown Seattle.   The front door [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deleting a Friend</title>
		<link>http://www.raynewman.com/20070111/deleting-a-friend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raynewman.com/20070111/deleting-a-friend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Newman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Work</category>
		<guid>http://www.raynewman.com/20070111/deleting-a-friend/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Being the sysadmin for a small company has many perks, but having to be the person who deletes all traces of someone you call &#8220;friend&#8221; from said company&#8217;s systems is not one of them.  The other night I felt every bit like Winston Smith sitting at his desk in the Ministry of Truth as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joke from Mom</title>
		<link>http://www.raynewman.com/20060523/joke-from-mom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raynewman.com/20060523/joke-from-mom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2006 20:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Newman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Funny Stuff</category>
		<guid>http://www.raynewman.com/20060523/joke-from-mom/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I just received the following in an email from my mom entitled &#8220;Shopping Experience&#8221;.  It was not until the punchline that I realized it was a joke.  That surely made it even funnier for me!
	
The new Supermarket near our house has an automatic mist machine to keep the produce fresh. Just before it [...]]]></description>
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