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I made a mixtape just for you.

Wesley — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:47:29 +0000

Me fail math? That’s unpossible!

Wesley — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 22:40:56 +0000

CALLER: Do you recognize that there’s a difference between one dollar and one cent?
VERIZON CSR: Definitely.
CALLER: Do you recognize that there’s a difference between half a dollar and half a cent?
VERIZON CSR: Definitely.
CALLER: Then, do you therefore recognize that there’s a difference between 0.002 dollars and 0.002 cents?
VERIZON CSR: No.

Officially the greatest customer service cock-up ever. Here’s an MP3 of the whole call.

If my x exceeds n, my y will z!

Wesley — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:46:00 +0000

I’m sure you’ve already seen the story of the guy who was promised a threesome if his website got two million hits. Maybe you already know it was a mixture of hoax and viral advertising. What’s weird is the number of sites that have popped up since then using largely the same schtick to convince people to visit their site or join their Facebook group. What’s weirder is people seem to fall for this every time, as if they hadn’t seen any of the other sites before or noticed the similarities. So, in tribute, here’s your very own cheat sheet on how to create your very own blurb for a “if I get ten million hits some girl will have sex with me” site!

“England.”

Wesley — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:11:25 +0000

This is my new favourite thing. It’s fun trying to figure out how you know the woman whose favourite swear word is “shitface.”

And, uh, if anyone happens to know who that woman is, you could spill the beans.

Please stop talking about Web 2.0.

Wesley — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 22:51:50 +0000

Just because you have a hard-on for Ruby on Rails and added some cute little AJAX to your site that tells the people who read your Trackback-enabled, Technorati-rated, Flickr-displaying blog when your fucking muffins are done baking in the oven, doesn’t mean I have to hear a goddamned word about it. OH MY GOD. COMPUTERS CAN DO FUNKY SHIT. I NEVER KNEW THIS BEFORE.

Seriously, we’re getting perilously close to “I made these cute Jack Saturn, Megnut and Evstar action figures so I can re-enact the trials and tribulations of Pyra!” territory. An RSS feed and Ruby on fucking Rails isn’t exactly the Communist Revolution. Shut up.

…where heroes like Leeroy Jenkins do battle…

Wesley — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:04:15 +0000

So, the Leeroy Jenkins meme? He of the infamous World of Warcraft raiding video? He’s managed to surface in the most unlikely of places: Jeopardy.