Who and Why

Standards and Practices

1. Punishments will consist of fines, admonitions, and expulsions
2. If you purchase a cat you will be expelled. If you post a picture of a cat it will be assumed you bought a cat
3. The blog is mainly read by people you know. Don't assume that in a post.
4. "Me Too" is not a post, it is a quickie
5. "What I had for lunch" is not an acceptable post. Unless it involves a crockpot and instructions.
6. Personal things it is OK to post about include: gadgets, poker, guns, and anything you can draw out into a more general theme (see previous)
7. Quickies are quickies, anything goes. Just keep the weekly quickie dump shorter than intervening mainpage posts.

FAQ

1. Why aren't there comments?
   Because you can start your own blog, that's why. Seriously, comments stink for the non-trivial: you have to learn a new editor, forgo spell checking, and risk your two bits being lost by editorial diktat or someone not paying their $5.95/mo bill. I post comments on other people's blogs but when I really care I send them an email or make a post out of it. No comments also means no trolls and no time cleaning up spam.
2. Why the anonymity? What is up with the dead and alive thing?
   It is a very weak anonynmity. Google will tell you exactly what jackdied's real name is. Chances are if you are reading this blog you actually know one of us in person. The other guys were just named to fit the theme.
3. No really, what's up with the name?
   Historically on UNIX and UNIX like systems user account names were eight characters. If you went to the trouble of googling my name (this may require pencil and paper) and you write down the first eight characters of my nameall will be revealed. Plus, the domain name was available. As for the other posters, the names may not be as much of a direct translation but it hardly matters because the S&P mandates the genera.
4. What do you do with Amazon referral fees?
   The pennies we make go towards hosting and ammunition.