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Zune in the zone (aka It is not easy to embarrass a man with no shame)

I am a little embarrassed. For a man with no shame such as myself, this is quite a feat. I was not trying to set any kind of record with this "accomplishment", for what its worth. Nevertheless, I am a little embarrassed. Perhaps I should explain. You Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:01 AM by Michael S. Kaplan | 3 Comments

You could have heard a pin drop when her G-string broke

And I am back, after my end of the year "vacation" from blogging. I hope you didn't miss me too much. You may not have even noticed I was gone. This is not a bad thing. I was in a meeting a few weeks ago with a colleague of mine, and we were talking about Read More...
Posted Monday, January 05, 2009 12:01 AM by Michael S. Kaplan | 2 Comments
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Trapped in Redmond, the iBOT won't get me to the top of Capitol Hill

A couple of days ago, I went out with the iBOT into the still uncleared snowed-over sidewalks. It was a test -- I had some Christmas day plans (a bunch of Seattle orphans sans travel plans all heading to Amy's places the top of Capitol Hill for Jumbalaya Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 25, 2008 3:16 PM by Michael S. Kaplan | 0 Comments
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The coach confirms: it was a Hail Michael pass. Judge's ruling? Incomplete...

As the end of the year approaches, I guess it is a time for reflection. Oh, I suppose resolutions for the new year. For those you can paste in mine from four years ago , as I am still striving on them. 2008 was kind of my worst year for as long as I have Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2008 2:01 PM by Michael S. Kaplan | 2 Comments
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From I SCOOT to IBOT, #10 of ??: The good, the bad, and the ugly (IN THAT ORDER)

YAIB -- yet another IBOT blog -- feel free to ignore if they aren't your thing... Prior blogs in the series here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here . This blog is going to be about the good, the bad, and the ugly . Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 20, 2008 12:01 AM by Michael S. Kaplan | 9 Comments

From I SCOOT to IBOT, #9 of ??: You're not stoned if you see me in Seattle at a 50 degree or a 130 degree angle

YIAB -- yet another IBOT blog -- feel free to ignore if they aren't your thing... Prior blogs in the series here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here . Yesterday was an interesting day. We had a morale event, an Argosy lunch Read More...
Posted Friday, December 12, 2008 7:31 AM by Michael S. Kaplan | 4 Comments

Bunny? He's no bunny. He's a goddamn RABBIT!

Not a technical issues but kind of a language one. Feel free to skip... When I was growing up in Beachwood, Ohio, I remember a children's rhyme involving a rabbit that was harassing the local field mice. After ignoring the warnings of Good Fairy (usually Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:01 AM by Michael S. Kaplan | 3 Comments
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Why of why would it be in WIE?

I was in triage today, and we were looking at a bug. I can't remember what the bug was. Oh yeah, I remember. The Windows Reliability Wizard, when it is done running, puts up a report. The bug was a specific scenario where the report's information was Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:01 AM by Michael S. Kaplan | 0 Comments
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Yes, Virginia, there is a plate of shrimp

In response to yesterday's blog ( The "plate of shrimp" theory explains it ), a depressing number of people admitted via the Contact link that they did not understand the reference.... In this case, n>0 would be depressing, but it was actually more Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 09, 2008 12:01 AM by Michael S. Kaplan | 1 Comments
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It isn't really RED versus GREEN

So the other day a bunch of people were talking about stuff that was GREEN and stuff that was (RED)™ . The (RED)™ thing you can read about here . They are working to solve big problems -- getting antiretroviral medicine to the people dying of AIDS in Read More...
Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 12:01 AM by Michael S. Kaplan | 7 Comments
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From I SCOOT to IBOT, #8 of ?? (On redefining the ideal kissing height)

Yet another IBOT blog -- feel free to ignore if they aren't your thing... Prior blogs in the series here and here and here and here and here and here and here . I have given many reasons that that I feel the iBOT has really changed not just my life but Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 6:01 PM by Michael S. Kaplan | 10 Comments

From I SCOOT to IBOT, #7 of ?? (Unintended movement of the joystick will result in unintended movement of the product)

Prior blogs in the series here and here and here and here and here and here . There has been a question about the steering of the IBOT that I have been trying to explain. I have kind of given up. Though I do notice some information in the instruction Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 2:31 PM by Michael S. Kaplan | 4 Comments

From I SCOOT to IBOT, #6 of ?? (The cost of standing still?)

Once again, a blog for your reading pleasure that is technical though not on the usual subjects. If iBOT crap bores you, then please skip gracefully! Prior blogs in the series here and here and here and here and here . It was actually in a response to Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 27, 2008 1:31 PM by Michael S. Kaplan | 9 Comments

From I SCOOT to IBOT, #5 of ?? (sometimes it is phase 3 that is ????)

Warning: although slightly technical, this blog is mostly non-technical, and/or technical about stuff related to the iBOT. If the technical issues related to SQL Server and/or PASS interest you then they will probably show up in future blogs ... Prior Read More...
Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 12:01 AM by Michael S. Kaplan | 11 Comments

If he don't like it, or me, then why the hell is he here exactly?

This blog is as off topic as you can get without a prescription from your doctor.... Sometimes when one doesn't get the answer one wants, one can feel somewhat bitter about that fact. Technical problems with computers can cause a person to be particularly Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:01 AM by Michael S. Kaplan | 8 Comments
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