Category: Random

So I’ve installed my very own wiki. No real reason for it, so just have some fun, if you feel like it. But just keep it clean.

I use reBlog as by [tag]RSS reader[/tag]. There aren’t too many sites I keep track of, only like 20-25. I like it because it’s set up on bastone.org, so I don’t have to worry about something going wrong with the other sites out there, like Bloglines or Netvibes.

One of the functions you can is publish items that interest you to a blog. I’ve done just that, publishing the articles I like here. I’ve also played around with the WordPress plugin, and the layout is a bit clunky. That blog is here.

Do you use an RSS reader? If so, what do you use?

We have had a problem for much too long. When we are eating Oreo cookies, we dunk the cookie in milk. But when trying to shove that whole cookie in your mouth, some milk inevitably will get on the side of your mouth, creating quite the mess.

Kraft has solved our problems by introducing the Oblong Oreo. I say it’s about time. Anything that can make my dunking Oreos easier is fine by me. Sharon says otherwise. They have been making round Oreos forever, and we’ve been able to dunk them with no problems. There’s no need to mess around with tradition.

Time will tell if this works out. The new Oreos will be in stores in June and July. The success (or lack thereof) will determine if they are a permanent fixture or not.

[tags]Oblong Oreo, Oreo, Kraft, Cookie, Advertising[/tags]

I think [tag]Amazon[/tag] sent this a little early.

The [tag]NCAA Tournament[/tag] does finish tonight, and they do need to get a jump on selling all that crap, but doesn’t someone look at this before it gets sent?

Anyway, congrats to the [placeholder for winning team]! Job well done!

Google has done it again, diving into the world of matchmaking with Google Romance.

What else will they get in to? Oh, you did check the calendar, right?

[tags]Google Romance, April Fools Day[/tags]

I’m going to be upgrading WordPress this weekend. The site might look a little odd for a while, and I hope I don’t break it!

Update – 3/28/06 8:46pm – The upgrade is (mostly) complete. I’ve installed another photo gallery. So all of those other galleries are gone. Well, at least they won’t be updated anymore.

How about eating a Krispy Kreme doughnut along with your bacon cheddar cheeseburger? A minor league baseball team is introducing a Krispy Kreme burger at ballgames.

This sounds pretty disgusting. I prefer to have my burger and dessert separately, thank you. I’m sure someone will like it, or just try it for the sake of trying it.

I’m not sure I understand this.

In an effort to reduce costs and speed up drive-thru times, fast food restaurants are looking at some, well, interesting methods. One is to monitor the food on hand with the queue, and make educated guesses as to what will be ordered. But more interestingly, some restaurants are looking at using call centers for taking their orders. From CNN:

…some stores are using central call centers rather than cashiers in the restaurant to take orders from drive-thru customers.

Now it doesn’t say where these call centers are located, but whenever I think of call centers, I think of India. So following my (likely flawed) logic, if I want to order something at McDonalds, I might end up talking to someone in India. And in their best-effort-but-still-really-bad English, they’ll ask if I want fries with that. I’m really having a hard time understanding how this would really save any money. Someone still has to be there to collect your money and give you your food.

What am I missing?