During my years of service doing tech support for an icelandic ISP I've been continuously amazed at some of the horrific mispronunciations people throw my way.

Here are a few samples of the verbal diarrhea I've had the misfortune of being subjected to. Hats off to anyone who can decipher this gobledegoop, and keep in mind that all these words are related to computer networking in some way.



Who needs sudoku when you have puzzles like these to enjoy at work?

Have you ever been unable to find the right words or make the right gesture to tell your special someone just how much you care?

Well I've found the answer! What could possibly show more love, caring and commitment to your main squeeze than a tub of Boy Butter personal lubricant? That's right, it's real and it can be yours today!

And hey, if you're not totally convinced this is the right product for you just read what the people who bought it had to say!


Now if that's not romantic I don't know what is, honestly.

Full credit for finding this awesome product goes to my good friend Pétur who I am sure is putting it to good use!

As someone that's just recently kicked his caffeine addiction (that's right, I'm better than you) I got curious as to the pros and cons of this modern day narcotic and did some digging.

My preliminary findings tell me that the two main functions off caffeine in the pharmaceutical business are as a cardiac stimulant and as diuretic (i.e. makes you pee more). But we're more interested in the effects of it's daily use.

So just how addictive is this stuff?


In other words if you need that caffeine boost in the morning you either have an uncontrollable urge to artificially create more urine (I know I do!) or you're just stone cold hooked baby, yeah!

Predictably when it comes to the amount of caffeine per serving coffee is the undisputed winner. Tea only contains about 70% as much as coffee and cola drink trail with 25%. But since cola drinkers drink far more volume than coffee drinkers they remain the overall caffeine consumption winners.

So why does caffeine give you that extra kick that keeps you going? As it turns out it's because it's so similar to another chemical (adenosine) produced by the brain that induces drowsiness and slows down neural activity. Our brain can't tell the difference between the two so once it's all laced up with caffeine the adenosine is ignored.

Since the adenosine isn't working your body reacts as if there is a problem and starts producing adrenaline. So basically it's all a big mess at this point and you end up with constricted blood flow, muscle tension and an accelerated heart beat.

However the real problem with caffeine is in the long term use as is the case with most addictive substances. Once the adrenaline levels go down you get more tired than you would without caffeine and need to up the dosage to maintain your normal state of being. This also has the adverse effect of making you jumpy and irritable. And since it takes 12 hours for caffeine to be broken down and passed through the system you'll be unable to get proper REM sleep due to the adenosine receptors being clogged up.

So all in all it has to be said that caffeine does a lot more harm than good and you'd probably be better off without it.

For more information on caffeine check out howstuffworks.com.

I finally decided that it was time to dust off this old site and shine it up a bit, make it sparkle like it use to. I hope you like what I did with the place, and if not you can kiss my big, hairy, man sized ass. (shocked?). Apart from the pages new look I haven't done much content wise but there's more to come, I promise.

Now I'm pleased to say I've been busy working for two very good friends of mine designing a new web page for their company. I probably don't have to tell you I'm very excited about this project and I'm hoping to have it finished any time now. I'll be posting a link as soon as I do. :)

That's all for now so have a better one!

"Men who never get carried away should be." ~Malcolm Forbes