Epoch Fail!

(Bug, via xkcd)
I recently introduced AsmodianX to the somewhat dated "FAIL!" Internet meme. That is, illustrations where something has gone wrong, captioned with the word "FAIL!" This can be a boat full of cargo that's about to fall overboard or a skateboarder doing a face plant. Things of that nature.

Of course, this evolved, and certain tragic situations (such as an entire truckload of beer bottles shattered on the highway) came to be labeled "Epic Fail!"

Epoch Fail is a terribly funny play on words with Epic Fail, obviously. This refers to Epoch time. The current POSIX Epoch started midnight, Jan 1, 1970 and will come to an end (run out of the 32-bit space) sometime in 2038.

The MBR Love Letter

First, this was Friday's XKCD comic:


Then today, I ran across someone who decided to actually pull it off, with a nifty how-to. Obviously, tweaking the MBR can render your system unbootable, so it's not recommended to do it unless you really know what you're doing, or if you're going to format and re-install anyways.

I laughed, which is always a good way to get an early start to the work week.

I have to share this...

I saw this on XKCD today and just about died. SQL Injection at its best.