I am Lars Vargas

Category: Internet

I think every blog has an Internet category. Why should mine be any different?

  • Offline doesn’t have to mean out of touch

    A fact that I considered, but didn’t really worry about when I got my iPad, was that it’s a Wi-Fi-only model. The 3G models weren’t available yet and I don’t want to deal with AT&T anyway. Wi-Fi, while pretty common, is not freely available everywhere. Fortunately, it seems to be where I am about 80% of the time. That’s close enough for me.

    This is not one of those times, however. It’s no big deal, either. The WordPress app for my iPad allows me to type entries completely offline and post them later when I have access again. Not a bad arrangement, if you ask me. It doesn’t matter if this gets posted at 5:45pm or 8:45pm, really. (more…)

  • Still alive

    I hope I’ll get a little time to write some more stuff soon.

  • I have seen the future of the web and it is shiny [UPDATED]

    Web 2.0 is here. Sure, it’s the future of the Internet, but since the Internet waits for nobody, we need to deal with this wonderful future technology now. Why? Well, mainly because it’s here. This doesn’t even take into account Web 3.0, but since it’s a real future technology, not a future technology of today, I’m not worrying about it yet. (more…)

  • Lucky me! A job offer.

    The world must know about me now. I’m getting job offers from companies I haven’t even sent an application. Heck, I’m not even looking for a job, being rather happy with my current employment circumstances.

    But when I woke up this morning, look what was waiting for me in my email box: (more…)

  • A Few Good Books

    James Lileks is one of the funniest writers around. His sense of humor is a bit weird, but he’s always got a great take on the mundane as well as the ridiculous. His daily Bleat blog (www.lileks.com/bleats) is a must read. His web site (lileks.com) will entertain you for hours.

    He also has a new book, Mommy Knows Worst. We just got our copy and it’s a scream.

    Take a look at the link above. Order a copy or two or three. (more…)

  • Everyone Has a Dream

    I saw this on the Today Show this morning.

    This site is run by a guy who is pretty clear about his dream: http://www.deadbodyguy.com/home.aspx. (It looks like quite a few people also saw it so you may encounter a “service unavailable” error or broken pictures. Hit reload a few times or wait a day or two.)

    I wish I had that kind of spare time. I wish him luck and hope that one day he gets to be some body.

  • Got Penguins? Put a Pool in Your House!

    I always thought that only rich people with huge homes had pools in their homes. I was incorrect. Imaginative people who want a habitat for their pengiuns also have them. And they go about getting them in interesting ways.

    The Infamous Ghetto Indoor Pool not only is a great story, but has detialed photos of how to install a swimming pool inside your home. No contractor required.

  • Dr. Seuss Research Yields Green Ham

    What do you get when Taiwanese researchers cross pig embryos and jellyfish DNA? Green-glowing pigs! BBC News reports.

    I know you’re thinking that if pgis can be made green, eggs can’t be far behind. Easter tradition and the folks at PAAS (Happy 125th birthday!) had that one covered years ago.

    I’m not sure what all this means, but it might be a good day to buy a hat for our cat.

    OK, maybe not. I need to go use the Euphamism anyway…