Unless you’ve been to Cupertino, you wouldn’t likely recognize this map location:

That’s I-280 at the top. Take the road going south then your first left. Guess where you are? The street name is Infinite Loop if you need a hint.

It’s Apple’s corporate offices. Clever, eh?

Rule Number One: Fish don’t like distilled water.

I bought some distilled water yesterday, thinking it was the right thing to use when replacing and refilling the water in Blinky’s tank.

I was very wrong.

I watched him struggle yesterday and not eat food. I worried when (even before the water change) that he was listless. After the water change, I ignored him as I piled through work.

It’s the first pet I’ve ever had on my own. I had a dog when I was very young (like 3 or 4) and it was taken away after it bit me. At least I think that’s what happened. Now after only a few weeks, this fish is dead. Do I get a new one? Should I get a bigger tank?

Thoughts?

The Official Parallels Virtualization Blog: “If you’re going to try out the trial of Parallels Desktop 3.0, make sure to back up your virtual machine BEFORE installing the trial. Why? To add Snapshot functionality, Parallels has to change the way your virtual hard drive is set up. This process is fast (it takes about 5 seconds) and won’t make you lose any apps or data, but it is NOT REVERSIBLE.”

~stevenf: “I wear as a sort of geek badge of pride the fact that I’ve never camped overnight to purchase any tech product. Sure, I’ve been one of the first ones in the store after it opened, and OK, I pre-ordered a Wii and picked it up at midnight, but I’ve never CAMPED OUT in front of a store just to hand over my money like a great big loser.

Well, the iPhone launch is the first time I’ve ever actually seriously considered it.”

I few months ago I bought a [french press](http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-Chambord-4-Cup-Coffee-Press/dp/B00012D0R2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_9/103-9593185-8547847?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1181143163&sr=8-9) and finally but it in to service this morning. It blows away normal coffee makers when it comes to flavor even to the point of making Folgers drinkable.

Try one, you won’t be disappointed.

Jens: “Giant Moose – IN UR NUTSHELLZ”

Hit the link to see the LOLCODE Nutshell bookcover…

Kotaku: “This video may have wall-to-wall homophobic slurs and drip with profanity, but that should be nothing new to the Xbox Live and Halo set. This clip of lil’ Master Chief getting his mitts on the Halo 3 beta, via NeoGAF, appeals to my juvenile side in a very disturbing way. What can I say? I LOLed.”

Ethan Johnson: “There’s your hip tip for the day: If you wonder if the exercising and healthy eating is paying off really, when you see the same old you in the mirror every day, find something that physically represents the weight you lost. Even a bottle of soda is roughly 16oz (1 lb). That’s one less pound you’re carrying. It all adds up, just not miraculously overnight, no matter what load of hooey is being sold on late-night TV these days.”