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There was a discussion about being a young'n in IT.

There was a discussion about being a young'n in IT.And we discovered that some of you have never heard of Douglas Adams, or Monty Python.Well, it' only fair that the cabal that make up the Ancient Ones of TR share with those new to IT. So, for you benifit,...

Tags: God, CCR, Yank, famous quotes, douglas adams, and uh.... stuff., it, learning, monty python, Mickster269, off-topic, Ford Prefect, information technology, Omen

Discussion threads 2006-07-29

Geek Trivia: Before spam was spam

Test your command ofuseless knowledge by subscribing to TechRepublic's Geek Trivia e-newsletter. Automaticallysign up today!The word spam hasseveral meanings, but two are probably the most prominent: a canned lunchmeatconcoction of pork shoulder and ham—and junk e-mail messages. Of course, mostamateur Internet historians realize that the former definition actuallycorrelates to the...

Tags: Jay Garmon, Monty Python, spam

Technical articles 2004-08-03

Geek Trivia: Advanced Python scripting

Besides the six actual members of Monty Python -- Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin -- who are the only two people ever credited as writers during the entire run of Monty Python's Flying Circus? by Jay Garmon

Tags: Geek Trivia, Python, British Broadcasting Corp., Chapman Co., TV, Monty Python, Pythonite, Gilliam, Innes, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2008-09-30

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Video Mashup: Star Wars vs. Monty Python

Some genius has remixed the audio from the Black Knight duel scene from Monty Python's Holy Grail, with Darth Vader standing in for the aforementioned Black Knight. Is it sad that watching King Arthur comically dismember the Dark Lord of the Sith is more entertaining than pretty much all of...

Tags: Audio, Star Wars, Python, YouTube Video, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-07-12

Video Mashup: Star Trek vs. Monty Python

While not quite as funny as the Darth Vader vs. King Arthur Monty Python/Star Wars mashup video from last week, this crazed beauty gleefully boasts a collection of classic Star Trek video clips set to the Camelot musical number from Holy Grail. Effectively, Kirk, Spock and the gang...

Tags: Python, Video, Star Trek, Mashup, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-07-19

Buy a Monty Python t-shirt, help cure breast cancer

So what does a fellow do you do if he's built his castle on swampland and needs to acquire some more stable real estate to further his future investments? Why, he looks for his one true love--a woman who can fill out this t-shirt from ThinkGeek. And if you can't...

Tags: Love, Real Estate, Corporate Communications, Investment, Business Operations, Marketing, Finance, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-10-26

Unreal Tournament 2003 - Monty Python Taunts pack (Windows)

This is the Monty Python Taunts pack for UT2003.

Tags: Python, Chromium, Microsoft Windows, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development

Software downloads 2003-10-30

Geek Trivia: Advanced Python scripting

Naysaying isn't quibblingI'm not sure it is right to say the television mini-series became a major motion picture as the two were completely separate projects for Adams with the latter largely unfinished before his death. In fact, arguably, if you got the script for the 6 episodes of the mini-series,...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Scripting languages, Buzz Aldrin??, radio, Buzz Aldrin, incarnation, Geek Trivia

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Wrap your mind around Python

Python is an open source scripting language that emphasizes speed and clarity in the code. The syntax is relatively simple, yet it's a powerful tool.By Brent DollMy first experience with Python was using it to customize Mailman, a mailing list management package. At first I was frustrated with the strict...

Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, Guido, Guest Contributor, Python

Technical articles 2002-06-27

Get your Python resources here

Itching to find out more about the powerful, portable language Python? We've got you covered with a list of some of the best Python resources that the Web has to offer.Python is a mature, powerful, fully object-oriented programming language with portability rivaling that of Java. Despite these strengths, it still...

Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, Lamont Adams, ActivePython, Python

Technical articles 2001-05-09

Could Python put the squeeze on Java?

If you need a platform-independent application, you better use Java, right? Not necessarily, says Lamont Adams. In this article, he takes a look at Python and describes some of the features of this flexible language.Let’s say you have to create an application that can run on a hodgepodge of different...

Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, Lamont Adams, Python, Java

Technical articles 2001-05-03

Every Bit is Sacred - sing me!

ARTIST: Monty PythonTITLE: Every Bit Is SacredLyrics and Chords[Meaning of Life, the]There are Nerds in the world, there are TechiesThere are Admins and Gurus and thenThere are those that follow Mainframing Unix, butI've never been one of them(A7) / D - - - / G A7 D - / E...

Tags: NETWORKING

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

OK TR, time to take the plastic off the couch.

Forums>My Forum Posts, flanked with a medallion reading [b]NEW[/b]...Whaaat?Now that has been there for a LOOOONG time now, before the new facelift with darker blue, which I hold near and dear to my heart, Smorty and Jay were still around ack then, and yet today we see a NEW feature...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Ozzie, spam

Discussion threads 2008-07-26

Favorite Sci-Fi Films

Favorite Sci-Fi FilmsMost of these are the old ones that the Sci-Fi channel won't show (in favor of their own tripe like "Python", "Anaconda", "Python vs Anaconda", etc.), but many of us grew up with. I'm sure there are some I've overlooked.Most of these are available on Amazon.War of the...

Tags: films, gralfus, monsters, movie, movies, off-topic, sci-fi, science fiction

Discussion threads 2005-06-01

dealing with being of a lower age then most.

dealing with being of a lower age then most.I currently work for a hospital, i'm barely 21 years of age and work in an IT dept where everyone is 30+ yrs of age. i've been with the company for less then two months, i love it here, and its a...

Tags: Games, NETWORKING, oldER

Discussion threads 2006-07-24

Buy your own Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch

Once more, from the glories of ThinkGeek, you can own your very own plush version of this: A Reading from the Book of Armaments, Chapter 4, Verses 16 to 20:Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, "Bless this, O Lord, that ...

Tags: Python, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-08-15

The Top 10 Most Quotable Geek Films...Ever!

SFSignal and reddit both pointed me to this entry in the Houston Chronicle Tech Blog, which lists "Fifteen geek movies to see before you die." As you might expect, I take issue with the list: Brazil,The Matrix, The Fifth Element, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,...

Tags: Film, Holy Grail, Movie, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-02-08

I've got a great idea!

work makes me carry this INFERNAL blackberry around for emergencies and all. So I'm sleeping and all of a sudden all hell breaks loose in my bedroom. Earthquake? no. Was I getting mortared/carbombed/nuked? no. It was the INFERNAL EMAIL FROM TECHRUPUBLIC AT 5:15 IN THE MORNING!!! BAH! I never did...

Tags: 9AM, advancedgeek, BAH, e-mail, feedback, telephone, wake-Up Call

Discussion threads 2005-03-09

Well three weeks to go

Well three weeks to goOn July 10 I go in for brain surgery I'm going for Deep Brain Stimulation surgery DBS to hopefully get rid of a condition similar to Parkinsons. I Hope I'll be back sometime towards the end of August either that or I'll be dead or a...

Tags: Bob in Calgary

Discussion threads 2006-06-16

Spam-A-Lot Grail-A-lot

I had to tell you all about two of my favorite things being brought together - D&D and Monty Python!  In this morning's email is a note from Paizo, the publisher of Dungeon and Dragon magazines.  They have hidden 12 grails among the pages of their magazines and their website. ...

Tags: Magazine, E-mail, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Rebecca Ward

Blog posts 2007-03-17