Dr Wingnut

About

Dr. Wingnut was much cuter when he was a childUSA Flag

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His birthday is Independence day, the 4th of July; so he gets fireworks for his birthday every year.  Isn’t he special.

Does the doctor have a Ph.D.?

No.  Dr Wingnut has a Master of Science Degree in Software Engineering, so he may know what he is talking about, but probably not.  However, the doctor is frequently called to perform as an object psychiatrist; performing analysis on software objects, which have issues and are behaving badly.

Why is the doctor a Wingnut?

Because the doctor was blessed with ears that protrude from the side of his head; his loving sister-in-law decided he resembled a wingnut.  Since the doctor never had a nickname other than “Grouper,” when he was in High School; it stuck and since that time, he has been known as “Wingnut.”  It could also be because the good doctor is nuts.

Dr Wingnut is: A Geek

One who pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not mainstream social acceptance.  Most geeks are adept with computers and treat hacker as a term of respect.”The Jargon File

Why does the Dr have a blog?

I’m just a gigantic collection of trivia, so when two pieces connect, I try to forward it on.  That’s why I had to build a blog; too much trivia to contain in the cranium, so now it goes into a central repository.

Dr. Wingnut’s Razor

Unexplored, Unexposed, Unexpressed, Your Whole Life is a Mistake.

Compiled by Dr. Wingnut out of the text of two advertisements in the Wall Street Journal when he was in Hotel School at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Dr. Wingnut’s Wisdom

  • … never take no cuof [sic ‘cut-offs’] and hury [sic ‘hurry’] along as fast as you canVirginia E. B. Reed, one of the survivors of the Donner Party to California
  • Assumption is the mother of all Fuck-ups.Character Ben: Under Siege 2 – Dark Territory
  • Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results each time.Unknown
  • IYAD WYAD YAG WYAGUnknown.  Heard at Radisson Hotel Corporation in the 1980’s
  • The Six P’s of Managment: Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.John Watt, McDonald’s Manager, Phoenix AZ, 1970’s
  • Follow your bliss.Joseph Campbell
  • TANSTAAFL Robert A. Heinlein
  • When the going gets wierd, the wierd turn pro.Hunter S. Thompson
  • Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess.First imparted to me by Mark Fomenko
  • Remember, this job is just a job.  You can get another job.Rick Johnson
  • Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.Unknown, but a central theme of Margaret Atwood’s, The Handmaid’s Tale
  • If it’s after 11 o’clock at night and it seems like a good idea.  It’s not.Father Tom Westin
  • The only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.Franklin D. Roosevelt

Is it really that difficult?

My name is Jonathan (‘jä-n&-th&n).  There is one way to spell it correctly.  There are several ways to spell my name wrong.  The following list is all the ways that I have seen this accomplished:
  • Jack
  • Jim
  • John
  • Johnathan
  • Johnathon
  • Johnny
  • Johnothan
  • Johnothon
  • Jon
  • Jonatan
  • Jonathon
  • Jonny
  • Jonothan
  • Jonothon
  • Johathan2003-Dec-18
  • Jonafen2004-Feb-17 by Ed J.
  • Jonathatn 2005-Apr-6 on J. Daniel Lord, Jr.’s AAA Card
  • James2005-Aug-26 in an email
Haven’t these people ever read the bible?  It must be in that book at least a couple of times.

Geek Code

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Credits

Special thanks to the following individuals and groups for their creative assistance:
  • SquidFingers.com for the background images.
  • The good folks who write and maintain the WordPress blogging application.
  • S. Hale Holman (Hale on Earth) of Scorch Ultramedia for the animated wingnut.

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