Author Archives: Mark Egge

About Mark Egge

Transportation planner-adjacent data scientist by day. YIMBY Shoupista on a bicycle by night. Bozeman, MT. All opinions expressed here are my own.

NOT a happy guy

The tickets for the Goo Goo Dolls show are sold out. Sure, there was nothing on the website to indicate they were, and it was only half-way through the purchase process that they bothered to mention it, but why should … Continue reading

Comments Off on NOT a happy guy

My January Friend

Ug. It’s late. And I need to be up early. But that’s ok, because I’m going to the Goo Goo Dolls show in San Diego w/ Sqeak and Mark Schadd. More details to follow. This is completely stupid, and I’m … Continue reading

Comments Off on My January Friend

When she says / when she says she loves me…

I’m home, and scared to death of the next three weeks. I’m scared of the isolationism, the hopelessness, the memories… I’ll make it: sure, I’ll make it. What else can I do. There’s a Goo Goo Dolls concert in San … Continue reading

3 Comments

End of the semester recap

As of 8:00PM last night my first semester of college is finished. Overall, I’d call it a success. The extend of a academic success, to the extent that it’s quantifiable, is still a little uncertain, but here’s the results so … Continue reading

Comments Off on End of the semester recap

Reason #231 to swtich to Firefox

And yet another vulerability has been found in Internet Explorer– even those with the most recent version are still at risk. Seehttp://secunia.com/internet_explorer_cross-site_scripting_vulnerability_test/for more details and a demonstration. It’s actually pretty scary to see www.paypal.com in the address bar and the … Continue reading

Comments Off on Reason #231 to swtich to Firefox

And then there was light.

I realize that I’m overdue for a post. I don’t know if I’ve been especially busy over the last few days, or just rather disinclined to post: regardless, I’m at work, and I have other things I should be doing, … Continue reading

2 Comments

Christmas Wish List

1. Anything on my Amazon.com wishlist (updated 12/13):http://amazon.com/gp/registry/3W0SAV9GFEG7Z 2. Gloves like these 3. A set of struts for my car (Mom & Dad?!)

Comments Off on Christmas Wish List

Douglas Adams is a Genius!

“The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.” “The President in particular is very much a figurehead– he wields no real power whatseover. He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he’s … Continue reading

3 Comments

This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.

This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time. … Why are you reading this??! Go. Live! Love! Jump in a stream! SOMETHING!!! Heh. So it’s late, and I’m getting … strange? Well, I don’t typically get … Continue reading

4 Comments

Scientists Hate Mice

Well, for some cheer to contrast my last post, Sagar pointed me to this: ZURICH, SWITZERLAND–Nearly 700 scientists representing 27 countries convened at the University of Zurich Monday to formally announce that their experimentation on mice has been motivated not … Continue reading

Comments Off on Scientists Hate Mice