Category Archives: Rant

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Comcast Does not Like Us

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

If it did, it would make our web browsing experience more usable, not less. For example, if you’re a corporation looking to steal browsing by unethically redirecting traffic to your own search page, you might use your monopoly of the … Continue reading →

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On "Journalism" and "Science Education"

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

This is a rant post. I “read” the cnn.com article today about the Alaska “Volcano” that might go “kablooie” soon. The second sentence “annoyed” the crap out of me. Why? Here’s the “quote”: The Alaska Volcano Observatory said in a … Continue reading →

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Reason Number 1032 that iTunes just Sucks

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

I think iTunes is a piece of crap. My reasons are legion. One of the main ones is the sever use of DRM through the iTunes Store. There are ways around that, but it’s still a pain. Likewise, if you … Continue reading →

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Why I Despair Sometimes for Technology

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Bill Ruhsam

I nearly shot Mozilla Thunderbird with my imaginary ray cannon this morning. This is why. I am a hip, with-it, capable-of-adapting, technology person. I am a beneficiary of a middle class American upbringing and a private engineering college education. I … Continue reading →

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Why We Don't Trust Mechanics

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

My vehicle was making some distressing new noises this week. They seemed to originate from the front end (front wheel drive) during acceleration and cornerning, which is not a good combination. I was thinking CV joint or axle. It turns … Continue reading →

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L.Ron Hubbard to the RESCUE!

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

Did you know that L.Ron Hubbard (why the ‘L’? Can’t I call him Ronny Hubbard?) created the first and only technology that allows people to truly study? Neither did I. Did you know that things are so simple that it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, Weird | 2 Comments

Legalisms

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

“What do you call 1,000 lawyers at the bottom of the sea?” “A good start” “Why won’t sharks eat lawyers?” “Professional courtesy” “Why are there so many lawyers in the United States?” “Because St. Patrick rid Ireland of all the … Continue reading →

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Fred Phelps and The Westboro Band of Shitheads

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

The Westboro Baptist Church, led by Fred Phelps and famous for picketing military funerals (because the U.S. Military is a vast gay-love association), blaming the Columbia diaster on the United States’ support of homosexuals and abortion ,and blaming 9-11 on … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews redux

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

19 book reviews on the 14th of January. 315 pages per book(taken from the Amazon.com statistics, which admittedly, contain blank pages and title pages, etc.) 5,984 pages in one day. I’m impressed, as always, by Ms. Harriet Klausner. Useless crap.

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There Is No Hope…

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

…as long as journalists use phrases like this: (from the NY Times) Referring to a new test rocket by Blue Origin (an experimental spaceflight company). When the company performed the first test launching on Nov. 13, it made no announcement. … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, Science & Space | 2 Comments