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 cable network to force people to do so. Perhaps, for example, when they mistype a …
Category Archives: Opinion
To Mac or not To Mac
I am going to buy a portable computing device. Yes, I know, I just bought an Evo 4G which definitely qualifies, but I have some additional specifications that are required. Must sync with my M-Audio Fast Track Pro (for voice recording, i.e. Podcasting) Must be able to run Idimager better than my current desktop (which …
Sans Serif Can Be Evil
This was the top posting on FiveThirtyEight this morning. I stared at it for a good ten seconds before going to the text and realizing that the posting was talking about Byrd’s sickness, not the fact that he was a Third. Sans-Serifs can be such a pain. This is something I go into with new …
Meetings as Sabotage
Bruce Schneier linked to a declassified sabotage manual from WWII (pdf). It’s an easy quick read if you’re interested. It contains a lot of general ideas of how to be a pain in the ass to an occupying power. It mainly advocates low-level irritation and minor sabotage that, if combined with the actions of other …
More Noise and Smoke from the GOP
You know what I hate? What I really really hate? I hate sounding like I’m a mouthpiece for the Democratic party. Unfortunately I can’t let stand certain things, like when Conservative mouthpieces just plain make stuff up. Did you know that the Democrats are planning to steal your 401(k) funds? I didn’t either. Until yesterday. …
Maine GOP Jumps the Shark
The Maine Republican party has voted in a new platform filled with buzzwords, diatribe and just plain craziness. Usually, I don’t care too much about other state’s political doings, but my in-laws mostly live in Maine and it’s sad to me when one of a state’s two major (and very important) political parties gets hijacked …
Youtube Favorites of Recent Vintage
Molly Lewis does Lady Gaga. I find this video fun to watch for several reasons, one of which is that Molly Lewis has one of those faces that lights up when there’s a smile on it. See for yourself. Time Machines and Paradoxes (and Humor). I love it. Multi-part, overdubbed personal music recording (with excellent …
These People are Insane…
…and are trying to kill you through lack of sleep You may recall my recent post about Unclutterer and the person who was advocating less sleep to get more done. Well, they’re at it again. I say to Unclutterer, by posting something like this on your blog, you’re tacitly approving of a practice that undermines …
2010 Hugo Nominations
The 2010 Hugo Nominations are out and I haven’t read a single one of them. Nada. Zilch. This is surprising to me. Not that I’m a grand peruser of all that is scif/fantasy, but usually I manage to read something that hits the list, if only by accident. Last year I got three of the …
Observation on Ebay
I find it fascinating when something can be bought new for less than what the reserve price is on ebay. Weird.