Apple: A Question, If I May

If, say, I were running Mac OS X Server version 10.4.8 on a Mac Pro workstation (a model that does not come with an 802.11 b/g card by default), why, pray tell, would I get prompted for an AirPort update when I run Software Update?
Can anyone explain the logic behind forcing this update, one that [...]

A Tip For Unmarried Men

If your fiance suggests walking down the aisle in a Disney Princess wedding gown, run, do not walk, away from her as fast as humanly possible.
Just a hint.

New York City Walkers: Too Dumb To Cross The Street

…Or so a certain New York state senator apparently believes, as NYC residents apparently can't be trusted to cross the street while listening to an iPod without getting all squishified ala the Frogger cabinet in that one Seinfeld episode. Sounds like a real case of the stupid leading the stupid, if you ask me. [...]

This Is What Passes For Political "Thought" In The Great City Of Philadelphia

John Street, political philosopher and student of history claimed last week that

the Iraq war is a contributing factor in the frustrating increase in gun violence and homicides on the streets of the city.

That's nice, John. It couldn't possibly be the fault of your own corrupt and inept administration, could it? No, that [...]

I, Too, Have Wondered This While In The Throes Of My Current Head Cold

The diarists over at RedState have pointed out that Dianne Feinstein Hates You And Everyone You Care About, or, in other words, The Federal Law Making Pseudoephedrine An OTC Drug Is Cosmically Stupid.
To wit:

I don't know what I did to make Dianne Feinstein hate me, but she really does.
That's the only legitimate reason I [...]

Attention, Lehigh University: I Smell A Research Grant

Cathy Young, commenting on a New York Times piece concerning the rise of "fat studies" (like "women's studies", "gay studies", etc.) on campus, notes the idiocy of such a pursuit in devastating fashion:

Maybe the next frontier in the academic battle against all varieties of oppression should be "drunk studies." Why not an academic program championing [...]

Just When I Thought I'd Seen It All

I've seen all manner of stupid "gamer" peripherals for the PC, from mini-keypads designed to give gamers WASD and not much else to 3 dimensional mice to "physics accelerators". I thought it couldn't get any worse; I was wrong.
Via Engadget, I caught wind of the KillerNic, a "gaming-tuned" network card. The stupid thing [...]