After learning that I had been the victim of credit card “skimming” fraud, I found out that the dispute process is nowhere near as easy as card vendors (particularly American Express) make it seem in their advertisements. A portion of…
Nintendo finally revealed the controller design for their upcoming “Revolution” console and, I can honestly say, I don’t think anyone saw this beast coming. Frankly, I’m a bit skeptical about the whole affair. At first glance, it would appear that…
Because whether or not they confirm Judge Roberts, the Senate seems to have already confirmed some people’s low opinions. -Glenn Reynolds, Repeal the seventeenth amendment? Can I get a “Heh.”?
PC gamers of an appreciable age will no doubt recall Daikatana and the furor surrounding that oft-delayed, oft-maligned game’s foul-mouthed ad campaign – a campaign that ultimately may have contributed to the game’s flop status. Daikatana‘s creator John Romero promised…
In my recent ‘net wanderings, I’ve discovered a few cool programs that Mac users ought not be without: Pretty and Moderately Useful: The Shiira Project browser. Based on the same HTML rendering engine as Safari, Shiira has all that Apple’s…
The ULTRA AP – looks like someone in the military has been watching Batman Begins.
Those in the know noted a couple of weeks ago that Microsoft had quietly added the capability to search blogs and feeds via MSN Search. For instance, if you prepend feed: to a search string, only results that appear in…
Paul over at Wizbang (a former and, I guess, future resident of the New Orleans metro area) has a link to an incredibly revealing clip of Louisiana Governor Blanco admitting on camera that she didn’t call for Federal troops for…
I just knew listening to Joe Biden bloviate is bad for your health: Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee Judge John Roberts listens to a question from Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) during the second day of his confirmation hearing on Capitol…
“Stoked” doesn’t even begin to describe my current state of mind, having just read this: From the Matrix and Kill Bill to Kung Fu Hustle and House of Flying Daggers, the Shaolin monks have had to watch passively as their…
