Year 2005

Fingers Crossed On This One

Slashdot carries notice of the BBC’s review of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which they sum up in one sentence: “… somewhere in the production process the crew has lost sight of the fundamental aspect of the books – they…

Grrrrr.

This is ridiculous. I’ve been looking for a multi-user, multi-platform calendaring system for a long, long time and have yet to find a decent solution. How stinking hard can it be? I don’t care if it’s Open Source or commercial…

Beyond Geeky, But Absolutely Brilliant

Ever wanted to see a knock-down, drag-out fight between videogame hardware consoles before? Neither did I, at least before someone came up with an absolutely brilliant set piece pitting almost every recent console against the evil PSP as viewed through…

Amen To That

There has already been a good deal of hyperventillating from those on the Left about the elevation of Pope Benedict XVI, but there has also been a good bit of criticism from those on the Center-Right, including, surprise surprise, Andrew…

Jay Tea For Congress

Jay Tea over at Wizbang offers some immigration reform ideas. Methinks they’d pass the House fairly easily – it’s just that infernally jelly-spined Senate that is standing in the way of plugging the biggest security threat we face today. If…

Today’s Trend: Lookout, Consumers!

Wonderful. Can either of these two stories result in anything good for your average Joe Sixpack technology consumer? Gamestop to buy Electronics Boutique for $1.44B. I guess I’ll be buying all of my video games online from now on, since…

A Word Of Advice

“Ham snot”, while an excellent name for a band, is not something to be looked for, nor highly prized in lunchmeats. Those of you having opened a package of ham just a bit past its expiration date know precisely what…