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Month May 2007
Innovative Business Model: Buy My Product Or I’ll Sue You!
Now this is a doozy. A company called “MRT” has decided to sue Microsoft, Apple, Adobe and Real Networks because MRT claims that Vista, Adobe Flash Player, Real Player, iTunes and the iPod have been produced “without regard for the…
Nice Inbox You’ve Got There — Shame If Something Were To Happen To It…
An enterprising Slashdotter, spurred by a pair of articles, asks Are Sysadmins Really that Bad? The short answer is: yes, yes we are. The long answer is: be nice to us, include us on the planning stages of your projects,…
Overemotionalizing Technology
The Washington Post ran a very interesting piece the other day documenting the affinity that our military’s finest tend to develop with the robots placed in their care. The article starts off with, quite literally, a bang: The most effective…
Truly, There’s Nothing New Under The Sun, Nor In Hollywood
Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker: separated at birth? Plus, Cracked.com offers the top 12 suspiciously similar movies of recent vintage. I link, you decide.
When Even Onomatopoeia Fails
My heart was in my throat as I sat in a rather uncomfortable chair, ears straining for the slightest sound. The woman swept the probe back and forth, seeking some sonic purchase. Will shifted uncomfortably, but silently in my lap,…
As If I Needed Any Further Reasons To Avoid Jersey Whenever Possible
Were it not for the fact that I work in New Jersey and have many friends there, I would stay as far away as possible, particularly in light of the recent revelations that NJ State Police are a bunch of…
Tab Dump, Video Edition
Yesterday felt so cleansing, so freeing that I figured I would continue the practice until I am (nearly) tab free. Today’s tab dump contains a surfeit of videos, so, you know, less reading. First up, “Canon in Dork”:
Super Link Fighter II: Ultra Hyper Mega Championship Tab Dump Edition
My browsers on each and every machine I have access to have been collecting open tabs like some hideously geeky HTTP-fueled version of Garbage Pail Kids figurines/Pogs/[insert some other non-Pokemon hackneyed pop cultural reference here] and so, in order to…
Engrish Blands
You know, Chinese brand piracy would almost be hilarious if it weren’t for the rampant theft and thuggery it involved. Okay, I admit: it’s funny no matter what. I’ll always know where I need to go if I need to…
