Yahoo! now joins the ever-growing group of American companies who are actively assisting the Chinese government in oppressing their people – BBC NEWS: Yahoo ‘helped jail China writer’. I am actively reconsidering my use of Yahoo! mail, even though I…
They wasted their R&D time on diversions like exploding chocolate bars and lame propaganda like “Take French laxative: it will keep you on the run.” Heh. Via Dave Barry.
Dear Ms. Spears Federline: I am certain that, all things considered, the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama would respectfully request that you not auction off the viewing rights to your baby’s birth to “benefit” Katrina’s victims. Please send cash…
After a nudge from my wife, I have taken a look back at my posts regarding Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath of that storm and have realized that I came across as extremely strident and meanspirited. I’d like to apologize…
UPDATE: I’ve reconsidered the tastefulness of this post (see here for details) and am leaving it in place. However, consider it superseded by the above-linked post. Tragedies of the scale of Katrina are a difficult time for all involved and…
Brad recently got himself into a bit of hot water with his commenters while commenting on the general state of affairs in the New Orleans area post-Katrina. I think his point is valid, albeit perhaps inelegantly expressed. Well, if your…
I may well earn my AARP card with this one, but oh well. I’ve a confession to make, and it may well peg your “Crotchety-Old-Crank-o-meter”: I don’t “get” what’s so great about Kanye West. There, I’ve said it. He’s pulled…
The Penny Arcade fellows are auctioning off an original piece of PA artwork (the cover design to this year’s PAX booklet, for those that care to know) and are intending on donating 100% of the proceeds to the American Red…
Potbelly Sandwich Works – Southern for “Quiznos”, only with milkshakes. Radio stinks everywhere, it’s just a matter of the precise nature of its suckage that varies from place to place. “Redneck Yacht Club”. Uhmmmmm… People obey the residential speed limits…
Apple: good company, compelling technology, horrible coffee. LDAP: Basis of distributed OpenDirectory setups, difficult to understand, even more difficult to navigate using commandline tools. Use LDapper instead. Powerbooks: worth their weight in gold. Steve Jobs must love that Apple logo,…
