I’m always left to wonder if anyone, anyone pays attention to SciFi movies as “cautionary tales”. For instance, while Tetra Vaal is cool in concept, in practice such a system practically reeks of Terminator 2. Yes, let’s put weapons into…
I’ve only recently become aware of the musical phenomenon known as “mashups“, where DJs and remixers take what would seemingly be incompatible musical pieces and create coherent songs using said music. For example, Jay Z released an a capela version…
Posting today has been light due to two occurences: A “network problem” that brought down much of the Dreamhost network this morning. The arrival of my Palm TX handheld. The TX is nice, very nice – I’ve been monkeying around…
Los Angeles-based Wanderlust Media has apparently discovered that many people are sick of being chided by an anonymous-sounding female voice when using their in-car GPS-based navigation systems. Accordingly, they have lined up celebrities to lend their pipes to the mass…
Ahhhh, Sony BMG, how we love to hate thee! Not only have you been caught installing unauthorized rootkits on your customers’ PCs, but it’s been found that you’re illegally using LGPL’d software to do so. Tsk tsk. What’s the Japanese…
Step 1: Construct servo-powered Airsoft robotic sentry gun (think Aliens…). Step 2: In a time-honored tradition, convince younger brother to volunteer for test run. Be sure to videotape the test. Step 3: Post video and design photos to Internet[s]. Step…
Let’s first posit that you’re a multinational corporation with vast and sundry interests in various industries, including the music business. Let’s then posit that you were caught installing highly dubious software on your customers’ PCs in order to prevent “piracy”.…
…For instance, when I drop my PowerBook for the umpteenth time, this time right on the corner, permanently bending it. Arrrrrgh.
Whoa: LONDON (Reuters) – A natural phenomenon rather than a design fault caused London’s Millennium Bridge to wobble and sway, forcing its closure just two days after opening in 2000. The elegant pedestrian walkway was conceived as a blade of…
Microsoft trusts its own technology, as any user of MS products will readily attest to. The compilers they release to the general public are feature-filled and rarely compromised by bugs of staggering size and scope. They are also unequivocal in…
