Yeah, I know I need to take a bit more time in the preview stage. Man, I can't type sometimes. I'm thinking of integrating a script for doing spell checking as soon as I remember the site for it (something about poking badgers or some other thing. I'll have a …
read moreSenator Hatch Owes me five dollars for this stupid idea
Senator Hatch, I'm here to collect the stupidity tax for this bit of brilliance. Not only is this highly impractical on so many fronts (distribution of the PC disabling software to cpyright holders, determining copyrgithed material being transferred, etc), but quite frankly flies in the face of this little thing …
read moreWhither Sun?
Looks like Sun Microsystems is getting a taste of humility now that it has been pretty much rendered obsolete by Linux/Intel machines. Hopefully they won't fall into the complete irrelevancy that SCO is finding itself (and start lawsuits with eeryone and anything that remotely looks or feels like Solaris …
read moreTaxing games to fund obesity prevention
A New York Assemblyman has proposed legslation to tax videogames, fast food, and television commercials in order to fund obesity prevention. I'm not sure how laugh-out-loud this is for some of you, but for me, this is absolutely ridiculous. The sad thing is, though, that while this legislation has no …
read moreWe'll miss you, David Brinkley
Small note: The man I most associated with television news, David Brinkley, has passed away. Good night, David. We'll miss you.
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