I'm giving up my "boycott" of RIAA-controlled music. There's a lot of reasons for this change of heart:

• The RIAA has distribution deals with just about every label out there. If you're looking at discs in Borders, WalMart, Barnes and Noble, or Best Buy, there's a good chance that record …

Slashdot | Excel 2007 Multiplication Bug

Apparently Excel 2007 has a nice multiplication bug that you should all be aware of in case you decide to be foolish enough to run Excel 2007. Here's how to reproduce it (unfortunately I don't have access to Excel 2007, so I can't verify personally …

Diluting the scientific method: Ars looks at homeopathy

An interesting analysis of homeopathic medicine, and why rejecting science is not the best medicine at all. I'm not much of a fan of the opposite extreme (candy-store-like prescriptions from certain doctors) but rejecting science is not the answer. Science is good …

Active rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Well I'll be damned... they have a name for that mindless pablum mix that gets shoved out of most radio receivers - Active Rock. Sounds like rock that wears headbands, leg-warmers, and a sport-bra. What a silly title - Active Rock. I don't mind that stations …

• Is there anything on YouTube that is rated more than four stars? It's like the proverbial 4 out of 5 dentists agree. Is there a guaranteed dissenter in any group or collection of people?
• Whatever happened to Crayola Chalk, specifically yellow chalk? According to crayola.com, there isn't anywhere in …