Well, I've finally given up on Skype. I deleted Skype off of my machine for good, and will likely never return. Did Skype do something to completely piss me off? No, they still remain one of my recommended ways for VOIP on the cheap. Unfortunately there were several issues that …
read moreMerry Christmas, Assholes
I think I've finally hit rock-bottom. I've lost all care or concern for Christmas this year. At first I thought it might have been me, but I'm pretty sure you've all felt it in some capacity. There's that tiny gnawing sensation that has been growing in all of us, and …
read morePresidential approval
I'm not sure if you've read or heard the news, but in case you haven't, the administration has been caught wiretapping citizens without using the judicial branch. Add to this the outright admission of faulty intelligence leading up to the Iraq war, and the practical arm-wrestling over torture with the …
read moreIt's not the news anymore
MarketPlace Article (audio player required)
I was listening to MarketPlace this evening, and they had a story on how a particular station is now placing paid advertisments in their normal broadcasts. This got me thinking about why the news industry is in such a world of hurt already, and why …
read moreWDET format changes, and I'm not terribly happy
WDET, Detroit's public radio station radically changed their format today. Unfortunately I'm not thinking it's for the better, as they're now concentrating on syndicated content. Now, before people start coming out of the woodwork (boy, that would be a first) to tell me that they like the new schedule, let …
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