On Christmas Day, some jackass decided to try to blow up a plane coming into Detroit using a liquid explosive with a chemical detonator strapped to his underpants. The response from the US Government has been to require everyone to have no more than one carry-on, be subject to a pat-down before boarding (concentrating on [...]
Okay, folks, I’m going to come right out and admit it. I don’t get vampires.
Well, I mean, I get them — immortal dudes, sucking blood, pet peeves include garlic, wooden stakes, and sunlight — I just don’t get the appeal. And by appeal, I specifically mean this weird romantic appeal that they seem to have [...]
Until a USB port becomes a standard car accessory, behold the next best thing, the Belkin Micro Auto Charger.
Kindle Readers Ignite Protest Over E-Book Prices | Gadget Lab from Wired.com.
I like my Kindle. I’ve found the iPhone Kindle app to be quite useful, too. I even got over the fact that if I want something on my Kindle that I already bought on paper, I’ll have to buy it again.
But I’m staunchly refusing [...]
In my Google News front page:
Now, what’s that picture over on the right?
Dude.
Yesterday was positively historic, make no question. And enough words will already have been written on how great this election outcome is by the time I hit “Publish” on this sure-to-be-overlooked-by-the-Pulitzer-committee piece, that I’m not going to waste time waxing eloquent on Obama’s win.
But I have some things I want to get off my chest.
First [...]
I can tolerate a certain amount of overly flower language, but there’s one phrase that just needs to die.
After numerous Customer Service interactions with various companies, I can say that the phrase “I do apologize” is perhaps one of the most annoying, empty, and meaningless things someone can say.
It doesn’t mean anything. If you apologize, [...]
Apple spends a lot of time making sure it gets features just right before releasing an OS.
iChat, the Enterprise Video Conferencing Solution you can Take Seriously.
For some reason, the McCain campaign is trying to paint Obama as elitist and out of touch.
So, there’s a certain irony that, when recently asked how many homes he owned, McCain couldn’t answer. He didn’t know how many homes he owned.
Smartly, the Obama campaign is capitalizing on this.
However, given the recent response to any [...]
George Carlin was among my first comic idols. It’s a real shame he’s not with us anymore.
Almost every eulogy and obituary I’ve seen on the talking picture box and the interwebs makes mention of his Seven Dirty Words bit, but he was much more than that. He was a great observational comic, a [...]
