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Technology, Science, and other ridiculousness
The ubiquitous nature of social networking has become a major boon in this age of web solutions and emerging technologies. There have been so many improvements in what was once referred to as “Knowledge Management” as a platform, and now is “social networking” at its core. No longer are we bound by even modern tools, […]
In the recent past, and I would say – for an old guy like me — that’s something like 5-10 years, I’ve really enjoyed the ability to use technology in helping me find my way around. Just think about all of the great mobile abilities you have, these days, that allow you to help yourself in […]
Twitter (the craziest good idea in social networking) has certainly become one of the most rapidly growing Web 2.0 applications I have ever seen. There is such a flurry around it - and yes, I use it, too. You can see my twitterificness (not to be confused with the twitterific Mac application) under my cartoon […]
I got to thinking about the benefits of teleworking (or telecommuting, if you prefer). Many times we look at this subject with the positives of who gains what. Companies see the benefits being lesser office crowding, fewer required parking spaces, desk sharing, and energy savings based on few people drawing power, heat, air conditioning, and […]
I can’t tell you how many people have told me that their hard drive has died on them. Let’s just say, it’s a lot. But, luckily, it’s fewer than years ago when this was something that commonly occurred. Now, understand that people are using their hard drives differently than in years past. Today, people rely […]
While I’ve realized the world of licenses has gotten a little strange, over time, I had no idea it had gone so completely awry, until I read this from Cory Doctoro, which points out some interesting fine print and a little commentary of the views of some license agreements:
The worst offenders are people who sell […]
The US Military recently gave it’s first public display of it’s new “heat ray.” Such the stuff of once science fiction is now a reality in the US military’s bag-o-tricks.
Dubbed the “Active Denial System,” it projects an invisible high energy beam that produces a sudden burning feeling, and is said to be harmless to those […]
Here’s something slick, with no pun intended… It’s a sealant that waterproofs leather products. Yeah, I know, there are lots of these out there. But this one’s pretty neat.
The beeswax formula doesn’t weaken leather like animal fat waterproofing does, and this stuff is long lasting. The product is also designed to continue to allow leather to breath. All […]
In a recent article over at Blogma, there was discussion about whether or not the Page View and Stat Counter are dead items. In some ways, I think this is true, in others, not really. One has to look at the different ways the numbers are counted. If you have some strictly written HTML and […]
Given the watch lover that I am, I would - of course - request a watch for the holiday season of gifts. My loving wife would - of course - grant my request based on whichever watch I gave her the picture to see. … and some link to something like Amazon. Well for a […]
Check out the Angry Fan Boy! The call this dude made to these guys is just hilarious.
Someone buy this dude an XBOX 360!
S1m0ne download
Sabrina download
Sahara download
Saint, The download
Santa Clause 2, The download
Save the Last Dance 2 download
Saving Silverman download
Saw II download
Saw III download
Scalphunters, The download
Scanner Darkly, A download
Scarface download
Scary Movie download
Scary Movie 2 download
Scary Movie […]
When it comes to “Things that will likely get you sent to Hell,” the Jesus Dress-Up Kit is probably pretty close to the top of the list, or at least is the 8th deadly sin.
You can pick all sorts of dress-up styles like hula skirts and devil’s outfits. My favorite thing (and I’m sure I’m […]
OK, yeah, so I’ve been away for what seems like forever, but at least I have an excuse, which I talked about before: I was finishing my basement, the holidays came through, and work is just nuts!
I want to apologize to some folks like Mark at Homeseer, and Bill at Mediabolic. I have been so […]
Every once in a while, I have to give my personal opinion on something… *cough!*
Well, I’ve been reading articles for weeks and have been so utterly annoyed with Digg. It’s the new Slashdot… filled with people repeating SERIOUSLY OLD news, over and over again. I call this type of news “Yawn-worthy.” Part of that definition, […]
Since the rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated, I thought I’d make a quick post and update any people STILL reading my blog, and hoping for more, with some information on what’s kept me from writing.
The biggest thing is always my real job. I enjoy writing here and bringing people useful (hopefully) information […]
Scientists know that the representation of three-dimensional objects on a surface so as to produce the same impression of distance and relative size as that received by the human eye is a practical definition of perspective.
Now imagine the perspective created by a portable, inexpensive three-dimensional immersive viewing system that could be useful in a variety […]
If you happen to be in the Atlanta airport, you may notice something interesting from the eZoom Shop. It’s a vending machine with iPods in it; like Shuffles and stuff. Now, this may seem like something cool, ’cause while you’re waiting at the airport, thinking about flying all the way home to the west coast, […]
An incredibly rare coffee, and somewhat astonishing, is produced by Vietnamese weasels. Basically, the weasels eat the beans and then hurl them up, then some very patient and not-skeved villagers go out and pick up the beans, selling them for about $40 per 57g! Apparently, the beans are for conoisssuers of the heady, smooth, stronger-flavors […]
While my buddy Kevin is talking about how he’s giving up his eReader for the new T-Mobile Pocket PC/phone/camera/mp3 player/television/hamper/stapler/ginsu knife gizmo, the folks at Lightwedge have produced a cool gadget for the real bookworms out there. Not even that expensive, at £29.95. Since I’m into the tactile feel of real paper books (I know, […]
In what I would consider a fairly shocking approach by the Software Giant, during an in-depth interview with IGN, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President and XNA Chief Architect J Allard said that he hopes to work more closely with competing companies such as Apple when it comes to making their devices compatible with the Xbox 360.
“I’m […]
A collection of public domain early-20th Century charts by Clarence Larkin describing aspects of the Bible, including little arrows showing the direction of flow between the various heavens/hells.
OK, granted this has nothing to do with tech, but is maybe a little more leaning towards the “nonsense” side of my blog, but you have to love […]
The Anderson Ultimate Bed, with its Scandinavian oil-stained finish, has a full chest of drawers built into its underside, a lamp, two adjustable mattresses, a clip on table and a TV stand.
Granted, it’s a little bit, well… overwhelming and perhaps hideous to most form versus function bigots (IKEA, it’s not). Of course, Thomasville has nothing […]
It seems this week is a good week for bloggers; the big ones, anyway!
I just heard, from my good friend Kevin, that Dave Winer is finally getting the millions he deserves from the kind *cough* folks at VeriSign. Interesting sales also went down as WIN also was purchased by the media giant AOL. This is […]
OK, speaking of odd buy-outs… why in the heck did eBay buy Skype? I can understand if a company like Google, or Yahoo, or even AOL or Microsoft bought them, but, eBay?
I’m attempting to assertain the synergistic logic behind the merging of an online auction and a proprietary VoIP calling tool. Maybe there’s some value […]
Oracle Corporation, In another major acquisition of a rival software maker on Monday September 12th, said it will buy up Siebel Systems in a deal valued at over $5.8 billion. Siebel, a maker of customer resource management (CRM) software, will provide Oracle with 4,000 new customers and 3.4 million CRM users.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said […]
I don’t often use this forum for this type of message, but this is one that deserves mentioning, always:
Let us not forget those who were senselessly lost on this day, 2001. To those families who have lost loved ones, there is nothing I can say that could mean enough, but please believe me when I […]
This isn’t something that’s tech related, but it’s definitely something that drives me. Please read this post and act on it. I’m sure many of you understand.
I am writing to you about a cause that is important to me and one I hope you will support. I have committed myself to a physical and fundraising […]
Honestly, I think I should have titled this “Get a life” but the guy died, so it’s a little late… oh man, another bad joke there, too…
Well, it appears a 28 year old man, in Seoul Korea, died just after finishing playing a “very realistic” war game at a a local cyber-cafe. He only left […]
From Reuters:
“TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwan stock trader mistakenly bought T$7.9 billion ($251 million) worth of shares with a mis-stroke of her computer, meaning her company is looking at a paper loss of more than $12 million and she is looking for a new job.The trader with Fubon Securities mis-keyed in a small order from […]
If you happen to be a fan of Hack-a-day, as I am, you may be interested to know that on Thursday June 16th, you’ll be able to meet up with some folks in Philadelphia. Given that I’m a suburbian native, I’m glad that Philly won the location for the meet-up! How cool is that! If […]
