This is not about politics; this is not about oppression by the politically correct crowd, at least not on a national scale. Nor is this post about you, unless it speaks to you, but remember: I didn’t write this with you in mind. Besides, if you’re easily offended, you may as well leave now, because… Continue reading this entry
Certainly, a little of it is, but I have kept mum on what’s going on with Iran not because I think my opinions would be unpopular, but because I don’t have much to offer beyond a low opinion of their political system and I’d rather people focus on the supportive coverage. This is about people… Continue reading this entry
A few days ago I my friend asked for my advice when she received her most recent credit card statement. The minimum payment requested was for $0. A disclaimer at the bottom of the pay slip said (and I paraphrase) “you don’t have a minimum payment this month, but any payments made will be credited… Continue reading this entry
People need to realize that the many different social networks—including the ones built around blogs—are geared for different uses, and while there can be some overlap across some networks are okay, sometimes it’ll just lead to mass alienation. Some of these networks’ participants are more tolerant of this convergence than others. Twitter seems the most… Continue reading this entry
I consider myself a relatively laid-back, patient kind of guy, but, considering today’s state of transaction technologies, writing out a check at Costco, at the end of a workday when you have at least five other people waiting for you to get over and done with, is just a tad inconsiderate.
But hello to the people behind “Pajamas Media.” I need to hit you on the head with a cast iron skillet. I may be alone, or they may only be a few of us in this situation, but I will be in charge of a number of CSS retoolings on October 1, and all of… Continue reading this entry
…And why there are a few blogs that I find difficult to visit these days: You get the page you want, and then, it flashes to an unstyled page that shows just the damned blog ads. What the hell, yo? This happens to the Commissar and to Smash. Is there just a problem with my… Continue reading this entry
I uninstalled the iPod updater and iTunes from my computer and now am managing my mom’s iPod Shuffle from Winamp5 using the ml_ipod plugin. Oh yeah? Oh yeahhh! I’m still disappointed with the Byzantine performance that the damned thing had working with my computer. Now the only thing left to see if it will actually… Continue reading this entry
To the oversensitive Americans in our midst, I learned from a conversation with Michael Demmons of Gay Orbit that there are some among you who are deathly afraid of offending minorities through the routine use of words in the English language that have taken on a pejorative meaning when used in certain contexts. Here are… Continue reading this entry
Les Jones: LATER: At the after hours event John Cox was showing us his sketch book. His comment was that Dave Winer leading a conference on “Respectful Disagreement” was like a drunk leading an AA meeting. The hissy spell he had from the Blog Nashville talk is monumental—it reminds me of children sitting at the… Continue reading this entry
I knew M$ sank to some depths, but not this low.
I have two gripes with iTunes. First, it’s a RAM hog requiring at least 35 Megs of physical RAM and an almost-equal amount of virtual memory. What the heck is that all for? (First one who says that it’s required to make it run the way it does gets an award for most obvious non-answer.)… Continue reading this entry
The W1 got a few dust spots behind the plastic lens. The pictures it’s been taking of the sky are hideous; I am, however, able to take bearable photos of other subjects. I’m keeping the camera until the 28th, when it gets shipped off to the Sony service center for repairs. I just pray that… Continue reading this entry
And it’s not just for adults anymore: Maybe it’s a shopping-related heat?
So I took a break from working on this here project of mine that has nothing to do with blogging so that I can check out what other people are saying about the SOTU address last night and this is what I come across, thanks to MD. Linkers at the bottom have arrived at what… Continue reading this entry
ATTN: WordPress users who still don’t have some sort of anti-spam measure RE: Today’s trackback vandalism spam attack Everything you need to know, courtesy of Matt Mullenweg. Pings are closed for the time being, and if I go ahead and install Spam Karma I may have to close all comments before doing so. Pardon my… Continue reading this entry
“And so one day, this dude was complaining about how high his nose bridge was, and his ex-girlfriend reaches out and yanks like she needed every drop of milk from a cow.” “Oh wow.” “Yeah, and she’s like: ‘There. Instant nose-bridge reduction. Happy you don’t look like Babs Streisand now?’” “That must hurt.” “Yeah, more… Continue reading this entry
Skillzy has now closed comments on his older posts, and for good reason. Many of them are the target of spam. Just to give y’all an idea of what this here little blog has to deal with in a day, here’s a screenshot of my the referrals section of my tracker: Each of those colored… Continue reading this entry
Cultural commentators who warn against the most inocuous messages of “deviant” behavior in pop culture need to remember that parents themselves are not idiots and have the wealth of their experience to guide them. Reading too deeply into things can bring about the wildest of conclusions; the warning against which can be more harmful than… Continue reading this entry
I don’t like snobs. Whether it’s in the arts or in general pop culture, snooty types remind me of the time when I was one of them, and I was no fan of myself when I was in a prep cult. Waiter Rant has a wonderful account of what happens in Any Restaurant, in AnyTown,… Continue reading this entry