Archive for July, 2005

Things That Make You Go Hmmm . . .

Friday, July 29th, 2005

So if you’ve never attended a DEFCON convention . . . well, to sum it up . . . it’s interesting. Half hacker geek fest, half counter-culture fetish extravaganza. It’s not to be missed if you find yourself in Las Vegas at the end of July.
The thing that caught my eye as suspicious [...]

Mac OS X Features vs Windows Vista: Response to Robert Scoble

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Robert Scoble has an interesting rant responding to an MacDailyNews article comparing features of the upcoming Windows Vista operating system to currently shipping Mac OS X. While I understand where he’s coming from (the MacDailyNews article is heavily slanted), he’s missing the point . . . his rant can be found HERE, excerpts below [...]

The Republican War Machine . . .

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

is heard spinning up in the background, but it’s not just Democrats that are hunkering down for a fight. It seems right-wing conservatives are starting to take aim at President Bush’s Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. It appears that his background isn’t all that controversial, and many Republicans are up in arms! [...]

Over the Moon

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

From the global geek think tank known as Google, come a new site for space buff. “In honor of the first manned Moon landing, which took place on July 20, 1969″, Google has launched Google Moon. Zoom in to get a good look at what the moon is actually made of!
Why can’t more [...]

New Features: Technorati Tagging

Monday, July 18th, 2005

I’ve just activated Technorati tagging on this blog. A list of key words will be shown in the upper right hand navigation area. Tags used more often will be depicted in a larger font, while lightly used tags will be smaller.
More information on Technorati tagging can be found at Technorati.com
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What Were They Thinking???

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

No, really . . . what was BIC thinking when they designed this product?

I actually found this on the rack next to the checkout at my local Safeway. (I’ll try and get a clearer picture the next time I’m there)
Is this BIC’s way of shamming TSA inspectors into allowing their product onto aircraft? (How [...]


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