Obvious, but topical nonetheless considering the fanboy meltdown we’ve seen over Yahoo daring to use voting. Jason takes it on… Let me point out a couple of things: 1. Kevin Rose did not create the concept of voting. 2. Kevin … Continue reading
Cancelling Online Accounts A nice little feature article about moi (tags: vincent ferrari vincentferrari aol cancellation)
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Svista Cheese… “Patch Tuesday,” when Microsoft Corp. releases repairs for problems in its software, came and went this week with six critical fixes – including the first one that touches Vista, the new operating system billed as the most secure … Continue reading
From Fark and presented without comment: A Bartow County couple will go before a magistrate judge today to see if they will be arrested for allegedly stalking a Kennesaw police officer by installing cameras to track neighborhood speeders. Lee and … Continue reading
Reason Magazine: The conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan once grumpily lamented the rise of “the iPod people.” Walking down a New York street in February 2005, Sullivan saw each person “in his own musical world, walking to their soundtrack, stars in … Continue reading
Overnight, Yahoo launched suggestion boards. In effect, it’s Digg but for suggestions on Yahoo. All in all, nothing to be alarmed about. That is unless of course you’re a Digg zealot. If you’re one of those, this site represents a … Continue reading
MAKE: Blog: 2GB chapstick I may do this simply because the stupid case on my thumbdrive is cracked. (tags: DIY gadgets hack make security tutorials usb thumbdrive chapstick) “Beme” Inspires Some New Blog Vocabulary I’m “beme”ing with excitement… (tags: beme … Continue reading
Just for the record, I’ve never beaten the original Super Mario Bros. This guy did. With his damn feet. Think he ever does one of those bar bet type things where he says “I bet I can beat this game … Continue reading
Worth a read, but it also already tells you what you should know if you have any degree of common sense…. Toast reigns supreme. Disco ain’t bad, but frankly, I find that even though it’s good for a quick burn, … Continue reading
Howard Stern… Howard Stern… Howard Stern… After going back on his “I’ll never get married again” and announcing his engagement to Beth Ostrosky (something I still don’t buy, by the way), Howard has officially replaced himself on Friday mornings with … Continue reading
Please tell me people aren’t stupid enough to think that because it’s snowing and icy today that that’s some kind of conclusive evidence that global warming isn’t happening. PLEASE tell me people aren’t this ignorant. PLEASE. [tags]global warming[/tags]
Is this what thye mean when they say the “Wow” starts now? As in “Wow, that’s a really dumb idea?” “[When] you try to run such a program, you get a UAC prompt and you have only two choices: either … Continue reading
What an asshole… Rep. Ellison calls the cops to snuff Tancredo’s cigar By Betsy Rothstein Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) believes it is his right as a Muslim to be sworn into Congress with the Quran. But apparently, the freshman lawmaker … Continue reading
From Chris Pirillo: I used to host a show on the now-defunct TechTV television network – so maybe it’s time we take the same concept online? Submit your questions by video feedback and I’ll take ‘em on. read more | … Continue reading
Drool drool drool… Former EastEnder Michelle Ryan is to star in a U.S. remake of Seventies TV show The Bionic Woman, it was announced today. Ryan, who played Zoe Slater in the BBC soap, beat a host of Hollywood names … Continue reading
You have to wonder about the wisdom of this. What logic could there be behind forcing the FCC to limit “local” broadcasting to radio stations and not allowing satellite to transmit any local information? Part of the logic is no … Continue reading
As the station supervisor of New York City Transit’s lost property unit, she and her staff are used to queries that range from the mundane to the quirky and even bizarre. Take, for instance, the woman who called to say … Continue reading
Imagine software for personal use that has no restrictions against using it on every computer you own? I’m not talking about Adobe software that allows use on one desktop and one laptop computer. I’m talking about explicitly allowing you to … Continue reading
Dvorak Uncensored » Brits ignorant about sex Quote of the year: “Nearly one in three Britons think that if a woman jumps up and down, washes or urinates immediately after sex, she can prevent pregnancy.” (tags: britain england sex stupid) … Continue reading