Pretty funny. I have friends who work at the W3C. They will get a kick out of this! The Finnish ISP Mikkelin Puhelin is blocking access to the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) site, describing it as child porn. read more | digg story Related Images:
Continue reading...September 2008
Joke: Never Argue with a Woman
A friend of mine sent me this. (Sorry not posting much. On vacation this week.) One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book. Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, ‘Good...
Continue reading...I Can Has Prezdincy?
Funny picture — especially if you are a fan of LOLCats. read more | digg story Related Images:
Continue reading...The 20 Dumbest Warning Labels Of All-Time
You know, in tech writing you find some pretty silly examples of poorly translated warning labels and paragraphs. Here are some from general products. Humor at it’s very best. This article exposes the stupidity of the manufacturers. We know, they need to cover their own asses… but can they go to this extent?? read more | digg story Related Images:
Continue reading...India’s use of brain scans in courts dismays critics
This sounds like something out of the “Pre Crime” division from Minority Report… The new technology is, to its critics, Orwellian. Others view it as a silver bullet against terrorism that could render waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods obsolete. Some scientists predict the end of lying as we know it. read more | digg story Related Images:
Continue reading...Comic: What can happen when using Google Maps
A friend of mine sent me this XKCD comic because he knew about a time Map Quest tried to send me and a friend over a non-existent ferry. After that, I wouldn’t be surprised to get directions that talk about climbing a cliff. Related Images:
Continue reading...Gas prices
Everyone has been hearing about hurricane Ike heading towards Texas and that all of the oil refineries will have to be shut down for a little while. Gas on the way to wokr this morning was 3.59. When I got off work, the gas stations said $4.09. My friend in Tennessee said that the gas prices went up by a dollar over night: $4.51 per gallon. This is insane! At least North Carolina...
Continue reading...Committee amends, approves “enormous gift” to Big Content
According to Slashdot, this bill also creates “Copyright Cops” with the ability to seize any machine or data used in (or suspected of use in) copyright infringement. The Senate Judicial Committee has approved with some modifications the troublesome Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008. As it stands, the bill would still deputize the Justice Department to bring civil suits on behalf of Big Content—and then pass any monetary awards won as...
Continue reading...MacJournal Anew
A while back, I documented the trouble I had using MacJournal with WordPress. I have never gotten the silly program to work with WordPress. Ashame, really, because MacJournal is a nice looking application. This week I purchased a copy of the Back to School bundle from Mac Update. MacJournal, and about 10 other applications, came with the bundle. Nice set of software. Some time this weekend I’m going to try and get MacJournal...
Continue reading...Desktop Solution
The guy I purchased the Acer Aspire One from Craigslist also had an OS X desktop system available. He originally quoted me a very good price. However, from the time I bought the Aspire One to when I emailed a few days later about the desktop system, the price had gone up by $150. The system specs were okay, but the sudden price increase put me off. I decided not to get the...
Continue reading...Scientist discovers flaw in Oceanic Carbon dating
It is interesting when something considered as stable as carbon dating gets reevaluated. What might this mean for archaeologists who use carbon dating on artifacts? As a consequence of the findings, changes in 13C/12C records need to be reevaluated, conclusions regarding changes in the reservoirs of carbon will have to be reassessed, and some of the widely-held ideas regarding the elevation of CO2 during specific periods of the Earth’s geological history will have...
Continue reading...HowTo: Install EFI patch and Use Unmodified OS X Kernel
For the brave of heart who don’t mind possibly thrashing a machine, reinstalling, thrashing again, and a few hours of frustration figuring out why drivers don’t work. Instructions for installing OSx86 on generic hardware. read more | digg story Related Images:
Continue reading...Computer Systems and Updates
The one thing I decided to do with the money from the house was to update my computer systems. My portable is three years old (bless its heart) and the desktop, a Mac Mini, is half that age. The Mini been a workhorse and very stable. The little box has been maxed out with 2 gig of RAM. The machine struggles with the software I’m running. My current freelance projects use InDesign and...
Continue reading...I rode!
I rode today! =) Isis and I rode with another person at the barn in the front pasture. It was Isis’ first time there undersaddle. We were both a little nervous. Overall she was good (and would have been better if I had calmed down a little). It was nice to be back on her. I should have a riding lesson next week on Tuesday and Isis is scheduled for a massage too....
Continue reading...Britons may be more vulnerable to AIDs due to Roman invasion
Britons may be more vulnerable to Aids due to the Roman invasion, new findings suggest. read more | digg story Related Images:
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