Is it possible?
In the past year, we’ve blown through four routers. They keep failing on us, usually right around the same time we have a cluster of outages with our cable modem service provider. Is it possible that...
View ArticleWhen will I ever learn?
Repeat after me: Don’t discuss politics with friends. I have far too many left-leaning friends with whom I have extremely strong differences of opinion to engage in political debate with them. They...
View ArticleSpace and Politics
It’s time to admit that we need to keep the Space Shuttle flying for a few more years. We simply can’t give up our only access to space (and the space station) for multiple years until Constellation is...
View ArticleReactions
I’m very confused and disappointed by the hateful response some people have to President Bush. Just because you don’t like him or agree with things he’s done doesn’t mean you have to be crude and...
View ArticleLarry “the Spoiler King”
That doofus Larry King tweeted the results of “American Idol” less than 10 minutes after the show ended on the east coast. What the hell? I’ve unfollowed him… not that it does a lot of good now. Yeah,...
View ArticleHumbug
The last month and a half have been filled with productivity killers, from illness to hardware problems. The hits keep on coming. For the last few days, my iMac, which I use when I’m writing because I...
View ArticleOn ad blocking
I recently started blocking ads in my browser. I don’t actually mind advertising, and I resisted blocking ads for a long time. I understand that some sites rely on ad revenue to earn a living, and I’m...
View ArticleWTB Mac developer for Firefox!
I was ecstatic to discover that Mozilla has opened a position for a Mac Platform Integration engineer. While Firefox works, and works pretty well, on the Mac, there are a lot of quirks and oddities...
View ArticleIt’s 2012! Where are the home photo hub solutions?
Families share photos. We have multiple computers. Why are there still no home photo servers that let multiple users share a library and maintain the photos, metadata, and so forth all at the same...
View ArticleMy kingdom for calendar sync that works
Today, I missed that a meeting that I run was about to start, because while all the other attendees knew about it, it wasn’t on my calendar for this week. It’s a biweekly meeting, and my calendars show...
View ArticleTV, TL;DR, and the American voter
I’m increasingly of the opinion that the modern media (television and the Internet) is largely to blame for the sorry state of politics in America today. Politicians are judged more on how they look...
View ArticleTV, TL;DR, and the American voter
I’m increasingly of the opinion that the modern media (television and the Internet) is largely to blame for the sorry state of politics in America today. Politicians are judged more on how they look...
View ArticleA rant about modern cinematography
Over the last 15-20 years, there’s been a disturbing trend in filmmaking. No, I don’t mean superhero sequels. I’m cool with that (mostly; I’m talking to you, moody, conflicted take on Superman). I mean...
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