I’m shopping for new hardware, something I do on a fairly regular basis, and I have a particular problem. I’m considering a couple of motherboards from ASUS, but with all the new options, I want to be sure I get compatible hardware on the first try. The site is slow, but I’ve managed to download [...]
Archive of entries posted on March 2007
I (Heart) Akismet
Since the day I gave up on Greymatter, moved to a different host, and loaded up WordPress, I’ve been running Akismet to monitor comments and keep out the spam… today my counter is over 1000 junk emails, with no false positives and (if I recall correctly) only one spam-ish comment making it through. That rocks. [...]
Subliminal Messages
What message is this presidential candidate sending to you? I think it’s clear.
Big Al’s biggest scam ever – now with god!
Big Al Gore, the inventor of not only the internet, but also the “buy your way out of guilt by purchasing the made-up resource… carbon neutrality!”, has finally managed to pull in the full swing of the religious fanatics. The environment is changing – it always does – and mankind may be contributing to the [...]
Why does this read like a plea for a class-action lawsuit?
I got this crap in the mail today from a bloodsucking bank to which I owe money. Like most people, I don’t generally read these things thoroughly, although every time I do, I realize I really should. This one announced a fairly insignificant “minimum finance charge”, but it’s not the charge that has me curious, [...]
Letting other people take the plunge…
I’ve been in no hurry to “upgrade” to Vista, based on what I’d read. Here’s justification from someone who should really know: