I subscribe to a number of email newsletters, and a number of my subscriptions have spawned new subscriptions. That’s bad enough (bastards selling each other (or ‘sharing’) mailing lists), but today I got an email from one of the hellspawn asking why I haven’t opened their emails in awhile. Hmm. The only way for an [...]
Archive of posts tagged Technology
How NOT to run a mailing list
Some time ago, I read an article about the Office of Naval Research collaborating on an online game to help develop strategies to use against the pirates currently operating off Somalia, etc. “Cool,” I thought, and added my email address to the page to be notified when the game was ready for users. Then I [...]
Eating flies
“Flies that get stuck on the paper pass over a blade on one of the rollers that scrapes them off and into a microbial fuel cell.” Machines eating organic material. Somehow this seems even worse than the alternative… saw it at Cosmic Log (MSNBC)
Google Voice
Occasionally I get yelled at for being inaccessible. I don’t understand it, but… anyway, I finally got my Google Voice account set up, and cleverly added a “direct to voicemail” button at the bottom of my “About” page. Click the “call me” widget, insert your name and phone number; the service will call you and [...]
Do no evil?
Seriously, when your own security system tells on you, you’re doing evil. Nice work, Google. “Of the 383 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 11 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2010-06-26, and the last [...]
Ever wonder how the machines are supposed to turn us into batteries?
As expected, we’ll do it for them… Power from Glucose Scientists have implanted the first functional glucose biofuel cell in a living animal. Unlike batteries that supply power to implants, a power-generating device may not have to be surgically removed and replaced, because glucose is a potentially limitless source of energy.
A tool to split an MP3 into pieces
I use Juice to download a couple of radio talk shows in MP3 format. Every night before bed I copy Fred Thompson, Mark Levin, and Power Line (when they do a show) to a flash drive to listen to on the way to and at work. Yeah, if I was one of the cool kids, [...]
Impressed
I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s hit “reply” to a newsletter, just knowing that my words would fall on deaf ears, but needing to get a gripe off my chest. Generally, whatever brings me to that point also leads me to cancel my subscription to that newsletter. Case in point: I’ve subscribed to [...]
Life imitates Cartoons
It’s like the opener for a nice piece of slapstick: a 15 year old fucking moron walks into an open manhole… It was an accident waiting to happen — an open sewer and a 15-year-old girl who was texting while she walked. Alexa Longueira, a high school sophomore, was walking along Victory Boulevard near [...]
Shopping for a new laptop?
Okay, so while I’ve been tempted by the rash of “Netbooks” on the market, I soon realized that there were a number of decent laptops on the market for not that much more. I’m open to suggestions, but I’m doing my own research and reading to find not only the best bang for my buck, [...]
WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane”
A very nice update – not much changed from the visitor’s standpoint (basically, nothing!), but the admin bits are very nice. This little “Quickpress” editor could have a few more features, but it’s quite a handy way to drop in a short note. WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane”
Amazing Chinese Prognostication
These guys are amazing! China space mission article hits Web before launch – Yahoo! News BEIJING – A news story describing a successful launch of China’s long-awaited space mission and including detailed dialogue between astronauts launched on the Internet Thursday, hours before the rocket had even left the ground. … The arcticle, dated two days [...]
“Never discuss religion or politics in polite company”
But since I know you all so well, and I don’t remember any of you accusing me of being polite… I present more random thoughts on religion. (this article was written in my religion wiki, some formatting may not carry through – feel free to read the original, currently at the bottom of the “general” [...]
Customer Service: The Good and the Bad
I am pleased enough with this transaction, I want to share. Here’s the comment I just posted to ResellerRatings: Wrong item was shipped (I believe the problem is the manufacturer part number mix-up, not NewEgg’s error), called for RMA. Explained similar problem I have still not resolved with another company, CSR was *very* sympathetic and [...]