(I’ve been too busy over the past couple weeks to keep up with low-priority things, so now that I’ve finished part of a project, I’m playing catch-up.) One of the things that I like about Paul Graham’s essays is that they’re always thought-provoking. This one is no exception, and I recommend that anyone who has …
From the WFT? department… a company in Singapore is claiming that they own a patent for linking to other web pages by way of an image, and is trying to extort money from companies whose websites use that method (which is very common, and was enshrined in the HTML specifications well over a decade ago). …
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An interesting view of why Microsoft now says it’s going to add Open Document Format support to Office. I’m not sure I believe it though… Microsoft has a very long history of being less than truthful about why it’s doing things.
“Cats are like potato chips, you can’t have just one.” 🙂
GoddessJ and I went to see the Iron Man movie a couple days ago. Even she loved it, which is saying something, but I thought it was awesome. I’m definitely going to get the DVD as soon as it comes out… I hope it includes an extra about the scene where the red-and-gold armor is …
I was at a Radio Shack today, and discovered a package labeled “High Speed USB 2.0 Beverage Warmer!” I had to read it several times before I convinced myself that I wasn’t misreading. A hot-plate plugged into your computer is fairly weird in and of itself, but it would only need to draw power from …
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Some things just beg you to put on a puzzled and/or disbelieving expression and say “huh?”. This qualifies as one of them.
Vacationing in the buff? Hey, why not? 🙂
“Computer keyboards are filthier than toilets, according to a recent study.” Oh my, everybody break out the disinfectant wipes, pronto! Has no one considered that the strength of your immune system, like many other biological systems, depends on how much exercise it gets? Regular exposure to common bacteria and viruses is what keeps it strong. …
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A look at the systematic and dishonest fiddling that has been done with climate data to make us think that there is a global warming problem, followed by a reminder that none of this is new: Bear in mind that warming and cooling concerns are nothing new, as this alarming bulletin reminds us – The …
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