Monthly Archives: June 2006

How AT&T future-proofed its monopoly

This post is a bit conspiratorial of sorts, so hopefully it won’t come true. Recently AT&T changed its privacy policy to remark that they own customer data. Talk about identity theft Given the still recent hubbub over the NSA wiretapping … Continue reading

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"Diary" by Chuck Palahniuk

On Saturday I started reading Diary. The novel is eerie and reminds me heavily of Rosemary’s Baby (minus the Satanism).

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Hey wha’ happa’?

I coulda sworn today was July 1st. Dang. Danielle, I accidentally back-dated your deposit slips, sorry about that.

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Extreme sex protection

I came across this blog post describing “breast ironing” sometime last week. My heart just broke as I read it. It is so amazingly sad to hear of areas of the world where parents are so afraid of their children … Continue reading

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Anagrams

According to this online anagram generator, “Josh Peters” yields “Posh Jester,” which I think is pretty good. I wouldn’t say I’m terribly posh, but maybe a little? By the way, “Danielle Franke” yields “flake alien nerd,” which seems pretty accurate … Continue reading

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An Unbendable Truth!

Since Futurama is coming back to TV via Comedy Central, (whoo hoo!) it seems quite appropriate that Bender the robot and Al Gore (no longer plagued by robotism) promote the movie, “An Inconvenient Truth”

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The degrading Daily Show

Well, Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks that the Daily Show is bad for Americans, so does the Washington Post.

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Digital Rights Management vs. Innovation

The Wall Street Journal has a great debate staged concerning digital rights management, the DMCA, and innovation. Go read it. Here are some highlights.

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Office 12 UI First Impressions

First off, I think that the name Office 12 is better than calling it Office 2007, let alone quicker to type I really like the Ribbon. It’s quite a nice departure from the old menus. However, I’m a guy who … Continue reading

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Bill Gates on OS/2, Josh Peters on Windows Vista

OS/2, on the other hand, was just too big. I mean we had thought that IBM with their corporate presence could really jam it on people and get people to use it. And that proved to be an illusion. This … Continue reading

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