Archive for May, 2007
Dear Atheists
Instead of trolling the internet looking for somewhere to cut & paste your collective opinion, why don’t you answer this very simple question.
You don’t want to believe there’s a higher power that created us, life, the world and the universe, so what’s your proposed alternative? Is it magic? It’s magic isn’t it?!
It’s not just wrong because [...]
Top 7 reasons I don’t use a Mac
7) You can’t upgrade the hardware except at purchase time. Minor upgrades like ram and hard drives aren’t the same thing as putting a 10x more powerful video card in.
6) The cases just aren’t that pretty or even particularly unique. They’re barely different from other notebooks and PC cases come in so many shapes, sizes and [...]
When bullshit talks, does money walk?
In the maybe-news today is popular blogspam site Engadget. They deviated from their usual “rehash some other blog” model that allows them to participate in the endless circle of blogspam “reporting” with hilarious results.
A “trusted” source sent them an email that was circulated at Apple claiming the iPhone and OS X Leopard would be delayed [...]
Dear Digg #1
My first “Dear Digg” was a smashing success. It’s now climbing it’s way up the “Most Popular” charts, after having been frontpaged and heavily dugg.
I’m going to do a “Dear Digg” every few days to focus on areas where the site can be improved with almost no effort.
Dear Digg #1
A very simple request, just do [...]
The ULTIMATE, and ONLY, installation guide you NEED for Ubuntu
Digg this
This handy installation guide covers virtually every past, present and future release of Ubuntu and every other operating system. It particularly applies to spinoffs like the shiney new Ubuntu Studio.
1) Download and burn it to a CD. Alternatively, put it in a USB stick. Or a DVD. Or a postcard. If you bought it [...]
News just in – digg users gamed again with misreported piracy-justification
Does the MPAA and the RIAA skew numbers? Most likely. Does piracy exist and does it cause them to lose money? Undoubtably.
The two don’t cancel each other out – it’s like when guys tell girls they’re packing 237 feet of meat. Doesn’t mean they’re eunuchs, just means they talk shit.
Today on digg there’s a story [...]
5 reasons open source doesn’t matter as much as people think it does
What’s the advantage of open vs closed source? For people with very specific skillsets and free time it’s being able to modify or expand the software. For everyone else it’s just another license they need to agree to.
Source code
With open source you assume other people have examined it under a microscope to ensure it’s good and safe. [...]
Poor Dell
A whil ago Dell released a new website called IdeaStorm, allowing anyone to contribute ideas with other users voting on the ones they like.
They made one terrible and expensive mistake, and the results are likely to make you ache with laughter.
The mistake
Dell forgot to limit IdeaStorm to just their customers! They allowed and still allow [...]
Fucking Spam
Long story short, I’m tired. I’m in the final stages of a big stupid project, there’s assloads to do and there isn’t enough hours in the day.
A fresh piece of spam hit my inbox, and it’s from these knobjockeys who repeatedly send me satellite tv crap.
a) I don’t give a crap about satellite tv
b) I sure [...]
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