Posts Tagged: Philosophy & Sophistry
Phantom Cell Phone Vibrations in Print
Posted by on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 in - 7 comments
A few weeks ago I got a call from Angela Haupt, a reporter for USA Today. She wanted a few quotes for an article she was writing about phantom cell phone vibrations. Thanks to Google, a short post I made in 2004 makes me a leading expert on the topic. • The article went up on the USA Today …
Tim Banks
Posted by on Monday, May 14, 2007 in - 15 comments
A good friend of mine, Peter Rukavina, has been writing on his Ruk.ca weblog (in various incarnations) for about eight years. I’ve always enjoyed reading what Peter writes. Over the years, Peter has written a variety of posts about Tim Banks. Tim is the President and CEO of the APM Group, a …
Word is like a drug
Posted by on Sunday, April 29, 2007 in - 4 comments
An interesting quote from an article about the legal battles surrounding government adoption of open document formats in the US: • “ • “Microsoft sees what’s coming. Things like Word and Excel are sort of like a drug now getting ready to go generic.” • — Florida Rep. Ed Homan • ” • Of …
Secret to a Successful Marriage
Posted by on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 in - 8 comments
One of the many secrets of a successful marriage is to have a relationship in which one partner does like black jelly beans and the other does not.
Superbowl Sunday Sermon Suggestions
Posted by on Sunday, February 4, 2007 in - 5 comments
The Real Superbowl Holds the Blood of Jesus! • Jesus is My Quarterback • Jesus is My Coach • Jesus is My MVP • Jesus is My Half-Back • Hail the real Mary • The Quarterback Sneak (into heaven) • Which End Zone are You Running For? • The Star of Our Half-Time Show: The real Prince …
Distributed Punch in the Face System
Posted by on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 in - 21 comments
Suggestion for a distributed open-source system to fight badness: • The system allows you to enter the name/location of a person who needs to be punched in the face, somewhere in the world (a known spammer, for example). • Then, you see if there is anyone near you that needs to be punched in …
Predicting the Future of Late Night
Posted by on Saturday, October 14, 2006 in - 2 comments
Now that Conan O’Brien is locked in for taking over the Tonight Show from Jay Leno (it’s old news, I know), I have a prediction the other late night show. • In a few years, I predict David Letterman will hand over his show to Jon Stewart.
On Bullets
Posted by on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 in - 1 comment
Me: “bullet lists are awesome” • Me: “they are the new paragraph” • Friend: “they take up so much space with so few words”
MySpace is Rock and Roll
Posted by on Saturday, September 16, 2006 in - 19 comments
I’ve never understood MySpace. Apparently the kids love it, but it has always seemed like noise to me. • Then it dawned on me. • MySpace is rock-and-roll and I’m a middle-aged parent in the 50s.
Cable Not Included
Posted by on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 in - 3 comments
When did it become acceptable to sell printers without the cable to connect them to your computer? I’m not only talking about those crazy-cheap practically-disposable ink-jets either. I’m talking about $400 color-laser printers with no cable. Isn’t that like selling a toaster without a power-cable …