Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Obama and Mccain, Biden and Palin

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

I've watched all 3 debates; so far between the over usage of the word Maverick and Katie's diner.  You know that place Joe Biden goes to after hanging out at the Home depot all the time.  Wait, didn't we find out that Katie's has been closed for 15 years?  Seriously Joe, we ...

Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Arthur C. Clark passed away today.  I can't really say I thought he was alive any more.. He was one of the first authors that sparked my interest in reading.  Really, really good sci fi author. "The Associated Press: Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90

Croatian Smurfs left blue-faced as world record attempt falls sadly short.

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

LOLS! Croatian Smurfs left blue-faced as world record attempt falls sadly short

House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Nice, as far as I know, there still isn't a way to have a program determine what a image contains.. House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites | The Iconoclast - politics, law, and technology - CNET News.com

Paganism gaining popularity in prison

Monday, July 24th, 2006

Paganism gaining popularity in prison - Yahoo! News STAUNTON, Va. - A pagan religion that some experts say can be interpreted as encouraging violence is gaining popularity among prison inmates, one of whom is scheduled to be executed this week for killing a fellow prisoner at the foot of an altar. ADVERTISEMENT Michael ...

Bad Rye and the Salem Witches

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

One theory behind the Salem witch trials suggests that the community's rye crop, infected with ergot, may have been partially to blame for the odd behaviour of its citizens.read more | digg story

Apple Boot Camp Public Beta Announced, Part of 10.5 Leopard

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible, Apple will include technology in the next major release of Mac OS X, Leopard, that lets you install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Called Boot Camp (for now), you can ...

Bell, Book & Candle casts spell on Dover

Friday, March 31st, 2006

"People who don't or won't understand will tell you that we're very dark, that we're Satanic. But we're not. This is a very benevolent religion." delawareonline ¦ The News Journal

‘The Last Witchfinder’ by James Morrow

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

"The Last Witchfinder" is a novel with two different authors, only one of whose names appears on the cover. He is James Morrow, a writer whose reputation has not caught up with his accomplishments. Mr. Morrow is a very odd bird, a novelist of intellect, bravado and wildly phantasmagorical imagination. ...

Damn Interesting » Shortness of Dark

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

Damn Interesting » Shortness of Dark

Silicon Valley Fight Club Exposed

Monday, March 6th, 2006

Video: THis is hilariousread more | digg story

How to peel a potato in one step

Monday, March 6th, 2006

Sure, this is very cool, but I think it's easier to use a peeler than to boil it and then put it in ice water.read more | digg story

Mac OS X hacked in less than 30 minutes

Monday, March 6th, 2006

Gaining root access to a Mac is "easy pickings," according to an individual who in less than 30 minutes won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.read more | digg story

Joss Whedon: ‘Buffy May Return’ :: Hollywood.com

Friday, March 3rd, 2006

"The series creator says there are talks of home entertainment or miniseries continuations of the Sarah Michelle Gellar-starring series and its spin-off." Hollywood.com

Lost an SMS? Ask Stan Bubrouski where it went.

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Have you ever hit "Send" on a text message on your mobile phone before addressing it? Ever wondered where all those lost SMS text messages go? If so, you might want to speak with Stan Bubrouski, whose cell phone has been channeling wayward text messages from across the country for ...

Proof the human race is stupid: It took until 2006 to come up with this

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

We still don't have personal jetpacks, we didn't get mayonaise in a squeezable plastic container until the year 2000, and until now, no one else has thought of this: a simple but much-needed update to the common electrical wall socket. read more | digg story

A Milestone for iTunes; a Windfall for a Downloader

Friday, February 24th, 2006

So at 12:45 a.m., Mr. Ostrovsky's phone rang. It was an Apple employee, telling him that in addition to the song, Apple was giving him a 20-inch iMac, 10 iPods and a $10,000 gift card for the iTunes store. It is even establishing a scholarship at the Juilliard School in ...

Analyst sees new Macs, Pro apps, full-length video at special event

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

"We believe Apple will take the opportunity to round out its Intel Mac portfolio 6 - 9 months ahead of plan with a new widescreen consumer notebook (likely called "MacBook") and entry-level Mac mini, both of which will include a remote control and Front Row software," analyst Shaw Wu wrote ...

New GMail Feature: Smart Replying

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

When you reply to a message that was sent to an email address other than your gmail.com one, it is now smart enough to use that address as the "from" when replying.read more | digg story

Wi-Fi anywhere you want?

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Don't pay for wi-fi in a hotel again! Portable wi-fi hot spots that you can plug in anywhere and browse the web, courtesy of your favorite cellular provider.read more | digg story