Archive for July, 2008



Study Finds Young People Remain Apathetic About Office Politics
Best line - “This petty bullshit is the foundation of our work life.”
Funny stuff from The Onion.

Windows "Mojave"

No other operating system has been criticized like Microsoft’s Windows Vista.  Much of it is well-deserved, as Microsoft’s "Upgradable to Windows Vista" fiasco irritated a lot of people who shelled out thousands of dollars on hardware only to find out that the upgrade wasn’t as seamless as they were led to believe. 
Ever since Vista’s […]

I’m sure I’m not the only person shocked by the high cost of health care.  It’s no wonder some want the government to take over the system… even though the government continues to squander our social security, and government-run education gets worse and worse no matter how much money is pumped into the system, and […]

TR2N?

Did anyone know there was a sequel to Tron in the works? 
Check out a tiny bootlegged teaser over at Gizmodo.

The latest Batman movie, The Dark Night, is getting some odd attention.  Some believe the film is too violent.
He may be known to many children as a comic book friend, but a Purdue University professor warns the new "Dark Knight" Batman is a much more violent reincarnation of the classic character.

Apparently this guy doesn’t understand […]

Thanks again to my friend Dave, who has shocked the blogosphere by posting not one, but TWO blog entries over the past weekend, I caught the free showings of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog before it was pulled from the net late last night. 
The forty-minute musical is a creation of Joss Whedon, creator of television […]

A few days ago I took in PIXAR’S latest animated gem, WALL-E.  I found the movie to be a beautiful piece of art.  Though it is definitely a departure from their typical fare, this PIXAR feature did not disappoint me in any way.  Children may have a hard time with it, as much of the […]

Thanks to my friend Dave, who blogs at DeckMonster.com (not that anyone would know it lately!), I am now addicted to another toy on the Internet. 
Dave has introduced me to many good things over the years, including TiVo, the music of Barenaked Ladies, Thai food, "burritos as big as your head", NetVibes, more video […]

Links of the Day

TiVo has apparently expanded its offerings for free downloadable content for users who have paid for the TiVo Desktop Plus software.  TiVo users now have the option of subscribing to free video podcasts, delivered automatically to the unit as long as a PC running the TiVo Desktop server is running on the home network. 
One […]

I like quotations.  Over the past several years I have found it enjoyable to read notable sayings and important phrases spoken or written by people throughout our history.  Quotes can be very powerful tools to help form our opinions or support our arguments.  I think of quotations as little words of wisdom and sometimes humor, […]