File sharing: a terrorist plot, and think of the Children!
I believe in the importance of copyright. I also firmly believe in "fair use": that is, if I pay for the right to use your content, I have the right…
Dumbest…spammer…ever
Someone has been submitting about five "Viagra!" news items to one of my websites every day now for about six months. Such news items are moderated, and never appear on…
Proving I’m kinda stupid…
On Thursday I decided to install some driver updates for Vista. ATI has a new video driver, version 7.2. I had this crazy idea that this might solve my problem with putting the computer in standby mode. The rest of what happened is proof that, despite having a moderately high intelligence, I’m often rather stupid…
Niagra Falls…
What a strange place for a business convention. Niagra Falls isn't really "home" for anyone- none of our offices are here, so everyone has to drive at least an hour…
Work travel…
I have to do a bit of travel soon for work, and I'm not looking forward to it. It's not that I haven't been through the routine before: in fact,…
Comatose man wakes up after 19 years…brain “rewires” itself
I was reading an article today about a man who was in a coma, in what they call a persistent vegetative state, for 19 years who "woke up "in 2003.…
Computers are stupid…
My Mom is a pretty smart lady. She grew up during the great depression, served overseas in the Second World War rising to the rank of Sergeant Major. She raised…
Psychological Neoteny- I’m getting older, not more mature…
I read an article today about a study showing that people today are tending to retain a state of immaturity far into adulthood. Basically, instead of becoming fixed in their…
Taking in the fresh air…
Irene has been aquasizing for a couple of months now as part of the recovery process from her hip replacement operation. She's going an amazing five or six times a…
Bill Gates stepping down from day to day role in MS
It's really not news that Bill Gates is stepping down from his role at Microsoft. I recall him saying pretty clearly five or six years ago that he planned on…