With Federal approval coming from the President himself, California is going to enact new, tougher mileage standards for cars in the state, on the theory that more fuel-efficient cars will produce fewer carbon emissions and therefore benefit the environment. Mostly,… Continue Reading
I’m not entirely satisfied with the technical capabilities of Blogspot. Other bloggers seem to like WordPress. Still others seem to think your blog can only be taken seriously with your own domain name and I don’t even know what kind… Continue Reading
Do not set your webpage to autostart any audio of any kind at any volume. EVER! Capisce?
Before being elected, Barack Obama said that he’d rather give up smoking than his BlackBerry. He’s addicted to it. Uses it all the time to keep up on news, e-mail his friends and family, and make phone calls. You know,… Continue Reading
I enjoyed The Dark Knight very much and I was tempted, the last time I was at Target, to buy one of the copies on the display rack. But now I know better. I won’t be able to watch it.… Continue Reading
Internet reporting, like TV news reporting, is all about attracting eyeballs. So Pajamas Media decided to try a stunt to do that — it hired purportedly average-guy Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, AKA “Joe the Plumber,” to be a war correspondent. They… Continue Reading
This early novel by Neal Stephenson is ambitious in its scope and several times had me cursing him under my breath for anticipating some ideas I’ve been playing with in my free time. It is confusing, immersing, and thought-provoking, but… Continue Reading
From the Freakonomics blog at the Gray Lady, I learned about Swoopo.com. This is evil. Click on the link and see what the opening page looks like. It appears that things are for auction for ridiculously cheap prices. There’s two… Continue Reading
So yesterday, The Wife and I were in the car, driving to go meet our friends for a nice dinner and an evening at a play — a luxurious sort of event. More about the play later. Anyway, we groomed… Continue Reading
Elbot does not pass the Turing Test. But it does represent an effort to try, and it is moderately entertaining for a short period of time. Here’s a sample of my conversation with Elbot: Elbot: I realize this is a… Continue Reading