Slashdot: Slowing Rotting from the Inside Out
Sometime ago, say, 1999, Slashdot was the king of the online tech world. In fact, from a “hits” standpoint, they may still be, if not second to Digg. Slashdot has always been the first big blog-style...
View ArticleReview: The Dark Knight
WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS: Do not read any further if you do not want critical plot points revealed I saw The Dark Knight on Friday afternoon. Like many movies, I need a few days to truly...
View ArticleNew Bloglines Beta
Bloglines released a new “skin” on their Bloglines Beta this week. Having been tied to the speed, look, and feel of the live bloglines.com, I decided to give it another shot. Let me tell you, this...
View ArticleFirst Impressions: Fringe
Last night was episode 2 of the highly anticipated new series, “Fringe.” I had been looking forward to Fringe for some time with only one reservation: I was hesitant to get into another serialized...
View ArticleUsing the abbr tag
Kroc Camen, long time OSNews reader and frequent IM buddy of mine, has an interesting piece examining the use of the <abbr> HTML tag. Kroc is one of those people who is very serious about the...
View ArticleVista: A Year Later
I’ve been running Windows Vista at work for about a year now. I’ve blogged about Windows Vista before, and I’ve been mostly let down by it. But I’m here to confess today that Vista has overtaken XP...
View ArticleG’n’F’n’R: Chinese Democracy Review
I was a huge Guns N’ Roses fan, back in the day. In 7th grade, in 1988, I got introduced to G’n’R, and I just loved it. I swallowed up every song on Appetite for Destruction and Lies. Hunted down Live...
View ArticleRecap of Heroes “Villians”
Well, the third major arc of Heroes, entitled “Villians,” has come to a close. I’ve discussed Heroes before, and, except in Volume 1, been pretty disappointed. So now that we’re begun Volume 4,...
View ArticlePicasa for Mac Beta Arrives!
Last night, after several years of waiting, the beta version of Picasa for Mac was released. I’ve only had a short time to tinker with it thus far, but in short: so far, so good. Picasa is tightly...
View ArticleCheck This Out: Something Corporate’s Leaving Through the Window
In the early 00′s, there was a flood of what I call “new punk” or “candy punk” on the music scene, fronted by several bands, some of which I really liked. Yellowcard, New Found Glory, and many others...
View ArticleShows That Should Be Canceled
I watch a few TV shows that are in desperate need of a kick in the ass. Let’s review: Heroes has, for some time now, sucked. Long ago, the writers decided to give up on character consistency, and...
View ArticleCheck This Out: Sense Field’s Building
The word “Emo” has been overused for many years now, and , in fact, in many circles, has become a pejorative term for a goth-lite teenager with eyeliner, or some equally unattractive image. Long ago,...
View ArticleThe Decemberists’“The Hazards of Love”: An Interpretation
The new Decemberists album was loosed last Tuesday, March 24, and has been met with enthusiasm almost universally. I purchase only a few discs a year these days, preferring to spend the majority of my...
View ArticleThe Decemberists’“The Hazards of Love” Revisited
One of the most popular posts on my blog – and by far the most commented, is “The Decemberists’ “The Hazards of Love”: An Interpretation.” Even though it was written and published in March of 2009, it...
View ArticleMy Thoughts on Phish as 2012 Closes
It’s been a year since my last blog post. A year. A lot has happened in that year, my life is very different than it was as I wrote “My Thoughts on Phish as 2011 Closes.” I’m a different person, and...
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