May 31st, 2007
wcbstv.com - High-Tech Tattle-Tale Device Hits NYC Theaters
Regal Cinemas (some movie theater chain in the states) is now handing out these little remote-like devices to some of their patrons, which allows the person to page a staff member during the movie. The idea is that when some idiot ruins the show by talking throughout the film, or pointing his laser, or beating his wife, you page an “associate” and they come shut the idiot up.
Well since I’m such an uber-brain, I’ve invented a gadget of my own that doesn’t even require staff intervention. I call it “The Fist”. Its ingenious design works by repeatedly hitting the disruptive cinephile in the head with great force. The result is a rapid and permanent restoration of silence in the theater. The best part about my invention is its cumulative, long lasting effect. The more you use “The Fist” over time, the less assholes will be alive to ruin the movies. CALL NOW!
May 31st, 2007
Top 25 Largest Web 2.0 Sites (May 2007)
I’ll make this quick. The featured article lists off the 25 largest Web 2.0 sites, based on the number of unique visitors per month. I’m going to tell you just how much I despise them :)… Read the rest of this entry »
May 29th, 2007
Early summer movies underperform at box office | Reuters
So apparently release-weekend ticket sales for Pirates of the Caribbean 3 are about 15% lower than last year’s number for Pirates 2. Geez… I dunno, maybe it’s because the prices keep going up for nothing. Or maybe 15% of the people got turned off by #2 and aren’t rushing out to see this one. Or maybe a large chunk of people are seriously pissed off at the film industry for churning out several metric tonnes of mindless tripe… Read the rest of this entry »
May 28th, 2007
I ran out of blank DVD-R discs today, and since nobody in town ever has good media (Verbatim, TY) in stock, I ended up trying a different brand as recommended by the store manager and my former boss. They are Philips 16x DVD-R, and they are the worst garbage I’ve put in my burner, EVER!… Read the rest of this entry »
May 28th, 2007
Domain tasting, from Wikipedia
This is a throw down. The practice known as “domain tasting” or “domain kiting” must be put to an end. It is unethical and just plain sneaky… Read the rest of this entry »
May 25th, 2007
Five Tired Old Myths About GNU/Linux
I’ve been a casual supporter of Linux and free software in general for many years, but I don’t shove it in everyone’s face like a new fad religion. For sake of brevity, here are the 5 “myths” from the article, accompanied by my frank opinion as always… Read the rest of this entry »
May 25th, 2007
Human-powered mouse pointer - give it a little time to load, it’s worth it ;)… Read the rest of this entry »
May 24th, 2007
In a world where a large portion of internet users are on fast broadband connections, we sometimes come across slow-loading web sites. We’re quick to notice when it takes more than a second or two to load, but what do you do when it’s been over a minute since you clicked the link ?… Read the rest of this entry »
May 22nd, 2007
The Market Function of Piracy, by Jerry Kirkpatrick, professor of international business and marketing at California State Polytechnic University.
Prof. Kirkpatrick explains in his article how software piracy can have a positive effect on sales. He likens it to handing free samples to everyone, which is well known to be a costly yet highly effective marketing strategy, and argues that pirated software can serve as free advertising… Read the rest of this entry »
May 21st, 2007
Optimus Maximus: 113 keys, ready to pre-order - Engadget
If you’ve been paying attention at all, you’ll know that the overhyped design shop known as Art Lebedev has been teasing the world with this outrageous keyboard for years now. After a few pre-pre-pre-releases just to remind us they’re still attention whores, they’re now accepting pre-orders for the notorious keyboard where each key has its own personal OLED display… Read the rest of this entry »
