Lately, my blog has become mostly fluff. Life is just too hard to spend my free time on negative topics… like the Swine Flu or today’s politics. But today’s post is important. (Since I post so rarely about this stuff, it most certain must be.)
People routinely misunderstand Shakespeare’s Henry VI quote:
“The first thing we do, [...]

The Superconducting Super Collider: Foreseen as a way to simulate the conditions of the Big Bang and thereby “allow scientists to gain new insights into the very nature of matter”, the ambitious project was unable to get out of its own way, skyrocketing in allotted budget from $5 billion to over $12 billion on the [...]

Verizon, Motorola unveil the Droid
Droid is working hard to be hip but in a cooler, less squeeky-clean (i.e. Apple) way.
YouVersion Live
“Share content on mobile devices during live events and services.” That’s where we’re heading, yep. Wish there was a standardized protocol for doing that with business cards.
Google Caffeine – A Taste Test
Sounds like it’s just [...]

I’ve always been interested in how a good number of Internet start-ups begin with an idea that people like but may not have the slightest idea how that idea might generate revenue. I mean, YouTube!… hello!
But smart people will usually find a way to make it happen.
Today, for the first time, I noticed that [...]

The artist is Kseniya Simonova from Ukraine’s Got Talent television show. She is so gifted!

Are UK fans often unrealistic? Sure.
Are UK fans more obnoxious than other fans? More than likely.
Are UK fans looking forward to this basketball season? You better believe it.
“To whom much has been given, much will be expected.”

Could this be the new Rickroll’d?

Check that stuff out. Looks promising but proof is in the playing.

Total Cost of Ownership: myTouch 3G versus iPhone 3GS versus Palm Pre
Cost of ownership is worthwhile to consider.
CNET picked the Pre over the MyTouch.
2nd generation phone better than first but still behind iPhone and Palm.
Quick review: MyTouch 3G
Looks like he’s not enamored with [...]

A friend of mine is a local author who’s new book—The Requiem Rose: A Waverly Hills Story—is coming out in November. Here’s part of the synopsis:
In 1929, at the height of the tuberculosis epidemic, a patient dies every hour at the Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatorium, set high upon a wooded hillside in Louisville, Kentucky. Wolfgang [...]

‘State of the Internet’ assessed
The United States ranks 18th in the world for connection speed. What the #$@$?!?!
Banking Trojan steals money from under your nose
Wow… these idiots are getting good. Bet Apple loves that it only targets PCs. Bottom line: Never open an attachment from someone you don’t know personally.
Dell brings wireless recharging to laptops
So [...]

It’s been argued long and hard but now it’s official… at least according to data guru Jeff Sagarin, Kentucky is the #1 basketball program of all time. Numbers don’t lie.
I’ve held this position for some time but it’s a close call when you consider that UCLA does have more national titles. Weighting the different [...]