I was getting tired of the same old wallpaper I've been using fora couple of weeks and thought that I'd just whip one up for myself. I like the mysterious feeling it evokes, though others might get something else out of the image. The resolution is 1920x1200 (16:10 ratio), which is my Dell 2408WPF's native…
Verizon DSL is nonsense in New York
Disclaimer: I'm not an IT expert. With that said, I noticed while managing my downloads over Usenet that my speeds were exceeding the cap on my Verizon DSL line. My cap is 3.0 megabits per second, butI usually get 2.8 mbps steadily. However, when I speed limited my downloads using NewsBin Pro, and concurrently lifting…
No more cookies for you – a creepy invasion of privacy
I just learned about Quantcast. Basically, it's a dream for advertisers. Quantcast tracks web traffic. It can figure out what kind of person you are: your age, ethnicity, income range, whether or notyou have kids, and your level of education. I haven't done too much reading or investigation about just how Quantcast can figure all…
Apple screws people over with iPod Touch 3.0 Update
Apple rips people off with its latest iPod Touch 3.0 software update. Touting 15 new features that aren't new or much of features at all, Apple leaves me feeling less confident about their products.
Sentenced to loneliness
I am alone...I'm not lonely.Neil McCauley, HeatA man sits on death row. He has exhausted all methods of of appeal and delay. Now he must make peace with the fact that he will die. He must come to termsthat on a given date, his life will end with great certainty, lest he go insane. How…
