4th of July Tip: If you get busted for fireworks, tell the cops it is a particle collider and you’re doing research. (via @Fake_Dispatch)

So, I’m no marketing genius, of course… but just who and what is Microsoft targeting with this ad? Old guys who buy cheap shoes?

It’s very rare — almost never, in fact — that I praise a company. It’s just that so many companies seem to treat their customers as if they’re simply an annoyance rather than their reason  [more...]