Just As I Thought
Fun Stuff

Portrait of the Artist

Ah, that day when my friends Sara and Lance and I went to the Hirshhorn gallery to see the Laurie Anderson exhibit, and turned around to discover that we were being followed by… Laurie Anderson.

April 24, 2023
Right = Wrong

Deep in the red

Here’s a chart showing the latest deficit figures, from the Congressional Budget Office. Note the years, figure out who was President, and do the math. That’s all I’m saying.

August 26, 2003

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Sad numbers

From the Washington Post: With the death yesterday of another U.S. soldier in Iraq, the number of U.S. troops who have died there since May 1, when President Bush declared an end to major combat operations, rose to 138  [more...]

August 26, 2003
The War with the Customer

The iBook Saga: denoument?

The package delivery saga continues. OK. You remember how, for the last few weeks, I’ve been fuming about the loss of my iBook on the way back from repair? How it took 3 weeks for Apple and Airborne Express to  [more...]

August 25, 2003
Fun Stuff

The BBC: a new Internet benefactor?

Now, THIS is cool. The BBC has announced that they are planning to make their entire archives of radio and television programs available – for free – on the Internet. From Danny O’Brien’s  [more...]

August 24, 2003
The War with the Customer

Windows: “Insecure by Design”

In today’s Washington Post, tech writer Rob Pegararo takes a look at why Microsoft Windows has such poor security – and why Mac OS and Linux don’t. Simply put, it’s because of the poor design for  [more...]

August 24, 2003
General Annoyances

This post is rated BS-Y

Remember a while back when Congress, outraged by violence and sex on television, started making noises about requiring television ratings? The broadcasters, scared of this threat, voluntarily came up with a system  [more...]

August 23, 2003