Why iTunes Really Really Sucks, Part 2
It’s been a while since I happily flamed and subsequently ditched iTunes in favor of Floola for adding stuff to my otherwise beloved iPod Shuffle 2G. Alas, Floola — while able to add stuff to the iPod — is neither able to update it nor _not crash intermittently_. So I decided to try iTunes one last time. I shouldn’t have, because I was reminded how much iTunes on Windows absolutely fucking sucks.
Conservapedia, The Encyclopedia Re-written For Idiots
Mentioned in the news these days is Conservapedia, a wiki written by “conservative christians”. In a nutshell, scientific concepts such as evolution are rewritten at religious leisure to be more fitting for people of faith. On Conservapedia, “Evolution” redirects to “Theory of Evolution” and, among other things state: that there is an abundance of scientific [...]
My Brush With Database Death
If you visited Noscope last night between 23:20 and 23:50, you’d see _anguish_ and _pain_. Well, actually you’d see the body of every entry ever written simply say @post_content@, but the former more accurately represents what I saw.
Why Do People Pick Annoying Ringtones?
I have discovered that people who use cellphones a lot tend to pick the most annoying ringtones of all. Be it plain rings that echo like tinnitus, or snippets of songs your neighbour listens to Thursday nights when you want to sleep. What is wrong with the picture? Shouldn’t users trained in the arts of [...]
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
You are at the threshold of your next trillion years. You will live it in shivering, agonizing darkness or you will live it triumphantly in the light. The choice is yours. If you wish to leave the room after seeing this film, walk out and never mention Scientology again, you are free to do so. [...]
Execution #1000
Tomorrow, the 30th of November, Robin Lovitt will be executed. This marks the 1000th execution since the re-instatement of capital punishment in the U.S. Why not do what you can to protest this cruel and unusual punishment? Update: The death sentence has been commuted to life in prison. Now if only they could abolish the [...]
Codename: "Curveball"
Sometimes I’m wondering if people still remember the reasons why the second Iraq war was started. Especially when I see articles where Bush once again defends his stance on WMDs in Iraq. This article also details a report on the basis for the war and goes on to say that the military “intelligence” that reported [...]