In Our World

No, not the recent movie with Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson (though that was fun). I'm talking about real-life anger management. Okay, the life of a professional football player might not be too real-life to the rest of us, but it is someone's real life, so bear with…

I find it interesting when a reasonably legitimate service (eWeek magazine, in this case) sends out an update with asterisks in the subject line so that spam doesn't actually read spam. Instead, it is sp*m. Presumably this is to foil filters that look for spam in the assumption…

I heard an interesting piece on Marketplace yesterday afternoon. It was about the proliferation of cell phones that come with built-in cameras. A fad only a year or so ago, they are now everywhere. There has been more than one suggestion of banning the devices. While I can…

First, wildly ambitious carp start jumping into boats. They knock fillings from teeth, fish-slap you upside the head and generally let you know that they aren't going to take it any more. Well now they've taken it one step further. Another guy recently died because he got a…

I was in an enclosed parking deck the other day, and it actually has large vehicle spaces. Apparently this is the response to those compact cars only spaces that have been popular for a while. That's okay, fair is fair. But you have to wonder just how many…

I'm sure that there are many of you out there who don't read Robert X. Cringely. And that's okay. I'm equally sure that he isn't for everyone. Often, his ramblings tend to lean towards technology in one way or another. Many instances are implementations of technology in decidedly…

"US Airways can plan on whatever they want. We plan on taking them to court." An interesting quote indeed. Who said it? You'd think it was a jilted partner, or maybe even a competitor who felt that they lost out to USAirways in the battle for gate space…

You've probably noticed an influx of Javascript-based ads on web sites. You know, these are the windows that display over the page, but aren't really windows of their own, so they can't really be blocked by typical popup-stoppers (not yet, anyway). Sure, you could turn off Javascript, but…

I'm likely as materialistic as the next guy. But even so, we don't spend nearly as much as some. Only rarely will we pay to see professional sports, and typically then only because of an Indian Guides event or perhaps checking out a minor league team (which is…

I'm not sure I would consider myself a fan of Rush Limbaugh. I think he likes to hear himself talk too much. Which is really okay. After all, if I didn't like to hear myself talk, I probably wouldn't have a blog. If I could be syndicated in…