From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Steal This Wi-Fi (the safe way)

Linksys Router/AP

I’m an Introvert

I came across this gem of an essay “Caring for Your Introvert” by Jonathan Rauch of theatlantic.com a bit back. I think I someone on Digg linked to it and that’s how I found it. It makes me happy that it’s the first result in a Google search for ‘introvert’, because some parent, friend, etc. [...]

The Cure For My WGA Strike Woes

As the WGA strike continues and shows like this come on – this is becoming more and more beneficial.
I support the WGA, and if you want to follow someone who’s on the front-lines (or screenwriting interests you) check out John August’s site.

Dies The Fire

I just finished reading “Dies the Fire” by S. M. Stirling. I was given the book by a friend (to barrow) who thought I’d enjoy it. After taking what my friend thought was much too long to finish it, I finally did this last Friday morning (at 2am). “Dies the Fire” is the first book [...]

Music Labels Get a Clue – Kill DRM

According to BusinessWeek Sony BMG is planing on dropping DRM from its music.

In a move that would mark the end of a digital music era, Sony BMG Music Entertainment is finalizing plans to sell songs without the copyright protection software that has long restricted the use of music downloaded from the Internet, BusinessWeek.com has learned.

With [...]

Smash Lab = Sham Lab

In the interest of full disclosure – I am a huge fan of “Mythbusters”, have been since day 1.
Last week the Discovery Channel ran sneak peeks of upcoming series, one such series is “Smash Lab.”
Insulting – That’s the word you could use to accurately describe “Smash Lab,” it’s an insult to the audience’s intelligence. The [...]