This quote pretty much covers it: In what can only be described as an act of utter desperation to overcome Vista’s mostly negative public perception issues, Microsoft Australia has put together an online “Fact or Fiction†quiz all about Windows Vista. Un-frickin’-believable. Squared.
Archive of entries posted on February 2008
Cracking a Lost Wireless Network Password
GoddessJ’s sister (“D”) just had a minor surgery yesterday, and the doctors recommended that she not be left alone. Her husband couldn’t stay with her today, so we and GoddessJ’s parents decided to take it in shifts. It’s not a major inconvenience for any of us; her parents are retired, GoddessJ isn’t working at the [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day!
And here’s a Valentine’s Day card that you can print out and give to your Significant Other… but I’d recommend reading it first.
Fowarded E-Mails
One of my sisters sent me a very interesting optical-illusion e-mail recently. I enjoyed it quite a bit. But like most such messages that I see, it was forwarded, and had several different headers, and all of the e-mail addresses it had ever been sent to were intact and visible in them. People… please, please, [...]
“How we know who’s really won the format war: The Blu-ray makeup line”
It seems that HD DVD really has lost the format war: Cargo Cosmetics has launched a new line called Blu_ray, designed for makeup artists who need to adapt to high-definition cameras. If the cosmetics industry says it, it has to be true.
“New Mexico’s video game nanny tax”
Lovely. At least it’s not likely to stick around long, even if it does pass.
“Scottish government drafts Cat Welfare Code”
Nice to see that it’s not just the US government that puts taxpayer dollars to good use.
“HP signs up Sony Pictures for made-on-demand DVDs”
People have been predicting something like this for a long time, though I frankly expected the book-publishing industry to jump on it first… it’s hard to find out-of-print books (though not as hard as it once was, thanks to Amazon).
“Thais rate rat ‘better than chicken’”
Well, there is a ready supply, at any rate. I wonder if Thais would try other meats… I’d love to know how certain politicians stack up against rat…
“The Nerd Handbook”
The Nerd Handbook was written by a nerd, for people who love (or just have to deal with) nerds. It’s disconcertingly accurate in places, even for people who are only mostly nerd-like nowadays (i.e. me). I’m torn between recommending that everyone who deals with nerds read it, and worrying that GoddessJ will think that it [...]