If IT Made the Rules
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 02:55 PM
What to do in case of User Error…
(If you’ve never worked in a tech support position you probably won’t find this funny.)
Efficient Hydrogen Technology
Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 09:49 AM
It’s amazing that the auto companies have been (supposedly) working on this for years, and claim that it’s not efficient enough to be feasible, but this guy just decides to go ahead and do it on his own. I’m glad there’s still room for innovation from individuals in this country, because the large corporations just aren’t able to anymore. (Or, more likely, are happy with the status-quo, and are unwilling to innovate.)
Unfortunately, the oil companies will put every effort imaginable into suppressing this. (I envision some laws in place by the end of Bush’s term in office that will make implementing this technology highly restrictive. Call me cynical.)
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I Want One
Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 08:17 AM
This is the stuff of science fiction come to life. A pilot from Switzerland, Yves Rossy, built a jet powered wing that straps to his back. This is, perhaps, the most awesome thing I’ve ever seen. He calls himself Fusion Man.
Here is an AP account of one of his demonstration flights.
Woohoo!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 09:22 AM
I managed to miss this yesterday, but I’ve got a good idea of what I’m going to be doing when I get home tonight: WiiWare finally launches in North America.
Yet Another Switcher
Monday, May 05, 2008 - 09:06 AM
Much attention is given to “switchers” in the Mac journalism front (and even in general “tech” journalism). I think this one deserves attention, however, because it’s from the perspective of not an average user (or, commonly for these types of articles, a tech journalist), but from a programmer. He digs into the under-the-hood stuff to explain why he, as a programmer, switched to OS X from Windows. And, he doesn’t get bogged down in any of the stupid quasi-religious/political/emotional B.S. that usually surrounds platform choice. He just lays out the facts surrounding his decision.
Part one is here:
Part two is here:
I think this quote sums things up nicely:
There might not be as much third-party software for Mac OS X as there is for Windows… , but the quality of the applications is a great deal better. Third-party developers on Mac OS X strive to make applications that work in a way that’s consistent with the OS itself, with first-party applications, and even with each other.
Of course, the article goes into quite a bit of depth as to the reasons why that is, but (to me, anyway) that seems to be the crux what he’s getting at.