Author Archives: vortmax
Computerworld: Windows is “collapsing”
Anyone who’s had to deal with the “bloatiness” of Microsoft Windows (especially Vista) knows that Windows is massive. Now two Gartner Group analysts have pronounced the same thing, and that if Microsoft doesn’t change Windows, it will collapse under it’s own weight: … Continue reading
Cheney doesn’t care about us
In an interview with ABC News concerning the Iraq war, Vice President Cheney was told that polls indicate 2/3rds of Americans believe the effort in Iraq is not worth it. Cheney’s response: “So?”
Why I won’t vote for McCain
From the blog “The Nation:” Seven years later, who is running McCain’s South Carolina campaign? Charlie Condon, the former State Attorney General who in 2000 helped spread the innuendo targeting (McCain’s adopted daughter from Bangladesh) Bridget. If you can’t beat … Continue reading
She started it all.
Paulina, our Nanday Conure, passed away today. She’s the one that started our love affair with birds. We acquired Paulina after the death of a friend in September of 2001. Our friend’s husband didn’t want to deal with “that noisy … Continue reading
Finally some facts about “daylight savings time”
Indiana had long been a hold-out on the switch to Daylight Savings Time (DST), an issue which bothered some of Indiana’s residents. They were tired of not being on the same time as their neighbors in other states. Some counties … Continue reading
Bush manipulates the media… and America
It seems that after any bad news for this administration’s “War on Terror,” the administration releases terror alerts that divert attention from the bad news. Don’t believe it? Judge for yourself:
Ethanol: not the solution
On my way home yesterday, I heard this report on NPR: Ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline The premise behind the study is since the U.S. is diverting it’s corn crop to ethanol production, the rest of the world … Continue reading
On FYCA and the telecoms
Who is George Bush protecting: America, or big telecommunication companies?
Pwnd
We have an XBox 360 now, and my son has discovered the joys of Halo 3. Unfortunately he’s been enjoying it a bit too much. I’ve had to ban the use of the pseudo-word “pwnd” in our house because he … Continue reading
Gold farming not only hurts gamers
John Smedly of Sony Online Entertainment, makers of the Everquest series and Star Wars Galaxies, outlines how the gold farming “business” is not only hurting players, but the game companies as well: I think the issue of farming is higher … Continue reading