MySpace to be Safer?
by MySpace is trying to make itself safe for kids but it’s a waste of time and effort. Don’t be fooled – there is no reliable …
Category: Technology
Robert X. Cringely Rant
Robert X. Cringely tells it like it is re Congress’ recent stupid action. But there have been so many lately! From the essay: Last Saturday …
Brazilian Air Crash
Was the crash caused by too much precision? Phil Greenspun seems to think so. It’s an interesting point. What do you think?
Dead Zone
The Internet is the most amazing tool of our time – or any time – for spreading information around. But when it comes to person-to-person …
The Internet, an Emotional Dead Zone
The Internet is the most amazing tool of our time – or any time – for spreading information around. But when it comes to person-to-person …
W’s Use of Phone Records
Apparently there are more uses for Americans’ phone records than tracking down terrorists. I can’t say I’m surprised. This is exactly why this sort of …
Thanks, W…
…for doing your best to make sure that it’s a quarter-century before we have another Republican president. Illegally tapping phone calls of suspected terrorists wasn’t …
Microsoft Idiotic, Duplicitous
The recent case of Kai-Fu Lee, a Microsoft VP who dared to leave MS for Google has a temporary conclusion: A former Microsoft Corp. executive …
Spacewalk – Cool!
You’d think that knowing men could do something as freaking cool as this would this whole religious war thing in its proper perspective, wouldn’t you?
An idea from India that actually makes sense.
An idea from India that actually makes sense. State-run Indian Railways is planning to introduce systems to prevent collisions and to keep drivers alert. And …