Anil Dash asks: Most of the people I know are geeks, and some large number of geeks are obsessive to one degree or another. (This can be verified by anyone who’s ever mumbled “Asperger’s…” under their breath while watching me … Continue reading →

Prior to last weekend, I’d spent maybe a hour or two total in Portland, Oregon and those stops were pretty much limited to the I-5 corridor for refueling and a literal run through Powell’s. I was really looking forward to … Continue reading →

Just got back home after flying up to the northwest to crawl around Portland and Seattle to consume mass quantities of coffee, records, and food, culminating in the Kraftwerk show at the Paramount in Seattle. For a music genre that … Continue reading →

The US Iraq administrator Paul Bremer remarked that “The French have never forgiven us for liberating them.” What’s the story behind that comment? For the majority of the war, the United States had intended that France be part of a … Continue reading →

Defense Tech reports on a DARPA project that’s so weird, I can’t make a snarky comment Darpa, the Pentagon’s research arm, has already started to investigate ways for soldiers to fight without sleep or food. Now the agency wants to … Continue reading →

Is this thing on? Still in the middle of moving everything over to the setup at John Companies. I haven’t had to deal with Red Hat since version 3 or so and I’m still fumbling my way around here. I … Continue reading →

First up is this headline: “Recordings Banned As Scalia Accepts Free Speech Award“. Second is this bit of testimony from the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on cable television rates. Consumers want to be able to pick and choose what cable … Continue reading →