I always enjoy MySpace ad "IQ tests." And it's not just because they're free enterprise at its worst ( Read more... )

...is how you test software.


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I've let enough good ideas pass me up (I totally invented Yelp a decade ago and thought, "Eh, this'll never catch on") I'm taking the bull by the horns this time ( Read more... )

One thing's bothered me about my MacBook Pro since I bought it: The fit and finish was great overall but totally crappo at the lower-left of the casing. It bounced if you pressed on it, it squeaked doing the same, and it just generally ruined what otherwise felt like it was worth the price Apple was charging for it ( Read more... )

A family visiting from the midwest tried to kill their 13-year-old son yesterday. (To say nothing of their two younger children or themselves ( Read more... )

Sometimes I'm completely baffled by the news.

Like tonight they reported that Nine Inch Nails has canceled Arizona tour dates to protest SB 1070.

...But NIN isn't touring and was never scheduled to come here. So did they actually source this from Reznor or just surf random blogs and pull it out of their butt?

* Flight to space not included. Restrictions may apply ( Read more... )

I can't help myself. I also like this bullshit answer:
Nothing about the President’s proposal will interfere with the choice of doctors you have today. The legislation will not cause you to change the coverage you have at work today.
Right. Because your employer isn't going to say "Hooray, cheaper insurance and government carrot-sticks!" and ( Read more... )

If you haven't already heard, newegg hit the headlines again (following allegations of child labor and other labor law violations) with a new feat: shipping fake Intel CPUs in counterfeit packagingWhat I find most interesting about this is that New Egg's response is "Sorry, and we won't use that supplier anymore ( Read more... )

I was going to build myself a new Windows computer ( Read more... )