Yes, posting here because it's more satisfying to whing than google ( Read more... )

So, part of the load screen in Wing Commander is dudes running down a hallway with an alert klaxon going off ( Read more... )

Day of awesome and awesome ( Read more... )

2 finger scrolling is awesome. Awesome awesome awesome ( Read more... )

* I can't say enough nice things about the touchpad. It's truly a pleasure to use. I have a ton of trouble switching back to the touchpad on my Gateway; I want to push it to click, and that doesn't work. The 'tap' feature on the Gateway is horrible and results in constant misclicks no matter how it is adjusted so it has to be turned off. It ( Read more... )

So I got a MacBook Air yesterday, with zero mac experience or background and a lifetime of PC use. Initial impressions, compared to when I bought a Gateway laptop from Fry's previously ( Read more... )

It sounds like a simple question - what's your favorite song? I sat down to try to answer it yesterday. Because I am often accused of hyperbole when I declare "omg this is my favorite song!" I thought I'd do a proper answer. I have to admit that I can't pick just one favorite. So below is the shortest list I can possibly make, in no particular ( Read more... )

"The place where it falls apart, though, is for desktop software. On the one hand, I really love gimp and blender. On the other, the hand, it's total volunteerism. With desktop software, my personal view is that if desktop software requires a support call, you have failed ( Read more... )

The AP gets credit for announcing they won't show any photos of burning books - but no criticism for arbitrarily drawing the line at photos. Either it's news and deserves a story (tip: it's not), or it is a disgusting publicity stunt and deserves ignoring. Taking a "principled" stand of leaving their cameras off only deserves scorn for not being ( Read more... )

For the first time ever, I have found a tasty convenient frozen microwaveable food that I can find absolutely no objection to. Clearly I'm an old fart now because I actually found this exciting. When I looked at the nutrition facts and could find literally nothing to worry about, I became worried, and immediately googled because clearly I must be ( Read more... )