Still a work in progress, but this PC hardware chart is pretty damned cool.
I plan on printing it as a nice reference. Lord knows where I’ll hang it up though.
Computer hardware poster 1.7 by ~Sonic840 on deviantART
Category Archives: Interests
The Moon Landings: Fact, Not Fiction | GeekDad
I love GeekDad. Basically, it’s a Wired blog for the parental set.
One of today’s entries dealt with how to correct the misinformation regarding the moon landings. Namely, how to show your kids that, yes, they did happen.
This is pretty easily proved, but there are so many things out there that either well-meaning Luddites or evil Talibangelicals try to debunk using flawed logic. The same nitwits that refute the Theory of Evolution have no issues with the Theory of Relativity because they want a nuke plant in every ghetto and a MIRV hitting every country populated by brown people.
Just saying. Keep it up GeekDad!
Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others – Pogue’s Posts Blog – NYTimes.com
I like technology. I like books.
Scratch that. I love books. Want to know why? Because once you own a book, it’s your’s. Not the bookstore’s. Your’s.
Want to know why I don’t have a Kindle and just have some ebooks I use Microsoft Reader for?
This is why. Turns out a publisher decided not to offer electronic editions of George Orwell, so Amazon rushed full steam ahead and deleted Orwell’s books from it’s customer’s Kindles.
Um, kiss my ass Amazon.
Ironically, they picked Orwell, who, of course was so focused on the ills of censorship and totalitarian rule.
I have both 1984 and Animal Farm on my shelf at home and you can find an electronic edition of the former here. For Animal Farm you may be out of luck on a legal e-book option.
Billy Mays remains a TV pitchman, even in death – Yahoo! News
I like that we’ll still have Billy Mays on the TV, with at least one new product. I’ve also seen some of his older work on the air again.
Like I said, after watching the Pitchmen series, he seems a likeable guy. And if anyone was trying to honor him at all, just airing his old ads should do the trick.
How-to: E-mail
For some reason, I read random how-to articles. I’ve got a couple email related ones to share with you today.
For your consideration, here is one related to better email etiquette, which you have to admit is probably something we ALL need a refresher on.
The other is strictly tied to Google Mail, which I use a lot, and comes in a series of tips at increasing levels of difficulty.
Give them a look. You’ll probably learn a few things you can put to use right away.
The Raw Story » Vast majority of scientists say Bush Administration suppressed research findings
Science!
Apparently, more than three quarters of scientists now say the Bushites suppressed their research. Why am I not surprised? Saddened, but not surprised.
Any wonder why among some of our brightest and creative minds only 6% of them declare themselves Republican?
Audacity of Nope: Supermax prison tells inmate that Obama’s books harmful to national security – Los Angeles Times
So, apparently our law enforcement system considers our nation’s leader’s words as too dangerous for just anyone to read.
Look, he’s in charge now and his ideas have value. Understand that and adjust accordingly.
Arizona is 6000 years old? | Discover Magazine
Recently I brought up a couple stupid legal moves in Arizona. Now I know why this happens there.
Some numskull Republican mentions – twice – that the Earth is 6,000 years old. Look, believe whatever you want to, but please do not develop public policy when your belief system flies in the face of proven science.
As pointed out in the article, the irony is that the legislator is arguing in favor of uranium mining. You know, uranium, the element used to prove the Earth is billions of years old? Maybe she wants it all mined so that we lose the proof of our science? I don’t know.
Creationists and politics should not mix. Much like creationism and education should not mix. Or apparently Republican politicians and ethics and morality.
Here’s the video.
The Recession and the American Airline Industry
Alright, seriously, I need a chart category.
Check out this helpful list of airline fees. See how the airlines are gouging you.
And – oh yeah – I just heard this on the way in to work. The bigger airlines are starting to jack up rates again.
Zombies: Still Undead, And Suddenly Everywhere : NPR
You know the zombie meme is everywhere when NPR reports on it.
Still a decent article. Give it a read/listen.