Ramblings
February 25, 2003
Holy crap! A random entry on k10k pointed me to the personal site of Bill Keaggy. You old-time riders may remember Bill's `zine, ACC, which was by far the best BMX `zine back then (ever?).Labels: bmx
February 21, 2003
Jeff already pointed out the uselessness of Ready.gov, a government site explaining how to be prepared in the event of a terrorist attack. However, idlewords.com took things a step further by recreating the site with humorous (and often more appropriate) captions to Ready.gov's illustrations. "Ready.gov: Helping America prepare for fiery death."
February 20, 2003
I finally got around to adding some more photos from our California trip, this time from the Mission at Santa Barbara.
I've noticed that I haven't posted any photos from 2002 to this site. I know I shot something last year...
February 19, 2003
Tell the Truth (NY Times)
I side with those who believe we need to confront Saddam — but we have to do it right, with allies and staying power, and the Bush team has bungled that. The Bush folks are big on attitude, weak on strategy and terrible at diplomacy.
Labels: politics
February 14, 2003
Biker Mirra Sues Acclaim Over 'Pornographic' Game
Pro BMX bike rider Dave Mirra has filed suit against video game publisher Acclaim Entertainment Inc., seeking more than $20 million in damages and claiming that a "pornographic" game featuring strippers on bikes hurt his image.
Labels: bmx
February 12, 2003
Even though Rap Snacks sounds like a joke, it isn't. (OK, perhaps it's still a joke, but it is real...) So, would you prefer a bag of BBD Back at the Ranch or Master P Platinum BBQ chips?
Not that anyone was looking for it, but here's a followup on iDVD 3: it's fantastic! Like the other iLife apps, it's a lot of fun to use and is almost brain-dead simple. It doesn't do everything I want it to (for that I'd need pro level software) but iDVD does 90% of what I want to do, and generates professional-looking DVDs. (If only all software was easy and fun to use and did what it was supposed to...)
February 10, 2003
Daring Fireball: Operatic
“Computer industry experts” (where by “computer industry” I mean “Wintel”, and by “experts” I mean tech journalists and industry analysts) seldom understand the reason for the Mac’s success. In fact, they don’t even see the Macintosh as a successful platform, because they approach it from a Microsoft/Intel perspective.
But it is successful. It’s been around for nearly 20 years, and it is going strong. Millions of happy, devoted customers. And Apple has been largely profitable. The only way to see the Mac as unsuccessful is to compare it to Windows on Microsoft’s terms — market share and raw profit. And that’s exactly how analysts and the PC press cover the Mac.
What they miss is that the Mac’s primary purpose is to be better. Windows’s primary purpose is to be ubiquitous.
Finally got around to updating my other site, eWire. Hard to believe that the site's been around for seven years now.
February 4, 2003
The best ''Simpsons'' episodes (Entertainment Weekly)
I assumed -- incorrectly, it turns out -- that this would be an inaccurate "top episodes" list (at least according to us rabid Simpsons fans/geeks). I was wrong -- this is a pretty good list of the best episodes. I would even agree with #1. It also illustrates that 1993 was unquestionably the best season the of the show.
I assumed -- incorrectly, it turns out -- that this would be an inaccurate "top episodes" list (at least according to us rabid Simpsons fans/geeks). I was wrong -- this is a pretty good list of the best episodes. I would even agree with #1. It also illustrates that 1993 was unquestionably the best season the of the show.
February 3, 2003
Kurt Vonnegut interview
What has happened, though, is that [the Constitution] has been taken over by means of the sleaziest, low-comedy, Keystone Cops-style coup d'etat imaginable. And those now in charge of the federal government are upper-crust C-students who know no history or geography, plus not-so-closeted white supremacists, aka “Christians,” and plus, most frighteningly, psychopathic personalities.
Follow up to a previous rant:
A pronounced difference: Bush's 'nucular' weapon
Update: It seems that this article has been removed from their site. Luckily, Google has it cached.
A pronounced difference: Bush's 'nucular' weapon
So why does Bush, leader of the free world and a product of Yale and Harvard, consistently mangle this vital and often-used word? It's possible, Guenter says, that he does it to be liked.You mean to say that Bush is sounding like an idiot on purpose? To be liked? While that thought is bad enough, the fact that it might be be working says a lot for the stupidity of America.
Update: It seems that this article has been removed from their site. Luckily, Google has it cached.
Labels: politics
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