I hate paying money to be abused. Here is this morning’s tale of woe regarding customer “service” at the Anthem insurance company. A few weeks ago, I received a letter telling me that the co-pay on my Zetia would increase dramatically and that I should switch to a statin instead. That is patently ridiculous advice, […]
Laptop Battery Myth
Infoworld published 10 power-saving myths debunked. I admit that I assumed this myth was true. Myth No. 7: Notebook batteries just wear out. There’s not much you can do to make them last longer. Fact: Many laptops with nickel-cadmium batteries come with a battery-reconditioning utility that drains the battery fully, then brings it back to […]
Netflix Quietly Begins Live TV Broadcasting
Internet TV—broadcasting live television over the internet instead of using radio broadcasts or the cable television infrastruction. Almost everybody has heard of it. Some people talk about it as the Next Big Thing in television. Many people figure that it will not happen for a long time for a wide range of business and technical […]
Connecting with the Past and the Present
A lot of my genealogy research amounts to little more than adding names and dates to a computer database. It can be hard to understand why I bother. Every so often, though, I have one of those woo hoo! moments which keep me going. Last Saturday brought not one, but two, woo hoo’s. First, I […]
Why the American Economy is in Trouble
With all the hoopla these days, it is very difficult to determine why our economy is tanking. Almost every news article, and certainly every political candidate, points the blame and tries to oversimplify the situation. FactCheck.org, a wonderful web site which debunks the spin in presidential candidate statements and advertisements, has a great summary in […]
+1 for Open Source Genealogy Software
GRAMPS (my genealogy software) version 3.0.2 just came out and I upgraded. It has lots of bug fixes and tweaks, including to several things which had annoyed me about 3.0.1. Unfortunately, they did not fix one of the things which bothered me: the pages of living individuals still do not include the persons’ pictures. Those […]
Genealogy Blogging
Genealogy has been a large part of my life for better than ten years yet I have never blogged about it. I have always assumed that you would not be interested because my genealogy is only about my family and not about yours. On the other hand, I have made several exciting discoveries lately which […]
Ring “Tones”
Sometimes I feel like such a Luddite but then something like this XKCD cartoon comes along and I feel completely validated 🙂
Too Much Fun with Sticky Notes
EepyBird is back… with sticky notes this time. And to enhance your viewing pleasure, click the “HD is off” button in the right side of the video when it starts playing. Assuming you have a high speed internet connection, you will see a video which is much higher quality than what you are accustomed to […]
All About the CERN LHC
Welcome to today’s world. Physics isn’t just about the things thar normal human beings can understand but you can watch YouTube to catch up on the latest. My hat’s off to Geeks Are Sexy for finding and collecting these two videos, one educational and the other fun and educational. Enjoy. Is your head hurting? Well […]
Teenage Pregnancy, Politics, and Common Sense
Am I the only one baffled by the notion that a pregnant teenager is somehow a worthy part of a presidential political campaign? The last time I thought about teenage pregnancy (which is depressingly often, since I have two teenage sons), I considered a pregnancy to be an “Oh shit” moment which would have to […]
Woo Hoo! Glider Pilot!!
Woo hoo! This afternoon, I passed my glider pilot checkride in N5751S, a Schweizer 2-33A! I am now officially allowed to fly airplanes with either one or zero engines. 🙂 I owe it all to the Silver Creek Glider Club and the good folks there.
Use Google Chrome but Read the EULA
As reported this morning in Slashdot, you should read and carefully consider Google Chrome’s end user license agreement (EULA) before using Chrome. It’s hard to read in the teeny tiny box that Google provides so I am reproducing the entire text below the break. I am certainly not a lawyer but I am a paranoid, […]
Google Chrome to Replace Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX, and Linux
Google released Chrome today and you will see “Google Chrome is a browser” if you visit the Chrome web page. Do not be deceived, though. Chrome is not designed to replace Internet Explorer or Firefox or Safari. Chrome is designed to replace your operating system and virtually all of the software that you use every […]
My Analyst is a PB&J Sandwich
Who knew that a PB&J sandwich could tell so much about me? What Your Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwich Means Your eating style is gluttonous. If you like something, you’re going back for seconds… no matter how full you are! You have an average sweet tooth. While you enjoy desserts, they aren’t exactly your downfall. […]
Bullish on Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy: Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt. No sweat. Here is a picture of me at the doctor’s office. He is using a new all natural, unified procedure which simultaneously Inserts the anesthesia Performs the exam Urges the patient out the door and onto the path of recovery I like my doctor. He’s […]
Caching Free LibraryThing Book Covers
LibraryThing did something amazing last Thursday: it made images of the covers of a million books available for anyone to use for free. This is way better than using Amazon.com’s book covers because you can display them without linking to Amazon. If you are a library or an independent book store, having links on your […]
Humanity Survives While Killing
I don’t often find myself smiling while reading about the killing in Iraq and Afghanistan but I did today when I ran across a short article in Wired, Shrinks Help Drone Pilots Cope With Robo-Violence. Like many people, I was concerned that fighting a war via remote controlled vehicles would turn the killing into a […]
When Words Fail: Use The Lazy Bloggers’ Post Generator
Sometimes the words just won’t come. What’s a blogger to do? I have a little confession to make: I turn to the Lazy Bloggers’ Post Generator. After you read this latest sample of it’s output, I’ll bet you’ll agree that you can’t tell the difference between what the Post Generator creates and my usual witticisms. […]
Food Spoilage Tests
Thank you, Archie, for these food spoilage tests THE GAG TEST Anything that makes you gag is spoiled (except for leftovers from what you cooked for yourself last night). EGGS When something starts pecking its way out of the shell, the egg is probably past its prime. DAIRY PRODUCTS Milk is spoiled when it starts […]
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