I’m loving Ubuntu on this HP Mini 1000 (it is, specifically, the Mini 1033CL, available at Costco. Get yours today!) But the only problem is that apparently, most app designers are assuming 1024×768 minimum resolution, and are not making resizeable panels that will get sufficiently short, for the 1024×600 display. BMPx is the example I [...]

If I were a religious person, then I would likely sincerely believe that we’re all going to Hell. Yesterday, a Walmart employee was trampled to death by 4am shoppers who broke down the doors early in an attempt to, I don’t know, save $10 on a DVD player, or something. At least the 8-month-pregnant woman [...]

I’ve been on a geek jones for a while, and I satisfied it yesterday getting a cheap netbook, an HP Mini 1000. Getting rid of Windows in favor of Ubuntu completed geekquest, and now I’m happy. This thing is really very fun. Tiny, with a cramped keyboard, but it’s *really* tiny. The only issue is [...]

For those that fell for it (me included), teh Internets makes stupids of us all. Palin, giving the full benefit of the doubt, does know that Africa is a continent. While some will cry foul over this hoax, the problem here is, “Why was it so believable?” Because she clearly doesn’t read or know much [...]

Obama is in, we have a Democrat-controlled Congress, so I’ve been thinking about what I’d like to see from the government this next year. If there’s a major undertaking, make it one that could possibly help turn a profit. This means no new or expanded entitlements, but rather something like major infrastructure imrpovements, like the [...]

My fears were unfounded, it seems. I am quite relieved. Sarah Palin now gets to be the worthless footnote that is her deserved fate.

I’m tense about the election. I think it’s giving me a headache. McCain could still win this thing. The equation goes: (dependence on traditionally unreliable voting constituencies) + (generally apathetic Democratic voters) + (overconfident Democratic voters who think others will vote in sufficiency that they don’t have to) + (incredibly long lines, especially in heavily [...]