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Humourless corporate droids
Back when I worked at Hayes Microcomputer Products, the modems came in a nice extruded aluminum case. I once suggested that they should take a few cases, anodize them with a nice purple tint. They could hold a contest or something, on Jimi’s birthday, to give away these Purple Hayes modems. They didn’t go for…
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Bloody Quicktime
What is it with Quicktime? Why is it that the only thing I ever get to see when I click on a Quicktime link on the web is this: Every computer, even fresh installs, always the same. Quicktime just never, ever works for me. Is it just me? And always, whenever it’s installed, it wants…
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Doom 3: Scary as Hell
I’ve been playing Doom 3, single-player campaign. Cripes, this game scares the shit out of me! With surround speakers, playing in the dark… it’s just plain creepy. And then the occasional spring-loaded Imp just shoots me right out of my chair. I dig it! But, I just let my brother play it. Set up another…
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Sir! Yes, sir!
I’m perpetually irritated by the tendency of self-important authority figures to hand out their decrees without any justification whatsoever. Governments are particularly bad for this, but so are the little tin-pot dictators that infest corporate legal and safety departments. Do not mix with other cleaning products. Do not make statements concerning bombs. Do not sit…
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Security web-cam catches burglar
Following the attempted break-in at my house, I was wishing I had set up an automated camera system to get photos of the culprit. Even cheap web-cams come bundled with software that can do it. A story on Slashdot today reports that somebody in England set this up, and it worked. Using the photos, the…