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Things I respect about MSFT
Spending a year and a half working at a large corporation and making friends with some MSFT people in LA has earned me some respect for the old Borg since my idealistic college years. Â In light of making a Microsoft evangelist sad that I was unhappy that they’re buying Skype (which I’ll discuss in another…
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On gas prices
It’s the time of year when gas prices are making headlines again. Now they are starting to reach new record highs in America, and these prices are even starting to come close to what Europeans have been paying for gas for years. Those who want to blame Obama for all of America’s problems will be…
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On the cheering of Osama Bin Laden’s death (or why @digeratii is wrong)
I decided this needed a post because keeping my viewpoint condensed to tweet form resulted in me implicitly calling @digeratii a piece of shit. Â It all started with this: Â Apparently, Digeratii, though seemingly against murder, is upset that people are raining on his parade by reminding him that it’s overall in bad taste…
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The future of computing? In MY house? More likely than you think
Growing up in my house as a tech enthusiast wasn’t easy. I was lucky when we had dial up Internet and I was the only person in the house who really cared much about tech. My dad was very much a jaded Luddite when it came to technology (due in part to seeing how pathetic…
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A simple budget fix idea
Politics wouldn’t be politics if it weren’t for the endless pissing match that is the budget decision making process. Â The number of governments in the US whose budget is in the black is in quite a small minority now, and Americans want the budget balanced. The budget balancing process has traditionally been having Congress trim…
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Everything Happens For a Reason
Despite my consistently saying things like “I don’t judge,” I am remarkably judgmental. Â In fact, I’m so judgmental that I’m often looking for new ways to streamline my judgment. Â I’d like to share a nice litmus test I’ve discovered works really nicely. “Everything happens for a reason!” If ever I hear someone say that, I…
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Gay equality in pop culture, or why Kurt and Blaine need to fuck
We have made gay sex into such a taboo topic that it would surely raise controversy if it were aired.
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What’s in store for iOS 5?
I won’t be bashful here, I have a pretty good track record with my Apple related predictions. Â My iPad predictions had accuracy way above 50%, and I’ve done some pretty accurate predictions for iOS 3 and 4. Â Continuing on my past successes, I’d like to lay out my predictions for iOS 5. Fix the f&$&$king…
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on Apple’s recent rejection of Sony reader app
Of course, TechCrunch is hot on the heels of the people who are against what Apple has done in rejecting Sony’s eBook reader app. Â I thought I was a bit of an Apple apologist, but these guys really take the cake. It is certainly the case that the policy is consistent with what it was…
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Is Apple starting to get a little abusive with App Store policies?
TechCrunch has reported that Apple has rejected an app for reading Sony’s eBooks because the app isn’t using Apple’s own in-app purchasing system to sell users the books. Previously, Apple’s stance has been that you can’t implement in-app purchases yourself in your own apps because that would be circumventing Apple’s entitlement to a 30% cut,…