Sometimes people say to me, "Bob". "Bob", they say to me. "Bob, why do you get DVDs from Netflix instead of streaming movies?" The short and simple answer is that Netflix doesn't, by and large, stream the movies I want to see. My DVD queue tends to hover around the maximum number of 500, and … Continue reading Stream? More like a trickle.
Tag: technology
A Large Mob Is Still A Mob
I've been on Twitter for a little while now, and it seems that there is a consistent bias (I don't mean to pick on Mr Geraghty specifically, his was just the tweet that sent me to my soapbox) against paying any mind to people with few followers. Now, granted, it can be very hard to … Continue reading A Large Mob Is Still A Mob
Schoolin’
My employer is paying for me to take a class to aid in my ability to do my job. I came in with high hopes, but, based on the first day (today) I'm not sanguine about the outcome. On this particular topic I've tried auto-didacticism and looking over the lesson plan for this three-day class … Continue reading Schoolin’
I vouch for nothing else.
NOTE: I wrote this back in 2007 and I'm not sure why I didn't post it. Maybe there was something weird of the rest of the site? I dunno, and I'm not exploring the whole thing to find out. It's a little dated, but you still might get a chuckle, and the warning stands.But this … Continue reading I vouch for nothing else.
Wherein my self-importance reaches new heights.
Blogger has added a new feature where you can show who "follows" your blog. It's a neat thing to know, I suppose. The egoism comes in being able to put a list on your blog of how many and who enjoy your blog enough to never miss a post. Now, not only can I revel … Continue reading Wherein my self-importance reaches new heights.
Mysteries of the internet
The internet is full of the oddest things. Okay, so that's not an original insight. Hear me out though.Quite a while ago, I had a conversation with my father about someone (I don't think it was my father, necessarily) who was of the opinion that Tennessee Ernie Ford was the greatest male vocalist of living … Continue reading Mysteries of the internet
Rest in Peace
Arthur C. Clarke died not too long ago and there's a short article in The Atlantic that talks about his opinions on First Things. Where else, if not in a man's obituary ought his thoughts on Life to be considered?----------------Listening to: Cake - Motorcade of Generousity - 13 - Ain't No Goodvia FoxyTunes
New comments
Blogger has enabled commenting using OpenID now. Simply put, if you have a site that uses OpenID, you can log in with that ID and password and it will link your name back to your own site, to your IM client, etc.----------------Listening to: Gilbert and Sullivan - Mikado - 2 - Gentlemen of Japanvia FoxyTunes
Free Audio-books
Found a site, LibriVox, that offers free audio-books for works that are in the public-domain. How is this possible, you ask? Because the books are read by random collections of average Joes, not professionals. Still, it might be worth something if you're looking to listen to a classic book on your iPod or other mobile … Continue reading Free Audio-books
We now return to our regularly scheduled program.
Just got my computer back up and running again. Had to spend for a new power supply since the old one died completely. Computer turned itself off and wouldn't turn back on. Was v. distressing. Thanks to my friend for confirming my diagnosis and suggesting a course of action.
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