Month: December 2009

  • Allow me to Complain…

    Allow me to Complain…

    Festivus was the other day, the traditional day that people “air their grievances”. Since I did not do that but I seem to be a bit fired up today, I’m going to separate from the normal informative, intellectual articles that would normally go up here, and instead rant a bit. Because there are a lot…

  • 7 Words That Must Die in 2010

    7 Words That Must Die in 2010

    Another year gone and, with it, another decade in the books. 10 years ago today, we all were frantically wondering what the hell was going to happen when the digital apocalypse descended on us in a thing we all called the Y2K bug. The natural disaster that could have been was the first global digital…

  • Can we Identify the United States as a Bad AT&T Service Area?

    Can we Identify the United States as a Bad AT&T Service Area?

    AT&T has upped the ante on their service level. Seems they realize they have a really bad reputation of “Fewer bars in more places” and Verizon Wireless is taking it to them with their “There’s a map for that” ads. These ads caused AT&T to sue Verizon Wireless because the ads apparently misrepresented the truth…

  • PHP Doesn't Do WordPress and WordPress Doesn't Do PHP

    PHP Doesn't Do WordPress and WordPress Doesn't Do PHP

    If there’s one thing I have been consistent on in the past (almost) 6 years of blogging and engaging on the web, it’s that I believe in the mantra “no sacred cows”. In politics, I confound and confuse members of both parties who look at life through sterilized lenses that reflect their party platform. I…