Cisco's new view of how routers work. (2012/07/04)
You may not know what routers are. Routers are devices which transmit information around, so for instance, if you have three computers, and an Internet connection, somewhere in there you probably have a router. The router is what makes sure that all three computers are able to access the Internet, and that your email ends up on your computer while someone else’s videos end up on theirs. They provide some basic control over data flows and such.
[read more...]Surface Review: The Secret World (2012/06/30)
So, a friend of mine has been really interested in Funcom’s The Secret World, which is currently in “early access”, with full launch on June 3rd. This means that, for the next couple of days, “pre-order” bonuses are still available, which may be of interest to some people.
[read more...]Microsoft: Liars. (2012/06/30)
“You may be a victim of software counterfeiting.”
[read more...]I am, apparently, no longer an Amiga owner. (2012/06/20)
So, back when I got the first computer that was personally mine, not just a computer I used, it was an Amiga 3000. Back when PC users were dealing with a hilariously awful mess of IRQ allocations and jumpers, 640k limits, and the like Commodore shipped stuff with a clean 32-bit OS, SCSI disk access (instead of the elaborate mess of MFM and other drives), and so on.
[read more...]Glossy displays, and why they suck (2012/06/13)
So the new MacBook Pro line is out, and they added a “Retina” model, meaning one with really high pixel resolution; it’s 2880x1800, which is to say, it’s a pixel-doubled 1440x900 display. VERY impressive. The color fidelity is gorgeous. The pixels are tiny, which is a good thing.
[read more...]The conservative case for gay marriage (2012/05/24)
It is at this point pretty obvious that, for the most part, gay marriage advocates are not particularly persuasive to the most vehement objectors. There’s some interesting differences in how people view the question. What’s most interesting is to observe that, fundamentally, people are making different categories of arguments. It’s not that the conservatives dispute the equality argument, it’s that they aren’t considering it to be particularly relevant.
[read more...]Legend of Grimrock: Quick review (2012/04/14)
Haven’t finished the game yet, but having a great time.
[read more...]Power laws and percentages (2012/04/09)
So, was thinking more about the Million dollar Murray article. This raises an interesting question.
[read more...]Seriously, Microsoft? (2012/03/24)
Problem: The “Windows Key” is annoying.
[read more...]Least evil privacy policy handling ever (2012/03/23)
Okay, I am amazed. Seriously.
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