Too busy! (2005/07/11)
You may wonder why I never write. The answer is that I’m in the phase every book I’ve ever seen goes through, where the deadline is already gone, and all available cycles must go into producing improved text and dealing with review comments.
[read more...]Intentional incompatibility? (2005/06/19)
One of the most incredibly standardized things in the history of computing is the Plain Old Serial Port. These little buggers haven’t changed detectably since 1990 or earlier.
[read more...]Factory-preloaded keylogging? (2005/06/16)
http://www.chromance.de/wtf/lol.htm
[read more...]Source Lending gets wacky. (2005/06/03)
I sued Source Lending corporation some time ago for junk faxes; the case has been pled as a class, on behalf of all the people who received junk faxes from source lending. They have been playing games, ignoring phone calls, and making ludicrous demands (they wanted me to indemnify them against all possible future junk fax cases at one point!) for quite some time; it’s been almost two years since they decided to completely blow off a scheduled deposition, and to this day, we have received no substantive answers to most of our discovery requests.
[read more...]Advertising as assault (2005/05/27)
Advertising is an assault. Don’t let the hyperbole put you off. This is a well-considered piece on the essential hostility of modern advertisements.
[read more...]Apple loses and wins, yet again. (2005/05/27)
So, about two years ago, I bought a G4 mac. And it was a demo model, or possibly a return, so I bought AppleCare for it. There was some trouble; they had the machine marked as sold in August of 2002, not March of 2003. But I sent the receipt in, and they said it was covered.
[read more...]Why I'm still using Macs, even though I don't always like them. (2005/05/21)
I’m doing more Apple-related work these days, so I decided it was time to go ahead and get a G5. I got the second-cheapest G5 Mac they sell, the dual 2.0Ghz. (Dual-processor is a big win.)
[read more...]At least they're honest. (2005/05/20)
I have a credit card through US Bank. They recently announced that payments over the phone will be subject to a $10 fee. They used to be free if you did them automatically, and only cost money if you needed to talk to a person.
[read more...]Sometimes I don't know what to make of these. (2005/05/19)
So, I got a call, from “David Collins” (305-971-4149).
[read more...]Con! (2005/05/12)
Now, I get to drive to Chicago, for Anime Central. I enjoy anime conventions, but acen has a special place in my heart – it was my first con. It’s also, so far, one of the best-run. The Artist’s Alley director is active and competent; these are both rare traits in an Artist’s Alley director. We’re looking forward to it.
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