Archive for November, 2009

Queen of the road

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

And baby

Mobile blogging

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Now that my kind wife has reenabled my mobile internet for me, it’s time to try out mobile wordpress again.

Mobile blogging

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Now that my kind wife has reenabled my mobile internet for me, it’s time to try out mobile wordpress again.

Microsoft Bing Censors Worldwide for China

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Not that we need more convincing that Microsoft is run by a bunch of pragmatic douchebags, but…

Boycott Microsoft Bing
By NICHOLAS KRISTOF
Microsoft apparently doesn’t want to pursue the Google solution of having separate sites – one that produces generally legitimate results (google.com) and another within China that blatantly censors (google.cn). Instead, Bing figured it would have [...]

USB Scale Hacking

Friday, November 20th, 2009

A while ago I purchased some Radio Shack USB scales on clearance for $5 each. I had always intended to get around to futzing with them but haven’t until just last night. Linux made it way too easy.
Plugging it in, I see the device identifies itself as some quasi-proprietary HID device.
Bus 002 Device [...]

NY Times 100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Amen to all 100. I don’t care who you are, I didn’t come for the color, I can eat at home for 1/30th the cost and get all the color and excitement I need.

Do not let anyone enter the restaurant without a warm greeting.
Do not make a singleton feel bad. Do not [...]