When you read things like this, it really makes you worry: But you see, Anna is from Estonia, a former republic of the old Soviet Union. As in, the Evil Empire, world’s leading exporter of communism. So when Anna says she feels less free in the United States, where she now lives, than in the… Continue reading Our Litigious Society is Getting Out of Hand
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Web Page Readability in a world of LCD monitors
Maybe it’s just me, ever since I switched to an LCD monitor, I find it painful to read white text on a black background for any length of time. It used to be the other way around – I suspect it has something to do with the way that an LCD screen produces colors (including… Continue reading Web Page Readability in a world of LCD monitors
Blogging is a Thankless Job
Let’s face it – blogging is a thankless job. Mostly. For most of us, that is. Unless it’s your job to blog (and good on you if it is, you lucky dog), or you derive enough money from your blog’s advertising that you can “blog to live” (which kind of makes it your job as… Continue reading Blogging is a Thankless Job
Windows Still Works for Me
I ran across this story from Ernie the Attorney today about a lawyer who was having trouble with Windows and got some rather strange advice from a “Windows zealot” in a discussion group: The Windows zealot tells him that if he switches to a Mac just to avoid those problems he’s basically ‘throwing the baby… Continue reading Windows Still Works for Me
I WANT an Eee PC
Let’s get one thing straight: I am not a laptop person. I like my full-sized keyboard, mouse, and screen, thank-you-very-much, and for me, there’s just very little incentive to go with a laptop. I much prefer to be able to swap out pretty much anything (new hard drive, new video card, etc.) rather than be… Continue reading I WANT an Eee PC