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09.01.08

Lenovo, You Build Crap. Opinion | (3)
You know that it is bad when your bug-laden iPhone 3G provides a far superior computing experience than your $3,000 top-of-the-line Lenovo X61 Tablet with touch screen functionality. Initially, the X61 struck me as a giant iPhone. Now, it appears to be a gilded paperweight. It's sad to see the once venerable brand of ThinkPad laptops sink to the level of plastic blinky rings bearing the same "Made in China" markings. Outside of the fact that the machine itself with top installed RAM, CPU, and hard drive specifications simply can not run Vista, it suffers from a cheapness, poor quality, and ...
09.01.08

Hydraulic Mining - Massive Environmental Destruction Opinion | (1)
While camping deep in "gold" country this weekend, we learned about the practice of hydraulic mining in the mid 1800's. Large water pathways were carved through the land, and water was funneled into smaller and smaller tubes until the stream became a powerful jet that washed away mountains in the quest for gold. A good read about the practice is available here. They found a lot of gold, killed a lot of people, and completed wiped out hundreds of miles of habitat. Over 320 million wheelbarrels of material were moved by one hydraulic operation that I visited.
08.25.08

Subpoena Opinion | (2)
EDF Ventures vs John Doe from Adeo Ressi on Vimeo.
08.16.08

=JUDGECAL= Memorial Live Opinion | (1)
Tonight, starting around 9 PM EST, the JudgeCal Memorial will be broadcast live from New York City. The live video alone is embedded below. If you would like to chat, you can go to the event video page here. For information on the various memorials, please visit the more-JudgeCal group here. RIP. The Memorial Program 09:00 - 10:00 > The Casket of Memories Ceremony 10:00 - 10:05 > Welcome 10:05 - 10:35 > Friend Eulogies (2 minutes each) 10:35 - 11:15 > JMorton will DJ 11:13 - 12:00 > Hungry March Band 12:00 - 12:05 > Toast 12:05 - 12:15 > Hungry March Band ("Taps") 12:15 - 01:00 > ...
08.16.08

Building a Venture Climate in Casual Games Opinion | (0)
Here is a presentation from Casual Connect Seattle 2008: Games and Venture Capital - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Games and Venture Capital
08.01.08

=JUDGECAL= Has Passed Away Opinion | (5)
At 3:00 AM in a lounge while listening to live music on July 31st, 2008, my friend, Pierre, leaned over and said: "I have some bad news. JudgeCal is dead." In shock, and asked what happened, and I learned that he had been found dead in his apartment. A terrible sinking feeling came over me that he was alone, and I ran downstairs and hopped in a cab. After getting home, I called the morgue, which was closed, and then called the police precinct near his house. "There are no reports, sir, of a Mark Chamberlain being brought in since July 20th ...
07.08.08

Microsoft, You Suck… and you’re stupid, too! Opinion | (1)
The gloves are off, the great monopoly formerly known as Microsoft. Almost every day since the publication of an article titled, "Microsoft, You Suck", I have received ignorant comment SPAM from Microsoft employees posting using Microsoft IP addresses and Hotmail accounts. These "comments" come in two forms: (1) calling me stupid and (2) pointing out the many "great needs" for Microsoft products. Despite a flood of poorly worded and insulting comment SPAM, I remained silent, even approving some of the corporate drool to appear as comments on the site. Hey, Microsoft, I may be stupid, but you are the "stupidester," using the ...
05.31.08

Microsoft, You Suck: Part 2 Opinion | (3)
The blog post about the Microsoft Bloatware has generated some interesting comments, including on which said: "you are an idiot" (not published). Let me be clear: Windows Vista and Office 2008 are a disaster that will require a major recovery effort on the part of Microsoft. These two bloated and dysfunctional programs are the equivalent to GM making the strategic decision in 2008 to shift all production to SUVs, trucks, and Hummers. Microsoft, WAKE UP! A revolution has begun to make something better. Every piece of software that you need is 100% FREE. For example, I am running a MacBook AIR ...
05.21.08

Perspective on Technology and Truths Opinion | (0)
"The Truth According to Wikipedia" is an excellent documentary on truth in the digital age. Who or what is right, and who or wha is wrong? Enjoy!
05.03.08

Microsoft, You Suck Opinion | (8)
So, today, I have finally made a once-and-for-all decision to abandon all bloatware, starting with the beastly suites of Microsoft software and operating systems. For a small number of really cool features, you endure (a) crashing, (b) slow performance on high-end hardware, (c) byzantine configuration menus, and (d) "the old way of doing things." There is nothing new or cool or forward-thinking about any of the Microsoft products, and using their products feels like doing work, versus having fun - even if you are doing something on a computer that is fun. At this point in time, you can find most ...

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