Oct
31
Church ordered to pay $2.9 million for funeral protest
Quick question. Who’s more likely to burn in Hell, gays or this fetid pile of shit masquerading as Christians?
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Oct
31
Toy recalls spur call for ouster
As much as we’d like to put a face on the problem, calling for the ouster of the head of CPSC isn’t going to solve anything. Besides, the problem isn’t the CPSC, it’s industry that has abandoned US factories and … Read More
Oct
31
Blogger wins defamation suit
South Carolina blogger Philip Smith won an important ruling in favor of bloggers’ rights when a court dismissed a defamation suit against him. Smith had posted critically about a company, BidZirk, which then took him to court and harassed him … Read More
Oct
31
Thinking of you (Insider Box #48)
Looks like it may be time for less thinkin’ and more doin’!
Oct
30
A Tribute to Fup. Store Cat.
Fup, the bookstore cat at Powell’s technical bookstore has passed on at age 19. The Powell’s newsletter always had a Fup section at the end, it just won’t be the same without it.
Oct
30
Prelude
Prelude, originally uploaded by tommasz. My office is opposite the wall where the vending machines are. Whenever someone’s snack fails to get out of the stack, I know it because I can hear and feel them rocking the machine. I … Read More
Oct
30
‘Khaki Bandit’ stole 130 corporate laptops before being caught
Eric Almly, the ‘Khaki Bandit’, stole 130 corporate laptops, often by just walking into companies like he was an employee, before being caught after stealing laptops from Outback Steakhouse in Tampa. They caught him with security software that transmits a … Read More
Oct
30
NBC can’t stop whining
NBC just can’t stop whining about Apple’s iTunes. Apple didn’t ‘destroy’ pricing, it found a price level that customers were willing to pay. This is what a free market does. What NBC wants is called price fixing, which is generally … Read More
