In a bi-partisan display of short-sightedness, both Hillary and McCain are endorsing a plan to suspend the federal tax on gas for the summer. I’m sure this has been beaten to death by the media already, but this ranks so far up on my stupidity meter I can’t resist saying something. Why do I think […]

Out of Florida comes the story of a cat born with six legs. The article says that the extra legs and some duplicate intestine need to be removed, and the family who owns the cat can’t afford it. They are seeking donations to fund the process, which is expected to cost upwards of $2500. Yes, […]

I’m sick of upselling. It started with fast food restaurants for me. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t asked to supersize or the equivalent. Now they’ve really crossed the line.
I do not, repeat DO NOT want to buy additional services when I call Charter because my cable internet is not working. I called […]

http://english.pravda.ru/business/companies/14-04-2008/104878-highest_tower-0
Apparently the esteemed journalists at Pravda.ru fell asleep during Journalism 101. I ask you to think back to elementary school, and recall the concept of What, Where, Who, When, Why and How - the basic questions that any article should answer.
This article does address the What and the Who, a two-mile high skyscraper designed by […]

Someone has invented the laptop sweater. Oh, its called a Body Technology Interface? That makes it sound perfectly sane.I think there’s something wrong with this person’s Chair-to-Keyboard Interface.
http://sternlab.org/index.php?project=BodyTechnologyInterfaces
Wow.