Is it a bad sign when you turn on the computer and it goes phhht and smells of burnt plastic? If so, then I’m sorry Sabine, but I think I just killed your computer. Oops.
Rest in peace. 1995 – 2003.
O Blogger, where art thou?
Evan wasn’t kidding when he said that things won’t change at Blogger now that Google bought it. Blogger’s down. Again.
Hello. Hyppocrite speaking.
Shortly after yesterday’s rant about the “disgusting exercise in consumerist greed”, I felt a sudden need for a little exercise of my own. I disgustingly joined the throngs of consumers on Robson Street and greedily bought myself a portable MP3 player. I’m a happy consumer now.
The fuzzy logic of a byte-ing bear
Lately I’ve been haunted by nightmares of a teddy bear with a PC in its belly. It just sits there with a little furry smirk on its face, and its belly growls with the sound of a disk drive and fan. Have I gone loopy? No, I just stumbled across PENFOLD’s Case Mods.
Modified computer cases (or “mods”) are quite the rage these days, probably due to Apple’s stylish new design for the iMac. Modding a PC, I suppose is a clear case (heh) of Mac envy, but it’s so tempting to tear apart that ugly off-white box and turn it into something better — something that at least looks like it belongs in a home rather than a science lab.
So that gots me a-thinkin’… what could I do to my trusty ol’ Dell? True, I don’t have any oversized teddy bears on hand, and neither do I have any metalworking skills, but surely there’s some easy way to disguise a PC case. Maybe I’ll build one out of LEGO.
Anyway, here are more sites on PC mods:
Go Navy!
Although the US Navy suffered a small setback in the deployment of their high-frequency sonar program, in the end a court ruling could never hold back useful military technology. What do the courts know about what’s best for Americans?
In a Wired article, it says that “Hours after it was deployed, at least 16 whales and two dolphins beached themselves on islands in the Bahamas. Eight whales died and scientists found hemorrhaging around their brains and ear bones, injuries consistent with exposure to loud noise.”
I, for one, strongly support the US Navy’s need for an improved sonar capability, and if it happens to kill every marine mammal in the area, it’s a much-needed improvement. I say it’s never too soon to hemmorage the brains of every damn whale in the ocean.
After all, whales are a hazard to navigation, and they’re known to attack boats for the mere sport of it. Shouldn’t we employ the high-frequency sonar on all ships as a safety measure? After only a few weeks of use, all major shipping channels would be clear of whales, and as a bonus, coastal communities could feast for several months on the resulting carcasses. Regular use of the sonar could easily (and permanently) clear the world’s oceans of the dangerous beasts.
No bleeding-heart, anti-American whale-lovers should stand between the US Navy and national security. If only we could clear out the environmentalists with as much ease.
Three cheers for the US Navy!