Posts by Rottenham

Drivel

If we could only outgrow our obsession with what others do in their bedrooms, we wouldn't have to read drivel like this.

Same Old

Offshoring will continue until the working man wises up - if that's possible.

Content Owners, eh?

Tell us about how much money the POOR ARTISTS who actually created these shows will be making.

So Far So Bad

So far, the scripts and casting have been so gaggingly multicultural it has been a distraction. I actually looked up the demographics of England to see if I was missing something. Worse, the lite in Clara's eyes is long gone. She was one of the prettiest girls in the world. Now she's just another young girl with makeup on.

Now you suggest a new writer is going to fix this show? I doubt it, but I'll take a look and see.

Code Speak

Whenever you see "cut costs," read as "increase profits with no concern for any impact on the consumer."

If you can't hear it, you can't hear it

The superior sound quality of FLAC is quite noticeable, but only to those who've had the opportunity to enjoy quality audio equipment, or to those who are familiar with the sound of a live performance. Most today think the iPod is the reference standard, and so, cannot observe any benefit to FLAC.

Responsive....Zzzz...

Having abandoned Usability and Cross-Browser Compatibility, goals we almost achieved once, we now think "Responsive" is cool. This'll last until some new jargon comes along. Meanwhile, web design gets worse and worse. Zzzz...

Use Skype instead. Drink all you like.

Your Plug

You just couldn't pass up that little plug for feminism, could you, Lain. It's everywhere, isn't it.

I Remember Him

I was wondering what happened to this guy. I'm glad to see somebody stood behind him. He should have been given an award for testing our security. The "free press" certainly steered clear of him, didn't they.

Eschew PC Speak

Unless you think 1984 was an instruction manual, you might want to avoid using the expression "hate crime," as is used in this article. It is the vague definition of the crime, among other things, that allows for the broad definition of terrorism.

Get a Grip

Man, you guys are nuts if you go along with this. Fire whoever supports it, or you'll end up as just another star on the US flag.

A Good Time Was Had By All

In a peeing contest, everyone gets wet.

"Do No Harm" has passed. Now it's "The Google Way or the Highway." If anybody could figure out how to abuse this law, it's Google. They've become too big for their britches.

Since 1996 when the DMCA became law, it has held up both the spread of technology and the free flow of information. It is a cure worse than the disease. But in a country where money is free speech, we're stuck with it.

We don't export a lot

After reading this article, I searched on "Top 5 American Exports." I saw oil (!), plastics, pharma, even cars (?) but no IT. As a country, we're not as big on tech as we think we are. A large part of the tech we do export was offshored, then stamped with an American name.

Yet Another Pitch?

That's a big "So What?"

Is this another pitch to see women as victims? Are we supposed to believe that qualified women are being prevented from filling these jobs by oppressive men? I pass.

The American Way

Well, it sounds like somebody at the FCC will be getting a new in-ground pool in their yard, just in time for summer! I wonder how slow my connection will become.

"Sixty six per cent fear that the impending retirement of the mainframe workforce after 30 years in the job will hurt their business."

Once, training one's employees was the norm. Then they decided it was better to replace the employees with someone already trained. Now the dance shifts back to the other foot.

How can I not smile?

The primary means for an American company to make money today is the lawsuit. There's something to be proud of, eh? We are becoming a nation of lawyers. Ugh.

When an encryption technology is finally developed that is completely NSA-proof, it will be ruled illegal.

I am urinating on the Feminist section of the Politically Correct Dictionary. And I ate asparagus today.

Not This Again

This issue is older and tireder than gramma. James Lovelock has it right. Relax and enjoy yourself.