Archive for April, 2008

Computer Follies, part 1

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Computers are one of the greatest inventions of humanity, designed by some of humanity’s most brilliant people. With all due respect, though, their brainchildren, while enormously useful, have been subjected to some serious pain due to developers’ negligence. Here are a few examples from my personal experience.

Canon’s ZoomBrowser software for its digital cameras is truly [...]

First Transmission

Monday, April 14th, 2008

“The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad.”
… said Salvador Dali, though this applies to me, too.
No, I’m not exactly bourgeois, and no, I’m not (at least, I hope I’m not!) a buffoon. And just like any madman will tell you, I’m not mad. And don’t get me wrong, [...]