Elon Musk should let results speak for themselves

Elon Musk does not appreciate criticism it seems. Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, the CEO of several high-profile American companies, broadcast to his 22 million social media followers on Sunday an unfounded and disparaging claim about an expert caver who criticized a miniature submarine he made. Musk attacked Vernon Unsworth, who helped in the rescue…

Dead Terrorist, classy to the end

I refuse to use his name. He gave up his right to a human name and his right to be a member of the human race years ago, and the shot that killed him was possibly the most moral action ever undertaken. He was a terrorist who died at the hand of the agents of…

MS-DOS 5 Upgrade Promo Video

It’s hard to know how anyone thought this was a good idea at the time. Nowdays… well, the idea of promoting any version of DOS as something great just doesn’t seem right. Actually, this one is worse.

New Technology to the Rescue

Acording to CNN, in the future disaster recovery may be different. See, instead of simply waiting in vain for help or for your services to be reconnected, you’ll be waiting in vain while watching flying robots. Great stuff!

xkcd inspires real-life program

Heh, this is funny.

Evidence that either time travel or tooth decay existed in 1928

This clip is going around the internet. This from a Charlie Chaplin movie, and looks to modern eyes to be someone talking on a cellphone. Youtube comments suggest that it’s much more likely to be someone with a mental condition or more likely someone who’s just come from the dentist and is holding a block…

Durn you Apple!

I really dislike Apple. Their customers are so insane, and their products are so often just something that’s been out for years with slightly better software and much better marketing. But I really, really want one of these. I mean, that is just one funky piece of personal electronics! I use my wife’s one more…

Limewire convicted

This makes no sense. LOS ANGELES – File-sharing software company LimeWire has lost a court battle to the major recording companies. A judge with the US District Court in New York ruled this week that the company and its Chairman Mark Gorton were liable for inducing copyright infringement. The decision doesn’t mean the site will…

The iPad

I have no problem with Apple products but the glazed eyed zealotry of their users frightens me. I approach all new technology with hostile scepticism: I think this dates back to my time working in San Jose during the late nineties. Every couple of days someone launched a new technology that would change the world,…

Shady URL

Some people have crazy ideas. Like Shady URL – you can transform any web link into something that looks dodgy. Why exactly anyone would want to do that is beyond me…