Contents tagged with Rants
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Create New Folder in Explorer – why not easier?
Since I started working with the Windows Explorer shell in Windows 95, I’ve often wondered why there isn’t a “New Folder” toolbar button.
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Microsoft vs. Slashdot
Is anyone else getting sick of the anti-Microsoft bent Slashdot has? For years I avoided the site because of it's slated, often fact free view towards Microsoft, Windows, etc. A year ago however, I subscribed to their daily news summary and have found most of the stories interesting.
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Hollywood's Walk of Fame is getting out of control
Today I read that actress Susan Lucci got a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. It seems like every week there is a new star being handed out. I did some checking and sure enough, it is every week! January 7 was Soupy Sales, January 21 was the rock band Journey, today is Susan Lucci, and Monday the 31st has Keanu Reeves. Basically all you need is $15,000USD and an accepted application form. I think they should consider raising the fee and slow down the new stars. Maybe keep the Walk of Fame a little more exclusive.
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Schrödinger and Heisenberg out for a drive
Noted physicists Schrödinger and Heisenberg are driving around in a car, and Heisenberg goes "I think we just ran over a cat."
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Bush over Kerry in electoral votes?
As of this writting in late July, Bush has a slight lead over Kerry in the electoral votes - 217 vs. 193. States that are a toss up, or lean on way or another could make this Presidential election very similar to the last one. In 2000, when the Supreme Court halted the counting of ballots in Florida and gave the states totals to Bush, he won with a total of 271 - one more than needed. Al Gore had overall more individual votes, but only totalled 267 electoral votes.
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Chicago Parks, Meigs Field and Mayor Daley
I was fairly outraged when I read USA Today's fawning article on Chicago Mayor Daley and his efforts in creating park space in the city. Normally park space is a good thing, but his midnight, quasi-illegal destruction of the historic Meigs Field airport last year was an outrage. Here's a letter to the editor I sent to USA Today:
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Linux won't stay up for longer than 16 months?
Apparently until recently, the Linux kernal value that measures “uptime” was a 32 bit number. Uptime is measured in centiseconds (.01) and thus after 497 days, 2 hours, 27 minutes and 53 seconds, the counter wraps around to zero. Doing a Google search on “Linux uptime 497“ produced a number of folks who encountered the issue and discussions about it.
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TSA Steals Cigars
Oooo am I mad! Maybe someone from the TSA saw my rant two weeks ago on inconsistant security standards and decided to get even.
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Spam will be eliminated in 18 months
I predict that spam, at least spam as we now it now, will be eliminated by September, 2005, probably sooner.
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Sick of inconsistant security standards
Arrrgh! It’s week 8 here in San Jose. Flying out this morning from SeaTac, I was asked to remove my sneakers. Only about half the time at SeaTac am I asked to do this. Never am I asked at SJC. When I mentioned that I didn’t have to do it last week, the lady said “Oh, it’s required. We always ask.” As if I’d slap my forehead and say “Oh of course, I’d forgotten I was humiliated in a degrading manner last time I was here, silly me.” Oh, on each trip, I wear the same Nike white tennis sneakers.