How to Fix the Internet
Okay, so this won’t fix the Internet, but I think it’s high time that what I’m about to suggest is implemented. It’s not exactly a revolutionary idea that I just came up with. It’s what people have been talking about for a decade.
ISPs need to start blocking crap from originating...
Hampton
The Powerball is getting to levels where I play. So I was looking at real estate. I started looking at Portsmouth, which has some nice places. But then I turned my gaze to Hampton Beach, where I noticed something interesting.
There are a ton of hotels for sale. Like, at least half a dozen. Several of...
ArmorAll
Posted by Matt in Uncategorized on 08 6th, 2007 | No Comments
I was cleaning my car, and figured that, as long as I’m doing the outside, I might as well do the inside. I found a bottle of ArmorAll, so I used that on the interior.
And then I noticed that the label suggests it can be used on tires. So I tried that. They look much better: they don’t have...
Some Photos
I don’t have any special image-handling code, but here are some photos I wanted to share:
That’s a lemon tree! More accurately, it’s about four lemon plants, a few weeks old. Half as a joke, I took the seeds out of a lemon and put them in some soil. About two weeks went by, and we...
Ubuntu
Okay, this post is just for those who say that driver support in Linux sucks.
Windows detected that I’d put in a new wireless adapter, but couldn’t find drivers for it. I probably could have found them online, but that’s kind of a catch 22.
I booted the Ubuntu Live CD, and am now posting...
Digital SLRs
Posted by Matt in Photography on 08 3rd, 2007 | No Comments
I went out to dinner with my dad, and we stopped by Staples for a few minutes. While he looked at real stuff, I wandered down the camera aisle and was pleasantly surprised to find, for the first time ever, a Canon digital SLR that didn’t have dead batteries.
It had no storage medium, but allowed...
iPhone Service Tool
Today’s hero of the day: Apple, for their high-tech iPhone service tool. (God only knows if this is real.)
Phishing
I realize I’m probably not the typical e-mail user, but I’m constantly amused at how pathetic phishing e-mails are. So this is a public service announcement… Don’t trust e-mails:
That claim to be from a big, legitimate organization, such as a greeting card company or the Nigerian...
Copper Prices
Am I the only one amused by the ongoing stories about people breaking into buildings to steal the pipes, because scrap metal prices have skyrocketed? The whole thing is just bizarre: I’d expect thieves to be stealing TVs or cash, not copper pipes. Like this guy in Chester.
Will someone let me know...
There Goes My Hero
Watch him as he goes.