Category Archives: Rants ‘n’ Whines

This better be worth it…

Blogging from my phone this morning while I wait for my PC to finish loading Windows 7. Uprading from XP to 7 is a pain in the posterior. If I had any guts, I would ditch Windows altogether and go … Continue reading

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Egg recall: FDA says delayed rules could have prevented salmonella outbreak

Egg recall: FDA says delayed rules could have prevented salmonella outbreak Yep, that’s just what we need. Less guvmint puttin’ all them rules on God-fearin’ bizness. If people would just stop buying salmonella-laden eggs, then the free market would take … Continue reading

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Don’t be a sucker!

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Call me a heathen, but the iPad is still an overhyped waste of money.

iPad Reviews: Raves For Apple’s Latest Product Wow. If I never believed in the power of fads and blind Apple devotion before, the lunatic fawning over the iPad by the media does the trick. What a load of crap! Exactly … Continue reading

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Stupid Battle Cries Hall of Fame gets a new entry

“Repeal Health Care!” That’s going into the Stupid Battle Cries Hall of Fame along side “Segregation Now, Segregation Forever!” For everyone who has mindlessly followed the raving lunacy of Glenn Beck and the corporate shilling of Fox News, this is … Continue reading

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Curse you, iPhone!

As the Facebook and Twitter folks have seen by recent status updates, we had an automotive issue last night. What started out as a simple trip in pursuit of a cheesesteak sammich wound up costing us hundreds of dollars and … Continue reading

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You have got to be kidding me…

Color me prescient. And I quote: “I’m killing my Twitter account. I just don’t get the point.” Anyway, while people are putting Twitter to good use in getting news out of Iran, our vaunted media is sitting on its 90-year-old … Continue reading

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Hacked!

My virus scanner went off today when I tried to get to my site. It said it was blocking access to a malicious site. So, I checked the source of the site, and sure enough there was some icky script … Continue reading

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SciFi wants to shed its geeky image? Um, dudes, you didn’t have one to begin with!

SCI FI Channel to become Syfy This is similar to Tech TV announcing that it was “too techy” and morphing into the inane ramblings of G4. It’s not unexpected. Sci-Fi lost me a loooong time ago. This is just the … Continue reading

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The most I can say about that is…

I live in the single most fucked up state in the Union. Period. I can’t wait for June.

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