Dumb mofo

"If you really want to know what's going on in the world, you tap your query into a search engine. And what better engine than Google. Our simple query is…"

Top 10 Lies of Entrepreneurs

"Instead of hiring more patent attorneys, why don't you hire more engineers?"

Oops, I [bleeped] it again!

"Don't tell me they're gonna let the audience [bleeping] stand out there!… Seriously! This is retarded!"

Macworld in Attendance

"Macworld Conference & Expo has once again claimed its rightful place as the dominant technology event on the West Coast…"

Sun vs. Microsoft: 4 Years Later

"The community wants one Java technology: one brand, one process and one great platform. We've accomplished that, and this agreement further protects the authenticity and value of Sun's Java technology…"

"This settlement is great news for the industry and Microsoft, as it means we can focus all our resources to help enable the next generation of software with Web services…"

W

Dubya and his goof troops can't type, thanks to Billy's boys. Is that an excuse for the WhiteHouse.gov fiasco?

I don't care much for Bubba. He's starting on the wrong foot, IMAO, but I'll give him a chance.

I don't see how he is going to make good on his promise of a new kind of government when all of his cabinet heads are a bunch of old politicians (Daddy's rich friends.) Powell and son definitely got the better end of the deal.

At least he blocked a proposal to allow smaller holes in Grade A Swiss cheese.

Making Software that Sucks Less

Slashdot has an article on developing better software. It raises some very good points, but misses the most important of all: become a regular user of your own software.

Too many people write software because they have (or think they have) the skills to do so, but with very little to no understanding on how the software will be/is actually used. Big mistake.

Video Sunday

• The Voice
• The Bod
• The Flick
• The Tune
• The Face

Don't Drive and Call

I don't know you about you, but I find people driving while cellularing extremely annoying. If someone really needs to be on the phone while in their car, they should be required to use a hands-free ear-piece or speakerphone.

Apparently a 1997 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that car accidents are four times more likely to happen when a driver is using a cell phone. Considering the number of drivers I regularly see do crazy stunts while on the phone, I'm sure the ratio is even higher nowadays.

A few cities now have laws banning the use of cell phones in cars:

Counties/Cities		Fines
Conshohocken, PA		(up to) $1000
Carteret, NJ		(up to) $250
Marlboro, NJ		(up to) $250
Suffolk County, NY		$150
West Conshohocken, PA		$75
Brooklyn, OH		$3*

^*For the first offence, up to $100 afterwards.

Don't forget folks, we are licensed to drive, not licensed to be stupid.

MRJ 2.2.4

Apple has not yet updated the download page, yet. You can get the new version directly from here or through the Software Update control panel.

I Love Java II

Simson Garfinkel has issued a response to his original I hate Java article.

I'd like to remind Simson that when C++ first started to become popular, most Pascal and C programmers complained about the language drawbacks, including how it often generated slower and bloated binaries.

Most of us don't like change, especially when change doesn't always mean better, but it happens whether we like it or not.

Java Editor

I've been using a combination of BBEdit, TextPad and VIM for a few years now. My heroic trio does not really excel with Java code, but I've yet to find a more suitable replacement.

I just recently stumbled on a sexy^* Java-based editor, jEdit. It is too early to tell how it'll ultimately fair in the long run, but I have to admit such features as code completion, BeanShell and JavaDoc API lookup are quite appealing.

Linux Ramen Worm

I was glad to find out I already had patched RPC.statd and wu-FTPd.

Dubya Countdown

Think Different: Worse by the Headline

Apple loses $195 million in fiscal first-quarter.
Apple loses 73 cents per share.
Apple loss: $247 million.

^*Circa Geert Clemmensen.