Author Archives: alan
Back when the Internet was still kinda new
There was a little news site named Slashdot. It was the first big geek news site and I was a regular from the start. The only reason my user ID number is five digits instead of three or four is … Continue reading
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Boondoggle
This will not end well. “In what could certainly be one of the boldest infrastructure developments ever announced, the Russian Government has given the go-ahead to build a transcontinental railway linking Siberia with North America. The massive undertaking would traverse … Continue reading
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United Airlines converts to iPads
The end of the PC era proceeds apace. Each iPad, which weighs less than 1.5 pounds, will replace approximately 38 pounds of paper operating manuals, navigation charts, reference handbooks, flight checklists, logbooks and weather information in a pilot’s flight bag. … Continue reading
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Maybe you just suck at this.
If no one reads your blog (or links to it) which is more likely, that there is a secret blacklist conspiracy against you OR you just suck and aren’t interesting? Yeah, it must be a blacklist.
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Who is a Terrorist?
You can tell who the liberals are afraid of by looking at who they call a terrorist. Islamic suicide bombers are not a threat to liberals. There aren’t enough of them in the world to interfere with liberals’ plans for … Continue reading
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Google buys Motorola Mobility
Well this will shake things up! The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a dedicated Android partner, will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. Motorola Mobility will remain a licensee of Android and Android … Continue reading
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QOTD: Dangerous Delusions
“One of the many dangerous delusions that too many people suffer today is the delusion that tells them that as long as ‘their’ government is democratically elected – and as long as ‘their’ government largely refrains from using brutality openly … Continue reading
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The end of Android
Mired in patent wars and ripped apart by a royalty feeding frenzy. No one cared when it was another open source experiment from Google. Now that it’s the #1 selling mobile phone platform everyone wants a piece of the pie. … Continue reading
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10 Years of Instapundit
The great blogfather turned 10 this month. It was Acidman, Steven Den Beste and Glenn Reynolds that made me want to start a blog. (So it’s all their fault, don’t blame me!) Happy Blogaversery, Instapundit!
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