Archive for the 'Externals' Category
RIP, Gary Gygax2008 March 4 by Daddy
A little part of my childhood passed away today, as Dungeons and Dragons creator Gary Gygax died at the age of 69. As many a headline no doubt has already stated, I guess he missed his saving throw.
Traveler2008 February 1 by Daddy
Man on verge of putting millionth mile on his 1991 Chevrolet. Egads!
Aggressive2008 February 1 by Daddy
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Exxon Mobil posted a record profit of $40.6 billion last year, Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $46 billion in cash and stock. I know I said it already, but I have a hard time wrapping my head around numbers like these.
Surplus2008 January 18 by Daddy
There’s our government, and then there’s the government of Hong Kong, which is facing a $13.5 billion surplus (yes, I said surplus). They refuse to lower taxes across the board, but plan to give some of the surplus back to the people in the form of one-off tax cuts and grants. Well, that’s swell of [...]
Paying for the Pipeline2008 January 17 by Daddy
Time Warner is going to try charging for cable internet usage based on the amount of data one downloads, in Beaumont, TX. There’s no pricing or tiers mentioned in the article, so it’s a little difficult to gauge how this might affect someone. If you’ve never had a high-speed connection, how would you know what [...]
Huge2008 January 17 by Daddy
I can’t even wrap my mind around this. Merrill Lynch announced a fourth quarter loss of 10 billion dollars, which comes on the heels of Citigroup Inc posting nearly the same loss a few days earlier. A ten BILLION dollar loss? Seriously?
Shutterbug2007 December 12 by Daddy
I’ve added a new page to the blog, Photo Albums. A bit more detailed explanation can be found there, so feel free to check it out. At the moment, there are just a few poor shots of a basketball game, but that’ll change soon.
Side Door2007 December 3 by Daddy
So the Buckeyes find themselves in the Bowl Championship Series title game against LSU, despite not having played in two weeks. They’ll go nearly 45 days between games. What a mess. Tell me again why we can’t have a playoff like every other division in college football?
Cruising2007 August 29 by Daddy
USA Basketball routed Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals of their Olympic qualifying tournament Tuesday night, avenging the first loss by a team of US professionals in Olympic play, back in 2004. I post this not because I’m paying particular attention (the US is expected to roll through these teams and gain one of the two [...]
Just Say No2007 August 14 by Daddy
This one’s mostly for my brother-in-law (I’ll have to email it to him; he’s not among my three readers), but it appears the Summer Olympics in Beijing next year will not be using Windows Vista in their 12,000 machines. Saying it’s too “unstable,” they’ll stick with XP. Ouch.