Archive for December, 2006

Blood Diamond

I knew a bit about the dodgy dealings in the diamond industry before going to see this movie. My wife in fact does not wear a diamond on her finger; her engagement ring is adorned with a moissanite. But having now seen Blood Diamond there’s even more going on than I had realised.
I’d recommend you […]

Microsoft, up until the year 2007

I’ve got a 2 part story coming up here, a story of reinvention, of dreams lost, and of dreams reborn. This is the first part.

Microsoft. In the last forever…
It’s a known fact, that almost 10 years ago, Microsoft had already defined office productivity software. Microsoft Office is the most widely used office productivity software in […]

The news, on Thursday December 14th

Lots of interesting buzz today. My tabs consist of:
Blue Dragon (Xbox 360 game) Outsells Wii Games in Japan
Possible New Star Trek Animated Series
Popular Mechanics’ predictions of 07’s hot techs
The Games industry’s top 25 people of 06

Comodo Personal Firewall and the Sexoholic

After reading excellent reviews, I’m trying out Comodo Personal Firewall 2.3.6.81
And I recommend YOU try the Sexoholic! Take a shot glass, add a few drops of tobasco sauce (enough to cover the bottom) and then fill it up with Drambuie. Enjoy.

American Income Tax may not be legal

Watching a fascinating video right now documenting the notion that various taxes paid by US citizens were never ratified as legal by the US government.
I’ll let that sink in for a second.
I don’t know if this is all true, but if it is it’s pretty shocking stuff. Federal income tax, that everyone’s been paying […]