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Archive for December, 2006
Blood Diamond
Dec 31st
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 go and see it. For a few reasons… first and foremost (because this is a movie review) it’s a GREAT piece of cinema. Incredible performances from Honsou and de Caprio. Best actor material for both of them. To those who’ve not seen the film and More >
Microsoft, up until the year 2007
Dec 21st
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.
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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 world, by far, and is Microsoft’s bread and butter. It allows Macs to do “work stuff” too. In the last 10 years however, Microsoft have not done too much to improve upon their formular. They’ve “sat upon their laurels,” as it were.
Up until some More >
The news, on Thursday December 14th
Dec 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
Comodo Personal Firewall and the Sexoholic
Dec 12th
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
Dec 8th
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 since the turn of last century, may not be legally enforceable. The taxes that do come in, it’s said, go to US debt, and don’t even touch the various services people assume their taxes are paying for.
Check out the website, and the video. This is More >