Here I am at the Wynn Macao where the internet isn’t censored. I can send e-mail, visit websites and be normal (as normal as I can be anyway). When we last left our intrepid traveller I had arrived at our hotel in Ningbo where my computer was under constant attack. The next day we had […]
Let’s see. All about China from my hotel room at the NanYuan Hotel in Ningbo, China about 40 minutes south of Shanghai by air. It’s 805am Wednesday here so it’s 805pm Tuesday there. The flight from MIA to ORD was uneventful. Everything was on-time — something unusual for any flight I am on. The flight […]
The actual link to the Book of Horrible Questions at Amazon which I discuss here: This book is not suitable for minors and contains graphic and sexually explicit material — though none is included in this post. This is from Book of Horrible Questions (ISBN 0-312-20434-5) by Smith and Doe. I highly recommend this book […]
I have to report that Mr. Briggs himself wrote me a very contrite apology after he read my comments. It was a very honest and contrite apology of the best kind — no excuses. He asked me to call, and I did so. I am now satisfied. It doesn’t mean I am happy with what […]
Why A. Briggs Passport & Visa Expediters sucks the big, fat furry one. Use them at your own peril. On 18 September 2006, I sent two passports and two visa applications in via FedEx. They were signed for 19 September 2006. I was called on the 19th saying a form was missing. I dispute that […]
In my last post Mark Foley IMs which is conveniently right below this one, I gave my two cents and although we’ve had a number of visitors, very few people have actually commented and those that have done so have resorted to email. I only have a little to add, but it’s becoming more and […]
As I have said previously, I have a My Space account if you care to look me up. But that isn’t the point of this post. I will agree with all of you that MySpace has many things to ridicule relentlessly until the horse dies from beating. However, as I said, some of the bands […]
I had previously blogged this: More on Airbus Crashes: Schadenfreude and also in Schadenfreude and Airbus re-unite yet again — well I can never have too much of a good thing. And the spectacular failure of this aircraft, already delayed over a year looks to be as much as another year late. The report is […]
Let’s discuss being shy today. The definition from Wiktionary is: to avoid due to timidness or caution which will do for our purposes of discussion. I think shyness is by definition a very personal issue — at least it is for me. There are many types of shyness, but there is a common denominator: preservation […]
Good bye Microsoft; Pete Wright has now left the building! Yep, Pete Wright, a long time Microsoft pundit and evangelist has, yes, DEFECTED! Hail! Hail! Read his blog entry (as linked above), for the whole story about why a 15-year veteran of Windows has bolted to the Mac as of yesterday. He says, “My Microsoft […]