February 2010
42 posts
January 2010
32 posts
There are plans to build a prosthetics factory in Haiti. There are so many people in need of prosthetics after the earthquake that they are planning to build a factory.
Now, what features were you missing on that iPad?
Tell me a story
- A&J: Papa, will you tell me a story?
- Papa: Hmm, let me think. Once there was a man and a woman who got married, but the man was rich, and the woman was just after his money. After a time he realized this, so he decided to kill her. So he took her out in a boat and pushed her into the water and she drowned.....
- Every other adult in the room: ....... !!!!! .......
Africa (MP3)
Karl Wolf
Africa - Karl Wolf
One year ago today, the girls were on their way to catch up with me in Namibia. We’re missing that these days.
Internet Explorer allowed Chinese spies to hack gmail accounts →
arstechnica.com
Of course, Microsoft is telling everyone to upgrade from IE 6 and XP to Win7 and IE 8, even though IE 7 and 8 still contain the vulnerability! Isn’t this the same company that was saying Google’s Chrome Frame made IE less secure — I’m not sure how that’s even possible at this point.
Using Internet Explorer — any version — is simply irresponsible. Every alternative, from Firefox to Safari to Chrome to Opera, is a better choice.
Said better than I ever could, but yes.
“Friends don’t let friends use IE6”
—Amy Bazdukas, Microsoft’s general manager for Internet Explorer (via toldorknown)
I don’t get it. What does she mean by “6”?
- Smush: What time is it?
- Me: You have a clock right there.
- Smush: That one's too hard.
- Me: No, it's not. You can read a real clock.
- Smush: Ugh. Real clocks are *ancient*!
- Excuse me. I'll be over in the corner, curling up to die.
