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Meet the “Crying Girl” con artist of Davis, California
BoingBoing has posted a story about the “epic” tale of some scam artist girl out in California. Meet the “Crying Girl” con artist of Davis, California has earned a spot on the Davis Wiki, with photos tracked down by the … Continue reading
How Not to Fix Soccer
Every four years when the fans of the USA actually watches soccer, they complain about the rules. I am guilty of this as well. I know that my knowledge of the game is very shallow compared to people who have … Continue reading
Nintendo “Not Satisfied” With its Online Efforts
According to Kotaku, Nintendo is not satisfied with their current offline offerings. They realize that Microsoft, and even Sony, are destroying them in terms of online play. Nintendo effectively has none. “And I can say that we are not currently … Continue reading
Is Google far too much in love with engineering?
Chris over at Cnet discusses the fact that almost every single employee at Google is an engineer, and whether or not that is entirely a good thing. It’s nice if a pilot has a background in flying. It’s really quite … Continue reading
Why Johnny can’t code
I saw a post on Salon.com which reiterates something I feel strongly about, and have been saying for quite some time. BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched — but today there’s no easy way for kids … Continue reading
How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen
There are many people out there with ideas for technology businesses, but have no technical skills. They need to hire developers to turn the ideas into reality. But how to do it? Derek Sivers offers his advice. Do you have … Continue reading
Translated Manga Scan Aggregator Removes 350+ Series
Lately, the manga publishers of the world have been trying to fight hard to take down the scanlation sites. Anime News Network reports the latest development is removal of many titles by one of the most popular sites. MangaFox, a … Continue reading
iPhone =/= Debian app
Based upon these comments, I think I can safely say that tialaramex is not a frequent user of a mobile device with a touch interface. The _vast_ majority of iPhone apps are basically analogous to web pages, not Debian applications. … Continue reading
The “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” Mentality
I just read a post by Martin Rue who gets upset when people say “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.” As it is being said, I detect the whatever works attitude emanating from the person saying it. No concept … Continue reading
