Category: WTF
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Beware corporate spying from China! … Or maybe not.
I’m going to blame the fact everything these days seems to be political when coming out of the US, even if it really doesn’t need to be. Because honestly, that’s about the only reason I can think of for a congressional committee, based on not much other than it wanted … Read the rest
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The conspiracy theorists have found me. And ya know what? They’re kind of adoreable.
There’s whacky, messed up spam, there’s loopy conspiracies, and then there’s whacky, messed up spam dressed up to look like loopy conspiracies. I’m used to hearing all about them on TV, or the radio, or reading about them in $newspaper–see: Alex Jones, meltdown of. But this is the first … Read the rest
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In which James is clearly not supposed to move anywhere, ever.
When I started this blog, I had no idea I’d end up moving to Ottawa. Meaning at all. And yet, I’ve officially been here twice–and every move has been quite the adventure. When I moved the first time, the hour and a half drive on a good day became the … Read the rest
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Guns, CSI, murder novels good. World of Warcraft bad. got it?
Oh, I wish I could have come up for air long enough to snerk at this when it actually happened. But I was tailspinning all over the place trying to catch up from previous tailspins all over the place. So I completely missed–or rather, set aside and completely forgot about–the … Read the rest
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The ISP who stole Christmas?
This would have probably been better timed last week, but I was in the middle of 80 million things last week. So, have it this morning instead. I haven’t been a TekSavvy customer for several years. But, because I can, I still keep up with the community of folks who … Read the rest
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Proof positive: the thought of a man named Bush with the nuke launch codes? Least of your worries.
For pretty much the entire duration of Bush Junior’s presidency, the running joke had to do with who in their right mind would let him anywhere near the launch codes for the US’s nuclear missiles. That was a favourite dig from pretty much anyone who didn’t much care for bush … Read the rest
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I’m dreaming of a wet Christmas?
Ottawa’s weather paterns are doing it to me again. there was actual, honest to goodness white stuff on the ground 3 days ago. There still is–in places. But largely, thanks to some nifty shifting in temperatures, the majority of that white stuff became very incredibly wet. to the point of … Read the rest
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Well slap me in the face and call me a terrorist–I’ve mocked the government on twitter.
The US army has apparently been borrowing the Transport Security Administration’s (TSA) definition of a terrorist. That’s the only explanation for why use of a social network, like Twitter, could be considered a sign of radicalization. Also, apparently, so could complaining about bias, or even if you’ve changed your … Read the rest
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The dog phobia days of apartment living.
I’m a huge dog person. Always have been. I grew up with and around them, raised and trained one of my own from 6 weeks, and now am raising a second with May–who also happens to be a huge dog person. So this apartment building was, in that respect, a … Read the rest
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Useless Sack of Bull, or why USB is of the devil.
I pretty much live on USB. Have for half an age. Kind of a requirement with about 90% of what I do. I have 3 external drives, all of them USB. I have an admitedly not used printer. That’s USB. The keyboard is USB. The mouse, if I’d gotten it … Read the rest