I can’t let this one pass without some comment. If you want even more evidence that the culture is collapsing, here it is. Barbara Walters wants us all to know that she believes that Paris Hilton is one of the ten most fascinating people of this past year. Let’s look at Paris’ accomplishments this year. [...]

Imagine this: I have found two stories in one day that overstate the obvious. Headline: Firefox users ignore online ads, report says. This amazing discovery was made by a German ad company that tracked which browser was used by someone clicking one of their ads (yes, for you non-geeks, your browser tells the site it’s [...]

This Wired article about spyware relates how many Internet users are giving up on fighting spyware and adware. The reason: many of the file-sharing applications, such as Kaaza, install adware on your computer and allow you to use the main application for free, as long as you’re willing to put up with the ads and [...]

Have you ever stumbled across an article or news story which made you wonder under which rock the reporter had been living? Such as the kind of story that overstates the obvious to a point where you wonder why it was even written in the first place? I found another one. I began reading this [...]

I began a piece the other day about Christmas music. I put the entry aside for a couple of days, and I’m glad I did, as I found myself getting very long-winded about a subject that should be simple and to-the-point. I’m very cynical about the “holiday” season. I have a bunch of reasons, but [...]