How do you tell someone you don’t want their input?
No long post about the right answer here. I’ve encountered two different answers and neither qualify as particularly nice or friendly. I don’t think it really can be done and be nice about it. (1) Just ignore them like they aren’t there. (2) Come up with a lame-sounding rationale, (it’s X’s house, not yours (even […]
Interoperability is a Culture of Piracy?
Apple has criticised a French law that could break the locks tying songs from the iTunes store to iPod players. “If this happens, legal music sales will plummet just when legitimate alternatives to piracy are winning over customers.” “iPod sales will likely increase as users freely load their iPods with “interoperable” music which cannot be […]
An Unexpected…
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM. You can always count on PHP to give you an unusual parse error and make you think you’re hallucinating. ’cause the first language I expect my errors in is always Hebrew. Really… (For what it is, go here… http://us2.php.net/tokens)
3,000 Dead, 18,000 wounded…
‘ The war against Iraq has cost the US more than 3,000 dead soldiers and 18,000 wounded… The figures are close to those of 11 September with the slight difference that the war in Iraq is still going on… Despite this, President Bush, without any shame, says that the decision to wage war was the […]
A Change of Seasons
[I. The Crimson Sunrise] [Instrumental] [II. Innocence] I remember a time My frail, virgin mind Watched the crimson sunrise Imagined what it might find Life was filled with wonder I felt the warm wind blow I must explore the boundaries Transcend the depth of winter’s snow Innocence caressing me I never felt so young before […]
This Space for Confusion
The post that used to be in this space, was removed, because it made no sense to anybody but me. Though, for what its worth, the post itself was based on feeling left out of a friend’s visit, when that isn’t the case. Communication issues suck. Mood Music Post Follows…
Thoughtful Betrayal
Sometimes a needed action becomes very evident in front of you. That the words of others while nice and semi-warm and not hurtful, are actually, just safe. Safe words can be misleading words, they try to be nice and thoughtful of your feelings by avoiding hurting you. When in reality, they’re not protecting you from […]
Opportunistic Bastard
“US President George W Bush has given details of what he said was a foiled al-Qaeda plot to fly a plane into the tallest building on the US west coast.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4697896.stm
SpreadFirefox Spam
From the SpreadFirefox Account page: “The e-mail address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by e-mail.” So, how then, did I get an e-mail from “Spread Firefox team [asa@mozilla.org]” that had nothing to do with any […]
New York Minute
Harry got up Dressed all in black Went down to the station And he never came back They found his clothing Scattered somewhere down the track And he won’t be down on wall street In the morning He had a home The love of a girl But men get lost sometimes As years unfurl One […]
