January 2010
83 posts
“Server 1.34.2 will be deployed tonight in order to fix a severe sim-crashing...”
– Server 1.34.2 (emergency)
Woohoo! Wonder what new wonderful bug will give us wonder?
December 2009
111 posts
“In the most thorough study of its kind, researchers at the University of...”
– Asylum.com
So long, Fare well, Auf wiedersehen, Adieu
Wrote it up, post-published it, proofed it, scheduled it.
Allowing Common Sensible to go idle new year’s eve night just before the the clock strikes the twelfth strike that brings-in the new decade. Not because I’m tired of blogging or running away or anything like that. Oh no, certainly not.
It’s that I have too many blogs. I have a couple dozen waiting in the wings actually....
“Adobe Systems’ Flash and Acrobat Reader products will become the preferred...”
– It figures! It’s why I refuse to open PDF documents in Acrobat (I use a third-party reader - and if I can’t open the document, it goes directly into trash, don;t pass Go.)
Though I have Flash installed, I also have a Flash-blocker so it never loads or plays anything until I explicitly...
“Looks like Biden has already defied those odds. Sure, the Delawarean shared more...”
– …and the liberal freaks proclaimed George Bush a stupid idiot? Of course they aren’t talking about presidential intellect now! LOL
Who Owns the Worst Gaffe of 2009?
Trudeau Tradewind: Bittersweet at Best →
The Trudeau “Tradewind” tall ship is a lot more bitter than it is sweet. In my last post I mentioned how difficult it can be to shop in Second Life, especially where price has zero credibility…
“German researchers had 65 volunteers repeatedly parallel park a sedan and also...”
– Asylum.com
“Regina Porter happens to also be Apple’s Senior Trademark Specialist as...”
– Mac Rumors
When Real Quality Reveals Itself →
I previously ranted on how technology is a replacement for skill. A stupid diatribe over nothing important, but that’s what I rant on all the time. Meh.
One of the trickeries of Second Life is in…
“The last Local Express Delivery order that was delivered in time for Christmas,...”
– Amazon.com
“With so much enthusiasm—aided by a good dose of marketing and technological...”
– Amazon: E-book sales surpass paper on Christmas day
Second Life Empowers Life-Cheating →
Everyone in Second Life is cheating on First Life (SL) and each other. No, I am not speaking on pixelsexxx. But rather the way SL allows us all to actually cheat life itself - at least the…
“Apple laptop sales hit a new high in planned corporate sales in November,...”
– AppleInsider
“[R]esearchers determined that, in order to achieve the golden ratio, the space...”
– ‘Golden Ratio’ for Feminine Facial Beauty Discovered
“Microsoft is going to partner and try to starve Google out of content and...”
– Macworld
“The latest Opera browser preview version may not be entirely stable, but...”
– YAY-ESSSSSSS! (I’m an Opera fan - *LOVE* this browser!)
Opera 10.5 pre-alpha goes Chrome hunting
“Apple is preparing to show off a new, larger mobile device with a higher...”
– Mac Rumors
“…allows parents to record their own message as if they are Santa and the...”
– Asylum.com
Second Life Selling Tip: Reprise →
There are many who fear the Second Life (SL) economy is booming, growing, steady, slowing down or in the tank depending on who you speak to. For those who feel it is in some kind of steady to slowing…
Linden Lab Shills? →
Who and what the hell is “Kiva”? Who cares? Linden Lab is using their captive audience to push their irrelevant agenda. And I’m not so sure I agree with it. Well, in fact I know I don’t agree…
“The word “game” is unfortunate, because it makes it sound like it...”
– Ditching the V-Word
“Divorce-Online, a Web clearinghouse for legal information on divorce, did a...”
– Asylum.com
“The US Court of Appeals has ordered Microsoft to drop support for editing Custom...”
– MS Word is over-bloated, over-complicated, over-used and overrated. But even after all that, I still don;t think it’s right that it be “barred” from sale. I’ll stick with my little PageHand.
Microsoft barred from selling Word
“St Pixels is a community of believers who meet online to hold virtual services,...”
– Virtual Christmas: the Holy Ghost in the machine
LAG Therapy: Cross 100 Sims Contiguously Without... →
Did it. Done it. Loved it. LAG: minimal at worst. How HUDS Hobble:
So, how can you achieve the same result of minimal LAG consistently? Well, that’s an industry secret. Muahahaha! Okay, okay,…
“The irony is that all this work makes possible, on an e-reader, a capability...”
– Have I mentioned how much I love my Amazon Kindle?
Nook hack, and free, approved Kindle web-browser
“Based on studying behaviors in a driving simulator, University of Utah...”
– Someone actually spent money to study this?
Macworld
Second Life Selling Tip 15 of 15: Genuine Customer... →
There are too many creators who are paranoid about being “ripped-off” in SL. However, your customer care is far more important. My own simple selling policy is:I will give a refund within 72-hours of…
“These distribution channels are actually a great boon to intellectual property...”
– There is a single word that describes the spirit of what is being said here: “duh”. If only SL creators would get a fekking clue.
via Hypergrid Business
Merry Offensive Holidays And Crappy Greetings To... →
“You and yours can take your “merry Christmas” to hell before you stick it where the sun don’t shine.” I would rather someone throw the above (oxymoronic) statement at me than to use the ridiculously…
WatchI *love* my Amazon Kindle 2 (and I personally believe it’s the best ‘bang for the buck’ among all the competition.) If you have not had the chance to actually use a real eBook reader (no - not Kindle Software on your PC or iPhone - but a *real* eBook reader with the eInk screen) - you will be stunned the day you actually do.
Here is Consumer Reports’ review of some of the...
“Dow Jones Newswires reports that unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar has begun...”
– Psystar Winding Down Business as Web Site Goes Dark
