Aug 22, 2011

Aug 19, 2011

News: HTC releases unlock software for ALL HTC phones

Awesome. I was wondering when somebody would do that. HTC might be my goto now that Palm is belly-up(ish).

News: Burger King to end 'King' mascot ads

Sad.

Aug 18, 2011

News: HP kills TouchPad, all other WebOS hardware

NOOOO. This means that they will stop producing the TouchPad and will not release any further hardware running WebOS, including phones.

There are still possibilites for licensing WebOS to other manufacturers (like Google does with Android), but I am doubtful there will be takers with Android and iOS thoroughly dominating the market.

....damn...

Aug 9, 2011

News: House ending 200-year old Page program

Really? Wow. I know it's a cost cutting measure. And with e-mail/chat/everything else, they don't serve THAT much of a purpose. But, where will this learning experience go? Can anything replace that?

He says as he continues to work on software to remove bank tellers' jobs. *sigh* Someday, computers will do everything.

Aug 8, 2011

News: S & P downgrades U.S. credit rating

What: How did I miss the Dr. Horrible-themed Woot shirt???

What the hell is wrong with me? I must be slipping (away) with my old age. Go ahead, say it was horrible.

And no...I don't care if only three people in the world get that i'm using Dr. Horrible lyrics just now. Don't care.

Jul 19, 2011

News: Birth control is preventative in terms of insurance - IOM

Recommendation may require health insurance to consider birth control preventative, and therefore make it free for women with health insurance.