A very long time ago, at least in internet-time, I ranted about the rise of Twitter. In that post I expressed my lamentations that Twitter would replace actual intelligent thought on the internet and was mind-numbingly narcissistic and banal. I also claimed that I would never use Twitter to post my own personal banalities but instead use it only ( Read more... )

So I guess someone got a hold of a friend's instant messaging account. It had me thinking it might actually be him for the first couple lines, but just not quite there yet ( Read more... )

I have a 3-year-old monitor, a Samsung Syncmaster 214T that I just pulled out of storage and hooked up to my MacBook Pro. But as soon as I turn it on, it briefly displays (<1 second), hisses a little, then goes blank ( Read more... )

More mindless re-posting of stuff I agree with:

Why I'm an ebook convert

Until recently, I was an ebook sceptic, see; one of those people who harrumphs about the "physical pleasure of turning actual pages" and how ebook will "never replace the real thing". Then I was given a Kindle as a present. That shut me up. Stock complaints about the ( Read more... )

From the comments from my last post, davidjacob provides this link ( Read more... )

I now have a Twitter account that I plan to use for the duration of the WSOP. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/tchanpokerRead more... )

The prospect of Thursday beginning at 7 AM Central time and ending at 10 PM Pacific was unattractive enough that I went online to check last-minute prices for a direct flight from Chicago to Vancouver. Turns out that Friday night I can fly out at 7 PM and get back in Vancouver at roughly the same time of night. Change fee of $80 and 24 more hours ( Read more... )

I got more hassle at the border (YYZ airport) today than any other time I've ever crossed the border in my life ( Read more... )

If my (notebook) computer has one DVI output, can I get a splitter to split the signal to both 1) an external monitor and 2) my TV, and toggle between which is the "active" output device ( Read more... )

I've been staying at the Quest Atrium this week, which has wireless access for the whole building (no option for wired, at least for short-term stays). I was in my iTunes today and noticed that someone had left a shared folder that I could see through iTunes:

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