rants

Ordered a cable-only (no bulky power brick) Empower airplane adapter for my PowerBook from Kensington, today. The order was processed and shipped today (speedy). Delivery is scheduled for Sep 21 via FedEx Ground (crap). The tracking number shows FedEx's receipt of the item in Lewisberry, PA. And it&

Walmart produce ... because someone has to buy the left-overs.

When I moved, I had to update my mailing address with many organizations. Whenever possible, I did so through their respective web sites. Netflix was on such company, and I was not able to, because the USPS system they used for address validation did not recognize my address. I called

This is the Type A, literal, engineer in me talking when I say: figuring skating is nothing more than the half-time show of the Olympics. Am I allowed to say "Olypmics"? I seem to recall hearing that one had to license the use of that word. Hmm. Anyway.