Law… Medical Marijuana Legalized. Sorta. 22 Mar 2009 Earlier this week, Attorney General Eric Holder announced at a press conference that the United States Department of Justice would no longer prosecute individuals for providing medical marijuana. (Lots o'…
Software… IE8 19 Mar 2009 Microsoft has taken Internet Explorer 8 out of beta and it's rather "eh," even though it is a big improvement over IE7. I'm not sure why IE7 had such problems,…
Entertainment… New Shuffle 11 Mar 2009 I'm not sure why Apple product releases always get top billing. Okay, actually, I know why. It's because a lot of people own them. And they're really gleamy. But they're…
Entertainment… This is where we’re going… 4 Mar 2009 CNET (and, as of 9:06a central, a few others) are talking about ZillionTV (link here or here), which purports to stream television shows and movies to you, without the need…
Technology… Boring 3 Mar 2009 Apple has "updated" the non-portable Mac line. In a word? Boring. In another word? Over-priced. Movin' along...
Law… Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss 9 Feb 2009 Hmph. Looks like Obama is not as interested in change as I had hoped. First, he decides that warrantless wiretaps are apparently okay. And now, the Department of Justice has…
Gizmos… PearC 9 Feb 2009 Awesome. A German company is following in PsyStar's footsteps and is selling Mac clones. (Link.) According to the Ars Technica article, PearC thinks that Germany's laws regarding enforceability of EULAs…
Law… Bye bye Gitmo 22 Jan 2009 Color me surprised, because I truly didn't think he'd keep this promise. President Obama has signed an Executive Order ordering that Gitmo be closed as practicable as possible, and in…
Society… That’s a Lot of People! 22 Jan 2009 CNET has some great pics of the inauguration taken from space. Pretty amazing.
Law… COPA Dies 22 Jan 2009 Well, it's been a while since I last posted. Not like there hasn't been wonderful things that have happened since December. A movie about a mall cop, for example, is…
