AOL’s subsidiary has a patent on instant messaging? WTF? The United States Patent Office needs an overhaul and quick. Too many broad claiming patents are being pushed through it. These people are innundated with so many claims that they hire people who obviously do not understand the technology they evaluate. This is on par with…

I push my computer very hard… Average around 500 emails a day. Usually have no less than 10 windows open after an hour of using it. Average probably 20 during most of the day. My average memory usage is 300 MB. I do try to avoid some performance hogs. For instance, I am not running…

Wow… the world is going to hell in a handbasket… A simulation where you can pretend to be Hef [1], the Internet is going to just get smuttier [2]. and stores can’t seem to actually enforce movie and game rating. [1] Who Wants to Be Hugh Hefner?  (Wired News) [2] Filters, Laws Won’t Clean Up Net (Wired News)

I like the idea of charging spammers and telemarketers (Wired). The only reason such advertising is usefult to companies is because they can do it so cheaply. How many emails can one produce and send for the cost of 1 prime-time commercial? How many cold-calls can a telemarketing firm make for the same cost? The 1…

As a consumer, I get the feeling that companies don’t care for me. If I were a vindictive person, then I probably would be going out of my way to screw them out of even a tiny bit of their profits. Piss enough of us off, and they would feel the pain in their wallets.…