Author Archives: Dan

Mobile content company cell phone scams

Gather round, it’s story time! Back in August 2008 I upgraded my AT&T plan from a single line to a five-line family plan.  On my second bill (dated Oct 5, 2008), one of the lines showed a charge like this: “Flycell”… Mblox… $10.66 I called up my sister-in-law and asked her whether she had solicited… Read More »

Star Trek Online

I’ve been playing the beta of Star Trek Online over the last two days, and let me tell you – it’s really fun. When the game was announced, I was worried that Penny Arcade’s comic would reflect the gameplay; that is, I was worried the missions would feel contrived to prevent you from using the… Read More »

An Open Letter to AT&T

Dear AT&T, I am writing to let you know that your marketing department needs to be kicked in the head.   You see, I just got this letter in the mail from you: Dear Preferred Customer, Because we value you as a customer, I have a great deal for you.  It starts with the opportunity to… Read More »

Bono is a complete moron.

Yeah, that Bono.  This has nothing to do with his music which is, generally speaking, decent.  No, my assertion is based on comments he made in the New York Times (which I first saw on Ars Technica). I have some specific problems with Bono’s statements, so I’m going to tackle them one by one. the… Read More »

A real thing that just happened

I got an iPhone on Monday (I know, I fell to the dark side). A few minutes ago I was sitting at my computer, watching AnyDVD remove the copy protection from The Big Bang Theory so I can put it on my iPhone.  I decided to see if Slashdot had any news.  So what did… Read More »