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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »