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Video: Cooking with Science
I’m pretty geeky, but when it comes to some of my friends, my geekiness bows in reverence of theirs. Such is the case with my friend Greg. Our families got together for a BBQ (part of my "Weekend of BBQ," but that’s another story) on July 4. For dessert we had homemade ice cream. But not just any homemade ice cream. Why use an expensive ice cream maker when you have access to…
Save the Internet: Support Net Neutrality
Most of the public has no idea that a political battle has been brewing in Washington over the idea of Net Neutrality: the principle that your Internet Service Provider sells you unedited access to the internet. No matter what site you visit, you get the same speed downloads from that site as you would any other. However, in recent months, some of the big ISP’s (who also happen to be phone and cable companies) have announced plans to throttle your bandwidth when you use certain services (like voice-over-internet calls, or video downloads) from the web. Needless to say, this exposes a major conflict of interest on the part of your ISP.
This video (from 2007), does an excellent job of explaining just what Net Neutrality is and what the current threats to our online freedoms are:
The Future of Apple
The Onion News Network posted this funny gem about their view of the future of Appl’es Mac line: the Macbook Wheel.
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
As with most humor, it’s funny because it contains some real elements of truth. Some of my favorite quotes include:
Everything is just a few hundred clicks away.”
I’ll buy almost anything if it’s shiny and made by Apple.”
…where people use computers for actual work and not just dicking around.”
