Archive: August 2005
The End of New Orleans: I Spoke Too Soon (August 31, 2005)
On Monday, when it became clear that Hurricane Katrina was going to jog to the east and avoid a direct hit on the city of New Orleans — which would have resulted in catastrophic flooding and, probably, the end of that city as we know it — I said that the worst case scenario had […]
Waiting in Line at the DMV Is An Eternity. Four Minutes Talking to A Stranger? Nah (August 29, 2005)
Adventures in “Speed Dating”
The End of New Orleans? (August 28, 2005)
Maybe…
In Case You Were Wondering What That Great Song Playing Under The Last Few Minutes of the “Six Feet Under” Finale Was (August 25, 2005)
… now you’ll know
Google IM is Here (August 23, 2005)
… and it is indeed built on Jabber
A Blast From the Past, Courtesy of Engadget (August 23, 2005)
Can you believe it? A mobile phone that’s ONLY 11 pounds! What will they think of next???
Printing in Linux: Still Waaaay Harder Than It Has To Be (August 22, 2005)
Will the subject that has defeated Open Source Legends defeat Our Favorite Geek?
Rep. Brown Takes a Pass (August 17, 2005)
… on trying to unseat Sen. Mike DeWine
Veeeery Interesting (August 16, 2005)
What’s brewing in the kitchen at Yahoo?
Count Yer Blessings, Bub (August 15, 2005)
I mean, seriously
In Which Our Favorite Geek Attempts to Travel to San Diego, California; Encountering Several Galactic-Scale Annoyances Along the Way (August 5, 2005)
Tomfoolery and hi-jinks ensue
Death Comes to Brook Park (August 4, 2005)
Heavy casualties hit a small Ohio town
Major Hackett Gives ‘Em A Firefight In Ohio (August 3, 2005)
A GOP stronghold nearly crumbles under assault from a Democratic Iraq vet