Archive for 'Technology'
Sony and Anonymous
Posted on 04. Jan, 2012 by Dan Soucy.
The level of understanding I’ve seen of how Anonymous operates has been hilariously low over the past few days. You’re all acting like you have no clue how the internet works.
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My standard response to receiving Microsoft Office attachments
Posted on 14. Nov, 2011 by Dan Soucy.
I’m tired of receiving Microsoft Office files, so I’ve prepared a response for that situation. It’s largely not an original work – rather it’s a customized compilation of thoughts from various sources. I’m mostly putting it here for reference.
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Thoughts on the Skype purchase
Posted on 14. May, 2011 by Dan Soucy.
I’ve never been a big user of Skype. I downloaded it a few years ago so I could have a quick conversation or two with somebody I’d never met. I decided it wasn’t really for me, so I stopped using it and forgot about it, and have never had any reason to install it on this PC. Still, I have to admit that I find Microsoft’s $8.5 billion purchase intriguing.
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The New Web Times
Posted on 01. Dec, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
“Imagine a world where people don’t have to pay hundreds of dollars to do simple tasks,” Gates wrote. “The very idea makes me shudder.”
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Growing Up Analogue, Wired for Scapegoating
Posted on 21. Nov, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
Who is to blame for the academic disinterest of students? The students are. Most people would point out that students should be guided by the education system, not punished. And that all sounds great on paper when you’re trying to appease people’s parents for political reasons, but I know first-hand that this is not a stance that holds any water in reality.
