§ Rant
It always starts the same way: "Are you open to a business opportunity?" The rest of the spiel can vary but the first insult to your intelligence will always begin with that unsavory query. Whether you call it a pyramid scheme or multi-level marketing--the latter term being a favourite of adwizards who deny the pyramid-moniker by turning their triangular graphs... more
§ Quip
If you are ever caught red-handed for plagiarizing, your best option may just be to dispute the transgression in spite of the evidence arrayed against you. It's better to deny everything outright like Bill Clinton than the tact choosen by Angele Yanor. According to the CBC, Yanor, now a former columnist for the Vancouver Sun, indirectly addressed her cribbing of... more
§ Web
Installing a local version of Apache HTTP Server should have been easy. I had done it a few times before and the process had always been a breeze. Yet, this time I was at the point of despair. Why wouldn't Apache serve me up its default page once I had installed it properly? Apache seemed to run fine, yet troubleshooting... more
There is a growing voice calling for the US Postal Service to issue a postage stamp in honour of Isaac Asimov. Led by the people behind The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, supporters of the Asimov stamp are conducting a letter-writing campaign to make licking the authour's backside a reality. The Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee, to which the letters... more