Verisign wins again. How nice. We really must do something about companies that feel no loyalty to their customers. Especially those who feel no loyalty to contracts. Here’s a rallying point: A domain, hoopla.com, has been stolen with NetSol’s complicity. A guy in Berlin faxed in a regstration for the domain (which was not set [...] Read more »

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I’m not a big Smoking Gun fan, but this section is educational: the Blue License Plate Special. It’s a collection of license plates that have been rejected as well as some complaint letters US departments of transportation have received complaining about certain plates.
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This is incredible. I haven’t really thought about these things for years. Of course, I’ve often said “my brother had a He-Man collection.” But man. I had forgotten about how silly they were. I am overcome with a powerful desire to find my brother and go play “He-Man” with him again.
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Here’s a good reason I don’t read Maxim: The 50 Worst Movies of All Time.
Now, I like a savage movie review just as much as anyone else. And I certainly won’t argue with a lot of their choices. But damn. So many of these capsule movie reviews are scatological or just plain offensive. Of Shwarzenegger’s [...] Read more »

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Wow. How I missed this one until now I don’t know. NPR doesn’t want you to link to them without permission. [Link goes to Wired article]
For the record, no one needs any permission to link to me. And I assume I get to link to anyone I please. In fact, I have an entire website [...] Read more »

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