greed

Though I am not in that preferred 18-34 demographic any longer, I find that those I interact with are like myself (that is, regardless of age) and still purchase music on CD. It is something a bit more tangible than a download – we that have been around no how easily hard drives crash, and [...]

First, it is a story on ZDNet, telling a story of media mogul Barry Diller, who believes the internet will be a paid service in 5 years.
To call this man an idiot would be an insult to real idiots, this doesn’t reach the level of cretin. Of course the internet is paid! Only this man, [...]

Here in sunny Southern California, we depend on gasoline for life. There are no railways to speak of, though that is beginning to change, there is some bus service, but, just as the song stated “Nobody Walks in L.A.’ not many take the bus either.
After the huge blowout of gas prices last summer, the energy [...]

An article on Ars Technica, dated today, 8 May, asks some questions about the Windows 7 XP Mode, and the reasoning behind it.
The article states that its author fully acknowledges the greed motive, on the part of Intel, to reap just a few more bucks, is what guided the decision to not support the type [...]

Over the weekend, I have read several stories (not simply one citing the same things) about the need for actively removing Internet Explorer 6 from the internet landscape.
They probably have something, because as I learn about web design, I see how far afield IE6 goes from the established ways of rendering things. Of course, Microsoft [...]

For those who don’t immediately know, aspartame is the generic name for NutraSweet, an artificial sweetener that, is ostensibly made from the “good things” found in milk and bananas. So we were told when first marketed to the gullible souls in the United States .
Wow, that couldn’t possibly be a problem, could it?
Let’s look at [...]

For many, the upgrade question is one that weights heavy. Worries about incompatibilities, whether with hardware or software, are part of the concern, but also the learning curve must be taken into consideration, as Microsoft has made lots of user interface changes.
For others, larger concerns take place. One of them may be cost. The discretionary [...]

for the further adventures of the FCC Keystone Cops.
Ars Technica has another article detailing the inept and insane behavior of the Federal Communications Commission, and its complete lack of control over the DTV transition. It is speaking now of the complete and total inability to cope with the meltdown that approaches with the (supposed) [...]

Not worried about the jobless rate that was reported yesterday? Do you think that the United States is nowhere near the point of disaster that occurred in the ‘30s and continued until the early ‘40s?
Take a look at this -
By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When economists tell us the current U.S. slump [...]

Looking around after reading the daily newspapers of today, watching a few news programs, and nosing around on the internet, it becomes clear that the best and worst of things are happening these days.
The best things happening are that the man on the street, Joe the plumber, Jane the mother, and their brethren, are all [...]

When I was 17, I met my father for the first time (long story, for another day). In the process of getting to know him, I learned a few truisms that he lived by. One of them was that as people get older, the outside changes, but inside, we’re all children, of a sort. Some [...]

This is getting to be one of those stories that no one wants to see, but no one can turn away from.

found in Wikipedia under heading of ‘rat bastard’
Billionaire investor and corporate raider Carl Icahn has vowed to oust Jerry Yang if he gets his way in the Yahoo merger with Microsoft. There are [...]