Archive for August, 2003

Millions of Sphincter Muscles in NYC Lose Power

Thursday, August 14th, 2003

Hoo boy. We’re a little bit wound up about the Big Apple aren’t we? Granted, the power outage today was catastrophic by utility standards, but I think all of us experienced a tiny moment of “oh shit” over the possibility that this was terrorist related.

It’s moments like this that make you realize how those […]

Random Personal Picture Finder

Thursday, August 7th, 2003

If you have a digital camera, this will probably sound familiar. Usually, when you take a bunch of pictures, and then pull them off the camera onto your computer, you wind up with a bunch of files named things like “IMI1010005.jpg” or “DSM1003MVC.jpg” etc.

Each camera has its own internal default naming format. Many include […]

Gold in Your Epson?

Monday, August 4th, 2003

According to this fucking brilliant article in the Chicago Sun-Times, inkjet printer ink is so expensive that if it were gas, it would cost you $175,000 to fill up your car. So true, and this rampant screw-job goes mostly unheard of. Did you know in China they’ve banned printers that don’t have a separate cartridge […]