Year: 2010

Anita Blake TV Series — No Show?

According to Laurell K Hamilton: Now no wailing and gnashing of teeth about it. In the two years and some change since I sold the rights to my series its been very educational. I know a great deal more about television, movies, and how this branch of the entertainment business works. It has been frustrating watching […]

China’s 60-Mile Traffic Jam Is Breaking Up

After 10 days of bumper-to-bumper stop-and-start congestion, a 60-mile-long, 10,000-vehicle traffic jam on a major freeway west of Beijing has been broken up, Chinese traffic authorities said on Tuesday. The state television network CCTV said traffic had returned to normal on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou freeway, which stretches from the capital’s northwest suburbs to inner Mongolia. But […]

Touch Screens, how do they work?

One of the big questions I have to deal with after showing someone an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is how does this touch screen work.  Yes, they are use to their microwave ovens, and the basic touch screens, but I watch people push down on the screen as if they were trying to break […]

Mobile Flash Fail: Weak Android Player Proves Jobs Right

I’m the last person on earth who wanted to believe Steve Jobs when he told Walt Mossberg at D8 that “Flash has had its day.” I took it as nothing more than showmanship when Jobs shared his thoughts on Flash and wrote that “Flash is closed and proprietary, has major technical drawbacks, and doesn’t support […]

Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Tries to Build an Eco-Friendly House

… So the architect — and later your building engineer, too — each asks you to sign a document saying you won\’t sue them when beavers eat a load-bearing wall and your entire family is crushed by forest debris. You make the mistake of mentioning this arrangement to your family, and they leave you. But […]