http://www.jasons.org 186,000 miles per second, it's not just a good idea, it's the law. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:12:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oh how we love him, young Master Tables... "xkcd":http://xkcd.com/327/ strikes again...ShareThis http://www.jasons.org/archives/113/little-bobby-tables So, I've been on the phone for the past 30 minutes listening to some lady in India working for HP tech support try to convince me that the IP addresses in use on my network are incorrect because they do not begin with 192.168. Oh my.ShareThis http://www.jasons.org/archives/112/sad-hp-tech-doesnt-understand-networking What's with this people?  Every time I go into a Hair Cuttery in search of a haircut, I get blank stares, and get asked something on the order of, "what can we do for you?"  My standard answer is, "Strangely enough, I'm here for a haircut." Are they expecting me to ... http://www.jasons.org/archives/111/the-reception-people-at-the-hair-cuttery ...who had 3 different pregnancy tests at the register next to me. Good luck.ShareThis http://www.jasons.org/archives/110/to-the-woman-in-cvs This morning, I went out for my morning trip to Wawa to drop $1.27 on a medium chai. Since my return trip would take me within 500 feet of the Apple Store (Sagemore, if you care), I decided to check out the line situation. While I was there, ... http://www.jasons.org/archives/108/iphone-mania-lands-in-my-town Darla has "this":http://darlamack.blogs.com/darlamack/2007/06/the-phone-of-th.html posted on her site. She credits "Joe" for the image. Wow. Holy half-truths Batman. While there are technically no lies on that image, it doesn't really seem to tell the whole tale. Let's see.. *GPS and turn-by-turn directions* - Yes, it's indeed true, the N95 has a ... http://www.jasons.org/archives/107/when-fanbois-attack Today, the BBC is "reporting":http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6762621.stm that Bigchoice, err.. Blockbuster Video has lined up on the Blu-Ray side of the HD video disc war. It seems that BD titles were rented quite a bit more than HD-DVD titles at the 250 Blockbuster test locations. In general, I don't particular care one ... http://www.jasons.org/archives/106/blockbuster-goes-blu-ray-over-hd-dvd Wow. I've got a new definition for "devotion." You decide to "tattoo the logo of your MP3 player on your arm":http://www.zunescene.com/forums/index.php?topic=16115.0. I can only hope it's a joke and photoshopped. Dude, go outside or something. And next time, wait until something is going to be sticking around before you ... http://www.jasons.org/archives/105/man-gets-zune-tattoo This one goes out to Phil, who wanted to read this here. Yes, I know, it's a bunch of commercials for pants. It's true. Get over to YouTube and watch the videos from "Haggarfilms.":http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Haggarfilms You'll laugh yourself silly.ShareThis http://www.jasons.org/archives/104/making-things-right I loved the N95. I hated the N95. I returned the N95 to the Nokia Flagship Store. What did I love? The convergence. "Extreme Convergence":http://blogs.s60.com/seeintos60/2007/05/extreme_convergence.html, as Dameon calls it. There was a lot to love about the N95: * Great camera (and I mean great - the ... http://www.jasons.org/archives/103/n95-is-gone-n73-has-returned