This Just In- February 26, 2008 Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Earlyhttp://cptnrandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/this-just-in.html Eye Bra Looks Silly Cool- February 26, 2008 I have a similar mask I wear for that occasional weekend nap - or when I end up on the couch if my snoring gets too loud. But this one looks like a weird super-hero mask - and training bra all put together. Still, looks like a good idea.Lights Out Sleep Maskhttp://cptnrandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/eye-bra-looks-silly-cool.html Build A Little Birdhouse In Your Soul- February 25, 2008 I've gotten this song stuck in my head. What first sounds like catchy nonsense from They Might Be Giants quickly resolves into some deeper nonsense.Where does a song like this come from Maybe a claim like, "I could write a song about anything!" And a challenge, "OK, what about that nightlite"How did I come across it I've always enjoyed the Giants and had heard it before, but a snippet of it in the new show "Pushing Daisies" brought it back to mind and firmly planted it there.I have a secret..http://cptnrandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/build-little-birdhouse-in-your-soul.html And the Winner Is . . .- February 25, 2008 Watched the Academy Awards last night. Of the five Best Picture nominees, I'd seen two - and very recently. No Country For Old Menlast week and Michael Clayton the night before the awards. Both are excellent films with terrific performances.For the most part, I do not enjoy award ceremonies. I find the production numbers tedious. Most of the banter is lame.But Jon Stewart did have one good line. When discussing the nominees, he mentioned Norbit and said"Too often the Academy ignores movies that.http://cptnrandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/and-winner-is.html Fun With Sterotypes- February 20, 2008 Thanks the gods they left us humble Americans out.And I did like this bit from the end of the article:In Heaventhe mechanics are Germanthe chefs are Frenchthe police are Britishthe lovers are Italianand everything is organized by the Swiss.In Hellthe mechanics are Frenchthe police are Germanthe chefs are Britishthe lovers are Swissand everything is organized by the Italians.http://cptnrandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/fun-with-sterotypes.html When In Rome- February 19, 2008 Although I may be a snob, I read the classics for one reason and one reason only: they're terrifically fun to read. If you haven't been turned on to Robert Fagels and his translations, goimmediatelyto your library or favorite online book buying source, and get your hands on his editions of The Illiad, The Odyssey, and The Orestia.I just got my copy ofThe Aeneid. It is ever so nice.Oh, and back to the snobbish part: These four works are critical for a modern thinking person to know. And while...http://cptnrandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/when-in-rome.html Like Father, Like Daughter- February 18, 2008 DSC00765, originally uploaded by cinemamurray.http://cptnrandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/like-father-like-daughter.html Captain Randy Goes Partisan- February 16, 2008http://cptnrandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/captain-randy-goes-partisan.html Maybe the Ideal Thin Client- February 11, 2008 I'm seeing lots of complaining on the web, but I think this might be the ideal Thin Client for a mobile population: The Macbook Air.The complaints: it doesn't have a CDDVD Drive. It doesn't have an ethernet port.The response: you don't need those.Why This is a mobile device. If you use a full sized laptop you know - it's heavy. I use a Macbook Pro, myself, but use it primarily as a desktop machine and lug it home or when traveling. The key word is "lug". In the year and a half that I've.http://cptnrandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/maybe-ideal-thin-client.html Time For The Thin Client- February 7, 2008 So, US Customs Agents are searching and confiscating laptops and phones.Articles like these make two things clear: The current US government is an enemy to it's own people. And it's time to move forward into a completely net-centric computing model.I'm so completely opposed to the warrantless search of electronic devices I can't even speak about it. So let's leave it by the side of the blog and move on to the people's solution: stop carrying your data with you.It's not easy today. The net..http://cptnrandy.blogspot.com/2008/02/time-for-thin-client.html |