Massachussets is mandating Open Document as it’s document format for the simple utility of it’s available, non-changing standard.
ZDNet still doesn’t understand what the differences between open source software and an open standard are… they don’t equate.
Open source is a way to license your software for distribution to others. Generally it preserves the receivers right […]

Otakon, if you didn’t know, is a gathering of Anime fans down in Baltimore.
While I wouldn’t say I’m an “anime fan” or fanatic of any sort I’ve been known to appreciate the full length animated feature, usually Japanese, on occasion. On more occasions than a full length non-animated feature, in fact.
Which is what led […]

It seems that the oil companies will stop at nothing to cover up the whole “world getting warmer” bit.  A public relations firm is astroturfing a anti-”Inconvenient Truth” video on YouTube in an attempt to fight back against accusations of warming the planet.
Ever see one of those goofie kids shows where evil villians with some […]

I’ve discovered I have a lax entertainment ethic.
That’s right. Entertainment ethic. You’ve seen people with a very strong entertainment ethic. They might be standing in front of you in the line having gotten up early just to see this show. They’re the ones that have to be on time just to […]

Going to Rome, getting raised on a cross, and wearing a crown of thorns to make a buck isn’t blasphemy in the eyes of the papacy these days. At least if you’re Madonna.
Blasphemy just ain’t what it used to be.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Rome ‘unites to condemn Madonna’
“Being raised on a cross […]

Sexual Harassment seems to be the latest corporate buzzword.  Not that you can’t be sexually harassed, that happens all the time.  But the extent to which it’s taken is disturbingly bizarre.
Or the extent to which it’s not taken in some cases.  There seems to be very little relaxed middle ground stateside.
So, without further ado, I […]

USAToday has a meandering piece on recycling for your perusal.
While it does encapsulate some “feel good moments” it’s as light on facts as any other “journalism” I’ve been reading lately.
Honestly, you’d think these articles were produced by a crack team of highschool students that aren’t allowed out beyond the walls of their schools.  It’s like […]

Seems that Ford is posting quite a hefty loss for the quarter. With the rise of gas prices people are suddenly thinking twice about that 17mpg SUV.
With their most efficient regular model car coming in around 30mpg (awful compared to Toyota’s standard car top-end of 40mpg) they’re fairly well stuck.
Looks like under-diversifying comes back […]

After more use, I’m convinced that there’s either something drastically wrong with the novell Zen package manager or it was created by outsourced labor in some efficiency expert hell.
This is the type of software they torture people that keep a tight rain on memory usage with. It blows past the Moaning Goat Meter in […]

LGP’s getting close to publishing Cold War, and after taking a full run-through of their beta I’ve got a few tidbits and screenshots to share with you.
Also covered are gameplay and how the engine functions.  Overall I was pretty happy with the game, so check it out and see if it’s right for your next […]