Archive for March, 2008
Hi-Def, Schmi-Def!
I’m getting SO sick of being invited to purchase amazing/astonishing/stunning/fantastic new “high definition” televisions. Almost all of them are (at most) 1280×768 resolution. So, a message to all manufacturers/retailers out there: stop trying to sell me oversize computer monitors! I’ve had that many pixels (or more) on my dinky little laptop screens for several years [...]
Michael Crichton’s NEXT
Very interesting! The seperate (but eventually intertwined) stories really only serve as a background for the essay on the ethics of genetic therapy and patenting. Having said that – it’s rivetting. Enough reality to give you pause for thought, and enough depth to the characters to let you connect with them, and keep you reading [...]
Fun with computers (not)
In fact, fun with everything these days! My primary work laptop packed up on Thursday afternoon. Spent Thursday night and most of Friday trying to resolve it, but eventually gave up and logged a fault report with HP. I expect a reply any week now. Since then, have been trying to persuade another laptop (also [...]
