Gallantly playing the role of the über mindless consumer, spending the morning lazying around while on a short vacation, there's always time to 1) practice typing and 2) blog something before we head out on our last full day around Flensburg's Fjord. With that in mind, here's my pseudo review of two Apple MacBooks I've … Continue reading Pseudo Review: MacBook vs Macbook Air
Tag: Technology
What Scares More? Who Or How A $140m Was Won In Court?
https://youtu.be/OMcSdi8JzxY When I was kid there were two things that scared me. One was the return of my father who abandoned me when he realised the petty jubilee of war-winner's bounty in the form of young German girls--while fulfilling his commitment to the US military--and how that wasn't quite what he thought it would be. … Continue reading What Scares More? Who Or How A $140m Was Won In Court?
Glass Cliff, Glass Ceiling Or How Her Corporate Soul Is Made Of As Much Nothingness As His
I’ve always had a problem with motherhood being on a pedestal. Is it because I was hatched? Procreation is more of a disease than something worth a baby shower and the happy wonderland consequence that is the lie of family life. I suppose that could mean I’m only partly misogynistic or just General Schmuck. Anyone … Continue reading Glass Cliff, Glass Ceiling Or How Her Corporate Soul Is Made Of As Much Nothingness As His
Hey Kids! Your Future Is Being Predicted Right Now. Get It While You Can. #Fascism Game Play Galore
What do you recall from reading Jules Verne and George Orwell, Mr. Worstwriter? I'm so glad you asked, dear worst-reader. I remember from both those writers how my future was being predicted. Indeed. Even though I didn't read much when I was kid, by the time I got out of the waste-of-time that is #americant suburban-hell … Continue reading Hey Kids! Your Future Is Being Predicted Right Now. Get It While You Can. #Fascism Game Play Galore
Eternal Errors Of Greed Mongers Galore And The Price That Will Be Paid
Actually thought about reading the linked article twice but ended up only reading it in part the first time. That is, I started reading it and then realised--and this coming from worstwriter--that the author was practicing his/her typing more than actually writing something. Or maybe not. What a crock of poo-poo the recent ransomware scandals … Continue reading Eternal Errors Of Greed Mongers Galore And The Price That Will Be Paid
Fehler Fehler (Error x 2?)
Technology at its best. Or maybe not. Wondering if Aldi-Talk (my lazy answer to rebelling against big German motherfcuker telecoms) has been infected by wcry. Serves them all right. Go hackers. Go luddites (who need a iPhone to get chicks). Or... No one wants my money. Rant on. -t
Announcement: iPhone 10th Anniversary Not A Celebration But Instead Reason To Admit Defeat. Or. The iPhone Represents How The Old Economy Won.
The thing I remember most from Steve Jobs presentation of the iPhone ten years ago wasn't the device itself. No. The thing I remember most were three words that he said: "Internet Communication Device." Nothing else in that iconic corporate presentation remains with me. I don't care how the thing looks, what colours it comes … Continue reading Announcement: iPhone 10th Anniversary Not A Celebration But Instead Reason To Admit Defeat. Or. The iPhone Represents How The Old Economy Won.
Blog Migration H-Eeeee-Double-Toothpicks And Why I Left #AWS
Due to (technical) knowledge constraints I thought I overcame, I recently gave up hosting my blog with AWS. According to the conspiracy theorist inside my third-eye, I think the problem I had hosting at AWS was due to the fact that they couldn't up-sell me and my lolly blog from being free-tier to being (insert $-amount) … Continue reading Blog Migration H-Eeeee-Double-Toothpicks And Why I Left #AWS
A Grid Computer, A Deadline, German Girls Learning American-English
How easy one forgets or just plain misses his/her history. In today's world of fancy-pants super computers masquerading as dumb-downed smartphones there was a day a long, long, long time ago where humility reigned supreme--especially when it was Friday late afternoon and one takes on a deadline for 8am Monday. At least that's how I remember my entry … Continue reading A Grid Computer, A Deadline, German Girls Learning American-English
One Step Forward, (Insert # Here) Steps Backward
I remember being debriefed by a senior agency partner in 1998. I had just returned from an interview assignment in Latvia. An "interview" is where a low-level nube gets to go out into the field and collect as much information as possible regarding assignment subject matter. In this case, the subject matter was trying to figure … Continue reading One Step Forward, (Insert # Here) Steps Backward
The Gun Of Stupidity On The #Americant Road To Nowhere
First. Let's be clear here. I hate having to search for business news on the interwebnets. Why? Well, thanks for asking, dear worst-reader. The reason I hate searching for business news is because almost all of the links I get are from propaganda news sites. Most people call this kind of news "the media". Lucky … Continue reading The Gun Of Stupidity On The #Americant Road To Nowhere
When It Rains It Goes Kaputt – #AWS Letter And Power Outages From Hell
A post about how sh*t happens when you move to another world. First. The power goes out in India--a lot. And I don't mean it goes out during a storm or something. The friggin power goes out all the time. At our new place it goes out ten friggin' times day. It's not like we're living … Continue reading When It Rains It Goes Kaputt – #AWS Letter And Power Outages From Hell
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out, Or Pass Me The Popcorn As The Sh*t Show Implodes
Having fun in the game of life yet? No? Gee, why not? Not enough ice-cream? Not enough cheap gas? Not enough free money in the form of credit you'll never pay back? Not enough of someone thinking for you? Not enough of all this too much? Oh well. Moving on. Look what happened today (in … Continue reading Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out, Or Pass Me The Popcorn As The Sh*t Show Implodes
How/Why Your Vote Doesn't Matter: Money Is (Above) The Law.
Read some legislation this morn. I guess I woke up feeling patriotic. But that soon waned. Indeed. Get a load of this krapp. A couple of Senators--you know, those guys in government that are the dirty hands and unwashed feet of the corporate and military industrial complex--have drafted yet another useless bill that is supposed to … Continue reading How/Why Your Vote Doesn't Matter: Money Is (Above) The Law.
Passage To India: Tea, Panama, Missing Rain And Tech
Never thought I'd say this. But I miss the rain. Don't get me wrong. I don't miss it much. But I haven't seen cloudy skies since leaving good 'ol Germania just over a month ago. Wait. Scratch that. Just writing about rain reminds me of how much I hate Germania weather. The sky there is … Continue reading Passage To India: Tea, Panama, Missing Rain And Tech
Designed In Ain't Made In #Americant
Upon his death (or joining Elvis) Steve Jobs left behind one of the most successful companies the world has ever known. Almost five years later Apple Inc. is still a behemoth of cash and profits. Which begs worst-moi to ask the following: is it me or does it feel like Apple is riding on laurels? Every … Continue reading Designed In Ain't Made In #Americant
Everyone's Day In Court Will Never Come
Subtitle: Juxtaposition of Hope v Change v Consuming v Survive v Gee, I don’t know, …Orwell? You know, recently, before our move to India, I floated the idear that we should probably update our ageing digital devices. My wife’s iPhone 5S was looking pretty beat up and my iPhone 4S was almost a brick due to … Continue reading Everyone's Day In Court Will Never Come
Awash In Ethernet Jacks, Dübels And Bad Jokes
The movers finished yesterday around 17:00. Paperwork followed and I eventually signed. My wife asked that I double check the list of packed stuff before signing it so I did that first. Of the hundreds of items listed on about six sheets of paper I only took notice of whether or not my office equipment, especially my Mac, … Continue reading Awash In Ethernet Jacks, Dübels And Bad Jokes
This vs That And Something Above The Snowball(den) Effect
https://youtu.be/SGCSy2Ogoa4 As usual, dear worst-reader, worst-writer is shocked. (But I'm not surprised.) I'm shocked that #americants once again just don't get it. I mean, come on. Do you really believe that Blackberry died such a tragic death because the Canadians are so bad at managing a corporation? Or could the whole demise of Blackberry have something … Continue reading This vs That And Something Above The Snowball(den) Effect
Messages From H. E. Double Toothpicks
Got this message today when I tried to access my site in order to... rant on. My first thought: What the hell! Then all enthusiasm went asunder. Getting the rational part of my brain to shrug off all the booze I've been drinking, I googled the problem and quickly realised it is a common problem among those … Continue reading Messages From H. E. Double Toothpicks
Backdoor To Your Frankenstein
The grand question goes like this, dear worst-reader: who owns you? In the case of the individual and her/his desire to lead a digital life, your owner is your hardware supplier. (Boy did Blackberry screw this up, eh?) But the questions don't stop there. How secure is your digital life? Worried about passwords? Worried about losing … Continue reading Backdoor To Your Frankenstein
A Very Beginner's Guide To Migrating & Hosting WordPress On AWS
Update: After about a year of use, as of the end of 2016, I've given up on AWS and moved my blog to wordpress.com. Reason? First. This is not an attempt to sell you wordpress. Use whatever blog platform you like. 2nd. (And now let's move on.) While trying to host my (wordpress software) blog … Continue reading A Very Beginner's Guide To Migrating & Hosting WordPress On AWS
Error 53 Or Area 51? Either Way Want More Want More
Warning: post is NSFW. §After reading article above and a few others on the same subject, I've concluded the following: Dear worst-consumer... you and your journalists don't get it. An iPhone isn't "bricked". Instead, it's controlled. It's owned. It's not yours. I mean, you don't really believe in what is printed on your dollars or your … Continue reading Error 53 Or Area 51? Either Way Want More Want More
Not If But When The End Is Nigh Or How I Miss RSS
These images were taken from my iPhone 6s a few nights ago while scanning through Apple's News app. This News app is actually nothing new. I've been using Feedly, Google News, Flipboard, for some time now. Let's just say I'm nuts for information distribution. But the problem is companies like Apple are incapable of understanding information distribution. … Continue reading Not If But When The End Is Nigh Or How I Miss RSS
Arduous Feet Amongst The Intrepid Or Peace Pumpkin Cake While Changing Hosts
Note: an update and follow-up to this post is here. It began on Thursday. It ended the following Monday in the wee hours. What is 'it'? Well, I finally got around to changing my Internet host. Appropriate (or not) since I'll also be changing countries soon. (But that's another post.) It's not that I was, am … Continue reading Arduous Feet Amongst The Intrepid Or Peace Pumpkin Cake While Changing Hosts
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