https://youtu.be/ZrIFihKKZa8 Reviewing the news this morn. Bored of all the election bullsh*t. When I'm bored of the news I always find myself turning the dial (aka clicking other links). In this case, instead of gawking at pretty cars and pretty sailboats, I clicked through tech news feeds. In it I found something akin to a pattern. … Continue reading A Pattern Of Doom, Learning How-To Video, New Refurbished MacBook Air
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Review Refurbished MBA New Toy
Not For Sale Although it may sound like it, I'm not selling anything. It's just another boring morning of rain and grey weather and contemplation about tech. Also. The only form of sunshine this time of year (in Germania) is when a new toy arrives. And. What for a toy! With that in mind, this … Continue reading Review Refurbished MBA New Toy
Find The Question In The Answer Of The Message
The task of American TV binge-watching is not a small one, especially when competing with one's better-half who is usually at least two shows ahead of me. The reality is, I'm losing the challenge of who can get through the shows the quickest. Lost big-time, in fact, with recent binge-watching of The King of Queens. It took … Continue reading Find The Question In The Answer Of The Message
How To Print Your Own Money
When I was a kid I remember being confused about light bulbs. Beyond the fact that few of them would go off in my head, I couldn't wrap that same head around issues of wires, connectors and periphery that made lightbulbs an essential part of every night life. Plus. Why is it that there are … Continue reading How To Print Your Own Money
Pros & Cons Of The 6s
Pros: Force touch rocks even though I'm only using it to get to a cursor in order to edit text! Boy, do I dig this! Speed is ok, obviously a bump from my old 4s. But I actually thought about putting this in the cons. It's just not that impressive. The speed of the fingerprint reader is … Continue reading Pros & Cons Of The 6s
In The Land Of Jack And The Bean Counter
Depending on circumstance, I can get away with wifi usage on my phone when I enter the US. On the drive from PHL to Eastern Shore MD there are a few places one can stop to get a cup of earl grey, yawn from the transatlantic flight and check messages. And since the powers that … Continue reading In The Land Of Jack And The Bean Counter
Upgrade Hell
Quick run down of yesterday's Mac chaos. Although I've considered myself immune to it over the years, I fell for Apple's distortion field--or as others might call it: upgrade hell. I don't know what happened. I think it all started when I upgraded from Mavericks to Yosemite. It worked so well, so smooth, my digital (self) was flawless. Then, … Continue reading Upgrade Hell
Tech Doesn't Progress Because
Great article below. Love it when tech writers nail it. Also love it when they don't. That said, it's good thing I'm not a tech writer. Or does the tech world need worst-writer? Nomatter. Here's the one thing to keep in mind when considering whether or not business can progress. It can't. If it progressed … Continue reading Tech Doesn't Progress Because
How It Should Be Done – Visa Applications India
Say what you will about the trials and tribulations of the tech world. Robots steel jobs. Printers get rid of all them pretty secretaries. Email and digital documents save trees. My only worst-question is this: what was it like when humanity moved from horse & buggy to the automobile? I mean, come on. It's not as … Continue reading How It Should Be Done – Visa Applications India
Oh No. #Yahoo Sucks.
First. Full disclosure. I really dig Yahoo. And I don't mean no disrespect with this worst-post. With that in mind. I've been using Yahoo email ever since I lost my password for CompuServe back in the early 1990s. Which brings me to the following question: how can something that was once so good get so screwed … Continue reading Oh No. #Yahoo Sucks.
Slice of Raspberry Pi With Your Led Zeppelin?
Kept putting it off. Didn't want to go there. Must adhere to minimalist principles. It's the only way to live. Or? Yeah. Oh what the heck! Life's too short. I broke down and ordered my first blu-ray drive Thursday. It arrived Friday. No player for me, though. It's an internal LG unit that fits perfectly … Continue reading Slice of Raspberry Pi With Your Led Zeppelin?
The Farnsworth Dictation
Been too long, dear worst-reader. When was the last time I read a play? Back in the day, I used to read plays as fast as I could afford to get my hands on them. I love(d) reading plays. In fact, I preferred reading them to putting all that effort into watching them. But watch them … Continue reading The Farnsworth Dictation
Explaining The URL
It was nineteen ninety-seven/eight (or around there). I was stinting (aka working, aka job jump #4) at a large ad-agency in D'dorf, Germany. I was hired as a consultant to help the business side of advertising learn something new. That new was called the information superhighway. It was also called the world-wide-web. Some even called it the internet. … Continue reading Explaining The URL
Contradiction In Bigness And Failure
There is a theory floating in the ether, dear worst-reader. Yes, it is a worst-writer theory and it's about how/why the DotCom boom was systematically undermined in order to save the new world order. Actually, "new world order" is a misnomer. It should be called old world order. And from here on out that's what … Continue reading Contradiction In Bigness And Failure
Another Reminder of What's Wrong With Everything: Self-Promotion
I get it. I get it. But obviously there are so many that don't get it. (Or is it me?) Nomatter. (They) stay stuck in the past. (They) stay stuck in out-dated paradigms. (They) hang on to rules and authority because it's the only thing they know. They are afraid of spam and trollers, bad things … Continue reading Another Reminder of What's Wrong With Everything: Self-Promotion
Two Ways To Watch The Embarrassment
Just watched Apple WWDC 2015. Recommendation: if you want to watch it, watch it with the commentaries from twit.tv. Leo LePorte & Co. have a blast making fun of goliath Apple and its inability to be stunning. I suppose I'm not shocked at how boring Apple has become. I've been through this before in the 90s. … Continue reading Two Ways To Watch The Embarrassment
Fail Upwards Galore
Why does it feel like telecom carriers are consolidating out of fear? What are they afraid of? Why can’t T-Mobile or Verizon make a logical consolidation? Don't get me wrong. I think consolidation at this level should be prohibited. Let's not get into that, though. I actually like T-Mobile. When I travel home I always use … Continue reading Fail Upwards Galore
Millennial Masses & Wannabees
It can't be said enough--if at all. FB is everything that AOL (and Steve Case) couldn't be. That is, FB, disguised as a "social" network, really is nothing more than an old school web portal. And we know what happens to web portals. Don't we, dear worst-reader? But. Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying … Continue reading Millennial Masses & Wannabees
How Did They Know
The Germans lost the war but the fascists won. -George Carlin The book IBM and the Holocaust is probably the first book I haven't read--but have read the most about. And luckily this worst-post ain't about it. What it is about though is the feeling I got when I read the other day Apple is … Continue reading How Did They Know
Uber Mittelstand
Two things today. One. I hate taxis. Two. As I said here and much worst here, the Germanian concept of Mittelstand is a misnomer. That is, it doesn't mean what you think it means. The Germanians and those that preach it think the word Mittelstand refers to the small and medium enterprises that supply big industry with both parts and … Continue reading Uber Mittelstand
In God We Post
It's time to come clean. I sometimes feel obliged whenever I read an article on the Interwebnets to comment on that article. It's a human thing to do--it's one of the reasons there is the Interwebnet. And worstwriter is definitely full of comments. In fact, I started blogging and subsequently learned how to host my own blog … Continue reading In God We Post
Nitwits Killed By Fire
http://youtu.be/tCPjfbXIDMg Nice long weekend on Spanish island in the Med. Weather wasn't the best but that doesn't matter. We were able to get out from underneath the darkness of Germania for a at least a few hours. Fernweh, baby. And the air is fresher too. Speaking of fresh-air. Did you know that the US and … Continue reading Nitwits Killed By Fire
Less Better
That's his name, btw. Less Better. Almost an ornery type from the 'burbs. Moved to the city because he wanted to be hip. But you know what they say? You can take the hipster out of the suburbs but you can't oil him up enough to make him go that way. Or something like that. … Continue reading Less Better
How To Firmware
Note: this is NOT an advert. Could careless which product you buy. Moving on. ¶Wouldn't you know it. Wait for the right moment and it never comes. Unexpect that moment and it does come. Recent debacle with planetary über-corporation Samsung lead to a firmware update (almost) debacle. As worst-stated in this post, Samsung's IT Volk need … Continue reading How To Firmware
Forced Obsolescence
Rant about corporate goliath Apple, dear worst-reader. Yeah, I'm sitting by the fire and my better-half is sewing, my pug is snooring and the MBP on my lap is roaring. While trying to get some work done I get this strange notice from Apple while trying to access their/my iCloud data. Yeah. Talk about a … Continue reading Forced Obsolescence
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