Category: Rants

The Best CAPTCHA Ever

I just got an e-mail from someone saying that my homegrown CAPTCHA was “stupid”. On the contrary, it’s far more effective than Google’s.

SpaceX Does the Preposterous

SpaceX has done what everyone assumed was preposterous.

When You Piss Off a Telemarketer

Rachel from Card Services is mad at me, and I’m suffering the consequences.

Interview with a Scammer

I had a refreshingly honest discussion with a “Windows tech support” phone scammer who admitted to me he was a criminal and tried to justify himself.

MultiSIM BLUE Review

  I was excited when I saw that Mouser was coming out with an apparently unlimited PCB CAD program. I’m not excited anymore. Check out my review at my other site, PCBShopper.

Phaser on a smartphone

A UI Parable: The Smartphone Phaser

Last night, I had a dream that I had the latest Starfleet-issue phaser – and it was integrated with my smartphone. The result was truly a nightmare.

Why Star Trek Into Darkness Sucked

The latest Star Trek movie wasn’t as monumentally stupid as the last one, but it was still pretty bad.

Today’s Clueless Kids

It’s been observed that each generation thinks it invented sex. Likewise, each generation thinks its video games are classics. Sometimes, you just have to smack these kids upside the head.