How Few Thoughts a Brain Holds 2

by | Apr 2, 1999 | Essays

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, my brain returns to fan the flames of discontent while leaping off the bridge of rational thought and into the black night of a thousand mixed metaphors. Extra vitrol, no charge. Regarding the current NATO...

Freedom to be Stupid

by | Jan 13, 1999 | Essays

My take on Hate Crime Laws and why they’re bad idea numero uno. Saying what I think and thinking what I say have never been more dangerous. Or incomprehensible. Introduction One of the organizing principles of every civilized society is that each individual has...

How Few Thoughts a Brain Holds

by | Dec 16, 1998 | Essays

Random bits of news heartily deserving of extreme vitrolic commentary receive same for price of regular vitrol. My egg nog overdose comes early this year. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Y2K glitch in your PC. Dr. K gets his 60 Minutes of fame. At least he still...

VUI: The New Paradigm

by | Sep 1, 1998 | Essays

I talk. Computer listens. Computer does things. Finally somebody who cares what I have to say! 2001: A Space Odyssey a few years early. The latest in human-computer interaction, featuring the Macintosh. This story got me over 400 hits on the hit counter. Imagine what...

What a Surprise

by | Aug 20, 1998 | Essays

You couldn’t write a novel that would be any more tawdry than what Bill Clinton has foisted upon America’s 6 o’clock news. You wouldn’t want to. Recommendation: Call your local HazMat team, this is a presidential chemical spill of epic...

Good Times, Bad Times on the Internet

by | Aug 17, 1998 | Essays

A mea culpa regarding my computer virus rants over the years. I wasn’t really that wrong since the latest represents an innovation in virus technology, but you can listen to me grovel anyway. Includes “bonus rant” on the First Amendment and free...