White electrical tape cost more
The only possible explanation: white electrical tape must cost more.
Category Archives: technology
Amazon shipping disaster
Amazon is good for a great many things, including buying computer equipment. So: say you need some 5 terabyte (that’s five trillion bytes) hard drives, and Amazon offers them at a good price. You order them, and can’t help but notice Continue reading Amazon shipping disaster
Bungee bumper repair
Is your car the butt of jokes because the car’s butt is falling off? Do you have some spare bungee cords? Then you have a solution at hand! Or elasticized cord and hooks, at least, as demonstrated by this innovative Continue reading Bungee bumper repair
Tattered Cover: a bookstore
Tattered Cover is a bookstore in Denver, Colorado. A real, brick-and-mortar (or possibly reinforced concrete and drywall) store selling physical books made of paper and cloth. It isn’t part of some huge corporate conglomerate, with ties into publishing companies and Continue reading Tattered Cover: a bookstore
Seat management failure
“Seat management” is a management term for figuring out the cost of an enterprise service. Have 50 employees with computers? Have a need for 50 copies of Microsoft Office? Then seat management is for you: rather than think of this Continue reading Seat management failure
And it runs on batteries
Would you be willing to buy a BMW that gets up to 81 miles on a single charge, has a 170 horsepower motor, and costs a mere $41,350, not including the inevitable options? The all-electric design pretty much dictates that Continue reading And it runs on batteries
Pointlessly Pointed iPoint
It is early in the school year and you’ve reluctantly concluded that the thousands of dollars you spent on clothing, fees, supplies, and whatnot failed to cover every expense. Reluctantly, you drag yourself to Costco and get: A computer? Nope, Continue reading Pointlessly Pointed iPoint
For those who find sprinkling undercomplex
Do you want to have a lawn so green, it glows green in the dark? But do you find the simple challenge of turning on a faucet to water the lawn insufficiently challenging? Then get the Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller! Which Continue reading For those who find sprinkling undercomplex
Codes, cyphers, and the National Cryptologic Museum
Located at the edge of Fort Meade, Maryland, in an old, nondescript motel, is the National Cryptologic Museum. Admission is free, and with that admission you can explore how the worlds of communications, mathematics, and security intersect in cryptology. Photos Continue reading Codes, cyphers, and the National Cryptologic Museum