It’s hard to resist juicy celebrity gossip, which is probably why spammers tie their landing pages into the most popular stars of the moment. A new survey by McAfee shows that Jessica Biel is the most dangerous star to search for on the Internet, as 20% of the time (1 out of 5 sites), you’ll [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Well, my first week of graduate school is in the books. It was fairly easy going, as the assignments mostly consisted of introductory stuff like setting up a homepage so students can get to know each other, etc. There was quite a bit of reading as well, but I was able to stay on top [...]
NUMMI, the joint-venture automotive manufacturing plant operated by Toyota and GM will likely be closed. Toyota decided to cease operations at the Fremont, CA plant, and distribute the work to other Toyota factories in Canada, Texas, and Japan. This announcement is not much of a surprise, as GM was forced to pull out of NUMMI [...]
After seven good years of service, my monitor is on its last legs. A couple weeks ago, it suddenly started acting up and wouldn’t turn on until a good 10 minutes after my CPU was booted up and ready to go. I’ve been waiting out the hassle and inconvenience because I don’t have the money [...]
I usually don’t pay attention to preseason football, but it’s hard not to be excited about Sunday’s upcoming contest between the Bears and Broncos in Denver. This of course marks QB Jay Cutler’s first return to Denver, where he spent the last three years. His departure was tumultuous, with some of the fans supporting him, [...]
Have you seen Texas QB Colt McCoy yet this summer? Apparently he showed up to camp sporting a mustache, which was supposed to be part of some team-building exercise that the offense engaged in. Whatever the reason, he looks like some kind of ’70s p.r0n (don’t want spammers) star with this thing! At least Colt [...]
I just read that Senator Edward M. Kennedy passed away last night at his home in Hyannis Port, MA. The statement from his family said in part: We’ve lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism, and perseverance will live on in our [...]