Shit sucks all over, and we should work to make shit less shitty. And sucky.

QED.... (more)

Healing through prayer and forces of will healing have been around and documented for centuries and nobody seems to know how they work. Strangely nobody in any official position seems to care. Think of the money that could be saved, the pain and suffering of chronic/permanent injuries which could be avoided. The only draw backs that I can see is a lot of doctors and bureaucrats would be out of work, the drug companies would also lose a lot of business. Since doctors cannot heal a sprained ankle ... (more)

I saw a great article that sums up what I try to tell anyone with an opinion on wireless carriers: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/business/13digi.html?_r=1


Most peoples' opinions are based on ads they see, and anecdotal information... few have actually tested anything. This is good though, as ads are supposed to make you think what the advertiser wants you to think without finding out the contrary on your own.

Now to begin with, all telecom companies are shady. Always have been, always... (more)

Crap software sucks hard.

I have had a gripe with java for a while. Maybe it is not the language directly, but it seems to enable lazy/sloppy/lack of care programming styles that lead to horrid programs. Java is great for a small tool, such as a mortgage calculator.

Java is not great for an "Enterprise Class" application. They all run slow. They all take up way too much memory. They all hang for seemingly no reason all the time.

There is too much reliance on "automatic" functionality.
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