I’ve had a Netflix account for many years and when they introduced streaming content last year, I was at first excited and then a little annoyed. I’m primarily a Mac user and Netflix did not (and does not) support streaming to the Mac. When I talked to Netflix customer support, they hinted at [...]

According to this Breaking News from the local paper, our cable provider, Charter, has been filtering out notices from the public library:

Madison Public Library patrons who use a Charter e-mail address likely have not received any messages about books that have become overdue or hold requests that have been filled.
Librarians say that the problem lies [...]

Ben Robbins over at ars ludi presents an interesting concept in this entry. Why not put a second AI into video games whose purpose is to maximize the player’s enjoyment of the game.

Whats missing is the Second AI, the AI that controls the game itself, the AI that tries to make sure the player [...]

An humorous explanation of Net Neutrality from The Daily Show:

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Sometimes I miss not having cable TV.
Update: Looks like Google removed the video.

For those interested, my article on Net Neutrality from the November 9 issue of Network Computing Magazine, has been posted here online. I’m not sure how much grief I’ll get from conservative friends and family for highlighting a bill offered by Congressman Markey from Massachusetts, guess we’ll see. I can’t say I’m thrilled [...]

Those little green Intellitxt double lines have really been annoying me lately. I tried a number of techniques, including editing my /etc/hosts file and installing a script using Firefox with GreaseMonkey.  Neither was very successful.  I was ready to start venting at the sites; You know, telling them that I won’t be visiting them [...]

Nezeramontias Mod
Brett and Suzanne from my biweekly C&C game recommended this mod when they learned that I was a huge fan of Diablo II. I’ve never modded Diablo II before, and wasn’t sure what to expect. The plot line looks familiar but the structure of the game, such as the items and skills [...]