Public radio’s pledge drives…

It’s pledge time for public radio here in Hartford, and WNPR is on the prowl for donations. Now, I listen all the time and I am a member, but I can’t help but wonder if they would make ten times or a hundred times the money they make now if there was a way to … Read more

PS3 vs Xbox 360, revisited

Because my son’s domination of the television and, indeed, the entire living room by his 24/7, non-stop playing of Call of Duty 4, and his loud, loud, continual swearing, homophobia and racially-tinged epithets which is, of course, your standard Xbox Live experience really made it impossible to get anything done that required thought, I consigned … Read more

Sarnaks by the dozen

First of all, there’s *no such thing* as a so-called “Tipa pull”. For one thing, it’s just more EFFICIENT to nuke something at a door and have the entire fort come after you in groups of three and four. Look, what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. Everyone dinged, no harm, no foul 🙂 The … Read more