Category Archives: software

ÜberFAIL: Ubisoft DRM

By Rick | Published: January 27, 2010

Say “no” to onerous DRM.

Also posted in consumer life, games, idiocy | 1 Comment

Planning for boredom?

By Rick | Published: January 20, 2010

The Boredom Button!

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Unintended connections

By Rick | Published: December 19, 2009

If you’ve never seen James Burke’s fantastic ten episode 1978 series called Connections, watch it! Watch it soon, watch it now! One point he stresses in the series is that no inventor has any idea of the consequences of his invention. Do you think the first person to conceptualize the automobile thought it would completely [...]

Also posted in Apple, computers | 2 Comments

Mess effect

By Rick | Published: May 7, 2008

You want me to pay to get screwed? I don’t think so.

Also posted in games, piracy | 1 Comment

Alarm Clock 2

By Rick | Published: March 14, 2008

Wake me up before I’m late late.

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Orbiter

By Rick | Published: February 20, 2008

Come fly with me … and if you eat all the free peanuts, you’re going out the airlock without a pressure suit.

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Free, with strings

By Rick | Published: January 23, 2008

Microsoft gives to the developing world, with conditions.

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DRM: their rights, not yours

By Rick | Published: November 10, 2007

Major League Baseball is happy to take your money and then screw you out of your purchase less than a year later.

Also posted in consumer life, rights, sports | Leave a comment