Archive for July, 2009

Can we stop this life imitating science fiction trend now?

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Apparently the publishers of the George Orwell book 1984 have changed their mind about selling an electronic version and retroactively revoked Amazon’s permission to sell it. In response Amazon has deleted the book from the e-book readers of everyone who bought it.

I can just see it now “You could not have bought 1984. There is no such thing as 1984. There never was a 1984. “

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Douglas Adams was a Visionary

Monday, July 13th, 2009

In the closest I have seen yet to the actual H2G2 universe coming into existence, comes news today that Wells Fargo Bank is suing itself

I wish I could say that I was linking to an Onion article, but unfortunately this one is true…

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The Perils of Bike Lanes

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

I’ve talked before about the fact that bike lanes, while they seem at first like a good safety measure, are in actual fact a monumentally horrible idea that will only lead to increased cyclist injuries. After my experiences the last few days it is time to write down why I believe this.
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