Alchemy of dentistry (1) Feb 25, 2008
I find it odd that we as an advanced human race have pills to cure serious diseases, vaccinations to prevent them in the first place, and surgeries to fix everything else, yet we still go to strange men in small offices to sit on robotic leather chairs, where we pay to have x-rays shot into our skulls and have our teeth scraped with sharp metal tools, after which we spit blood and schedule an appointment to do it all over again. #health
Intelligence Your Life Feb 25, 2008
I was reading some websites and noticed a picture link for a book by John Tesh. 
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Because of the size of the image, I could've sworn it said, "Intelligence Your Life," as if intelligence was a verb, and by intelligencing our lives, we could finally be called intelligent.  And I thought it was pretty ironic that the title of a book claiming to bring intelligence to one's life would be so incredibly unintelligent.  And then I noticed the "for". #entertainment
Sprint is sometimes good Feb 25, 2008
Despite my awful experience switching my cell carrier to Sprint (and them losing my old number) and the staggeringly copious amount of negative opinions circulating on the interwebs, I've come to the conclusion that Sprint is actually good sometimes.  Here's why: 
  1. They have great coverage.  This probably has something to do with sharing Verizon's towers.  However it's done, it works out great for me.  I pretty much always have service.
  2. They have a high-speed data network with cheap unlimited access plans.  AT&T and T-Mobile have slower data networks.  Sprint and Verizon have faster data networks.  Verizon charges no less that $45 per month for unlimited data access.  Sprint charges $15.
  3. They have a cheap low-minutes calling plan.  I don't need 6000 minutes per month, no matter how much it costs.  Looking over my cell phone bills for the past several months, I noticed I use about 150 minutes per month, max.  Sprint has a 200-minute plan for $30.  Verizon's closest is its 450-minute plan for $40.  Too many minutes for too much money.
  4. They have a cheap lots-of-text-messages plan.  $5 for 300 text messages.  I don't need unlimited text messages for $15, Verizon.
I could easily come up with another list that's twice as long, full of all the horrible things about Sprint (mainly that it's great as long as you don't have a problem that requires you to talk to a human), but I'll stop here.  Sprint is sometimes good.  You heard it here first. #technology
Startup (1) Feb 25, 2008
I hate software that thinks I want it to start when Windows starts.  Am I not smart enough to determine what I'd like my computer to do when I start it up?  Do I really need a software developer to make that decision for me?  I think not.  Jerks. 

Today's example is Amazon Unbox, the software that enables you to download stuff from Amazon.  Not only did it make itself start with Windows, it made it difficult to change that option.  Why would I want this program to download stuff from Amazon as soon as I turn my computer on?  What if I'm *gasp* not connected to the internet?  And why does it warn me that I'll have to start the program manually if I disable it from starting automatically?  The word tautology comes to mind. #technology