Anna the Bot... and other stuff

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

And it has apparently hit the charts or something in Europe.
...bans all the spammers... oy.

Meanwhile, back in the jungle...

Apple consistently delivers stuff that I've wanted since I was a kid. The original iBook, the G4 Cube, the alunimum PowerBook, AirPort, the Mac mini, GarageBand, and AirPort Express.

AirPort Express with AirTunes (my latest techno acquisition) is the awesomest. Since I already have a real AirPort base station, I was able to get the AirPort Express set up in my livingroom (all hooked into my stereo and everything) in about 2 minutes. Two minutes. Just two minutes and I was able to stream music from any computer in the house to the stereo.

I don't understand why more technology doesn't work this way. Plug it in, it goes. Done. I've heard other people complain that computers are too hard to figure out and they should be easier... as easy to operate as a car. Personally, I beleive that's grossly over-simplifying. That's like saying that assembling an M1-Abrams should be as easy as making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Not that working a computer is that difficult, but it's a matter of comparing apples to wrenches.
But back to the other thing; laugh at the simplicity of Apple products if you will, but face it: the more easy it is to use, the more likely it is that folks will use it. And the more easy it is, the more baffling it is as to why everything isn't that way. To paraphrase Arthur C. Clarke:

Any technology distiguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.

Anywho... I do sometimes miss my tangerine iBook. *sigh* It was a well travelled iBook... San Diego, CA - San Francisco, CA - Kona, HI - New York, NY... and I hope that it's still travelling.

*sniff*

I know where Matt is.

By now, you've all heard of Matt, the 29-year old from the Northwest U.S. who travelled the world on a low budget, only to dance everywhere he went.

Well, did you know he's done it a few times? Did you know he just put out his newest video... with footage of himself dancing on all 7 continents?

Did you know that I'm only slightly jealous of him... he being a few years younger than I am and he's been to everywhere except Greenland... I'd like to see Mayan temples and Angkor Wat...

Did you know he works in the same industry that I'm in?

I know where Matt is.

Things to NEVER do...

1. Never let anyone bring you more than 1 margarita per hour.
2. Never eat a whole bag of prunes in one sitting.
3. Never pour the crumbs of a bag of pretzels into your mouth.
4. Never rub your eyes after handling a jalapeno.
5. Never eat a bag of Clamato Chips.