Ever wonder what the root cause of an airplane crash is? Well, no, I haven’t either. I have, however, examined the cause of one in some depth thanks to my usability class. That’s right, I’m finally back into the swing of things with school (although I still haven’t signed up for a correspondence course yet). Unfortunately, I’ve been hearing rumours that we’re supposed to get another 15 to 25 cm of snow sometime this week. Boston and Ontario both have storms going on right now, and both are heading our way. The odds of at least one of them hitting us are pretty high. I’m getting so sick of snow! Since the beginning of January, we’ve already had 93 cm of snow. As happy as I am for all of the skiers
out there, can it please let up now? Pretty please?
I’m currently sitting in the basement of J/J/K/P’s house with John, who is talking to someone on the Internet. Janet and Katie, apparently, are at Fong’s. I’m having a lot of trouble concentrating on writing this, because my eyes keep wandering to the Trainspotting poster that’s on the wall down here. You know the one — “Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose…” — you know, Trainspotting. What a bad movie that was.
In world news, there seems to be a Bluetooth-spread virus infecting onboard computers in certain Lexus models. How creepy is that? I think computers that are embedded in anything that is in control of your life should be secure, firewalled, isolated, and pretty much immune to this sort of thing. Although I’m one of the biggest geeks you’ll likely to meet, even I don’t think cars should be connected to the Internet
. At least not until car-makers can figure out a way to make them secure (hint: embed some sort of derivative of BSD and you’re on the right track).
Anyway, next time you’re driving along and see a Lexus careening your way, thank Bluetooth.
Comments
Steve
I don’t think a Cars ICU should have bluetooth or any other such device. Besides if they did that would totally make that scene in 2fast 2furious with the EMP gun totally less interesting to watch.
Tony
Sometimes when I go to your site, Mark, it doesn’t display right. There’s no graphics, no light-blue background, no formatting. But then, when I refresh, everything shows back up.
I havn’t tried it in IE.
Simon
Your site tis lookin hot, so hot i’m melting in fact in this blistering summer heat (insert ‘ha-ha’ soundclip from simpsons).
I’m loving bluetooth, you can sit in a shopping centre and connect to people’s mobiles that you don’t know and send them videos, mms, sms messages… so fun! and they don’t get your phone number from it.
check out this cool thing that’s coming out soon:
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it’s a thing you can impregnate under your skin that releases stuff to make melatonin in your skin, a sun-free natural tan!! hook a brother up
Mark@Ion
Tony, hold CTRL when you hit F5 to totally clear the cache.
Simon, you’re a very strange voyeur. And here’s a question: in Australia, land of much sunshine and very little ozone layer, what’s with the fake tans?
Mark@Ion
Tony, hold CTRL when you hit F5 to totally clear the cache.
Simon, you’re a very strange voyeur. And here’s a question: in Australia, land of much sunshine and very little ozone layer, what’s with the fake tans?
Pugs
Mark did a doubepost Na Na Na Na Na Na.
Pugs
You know that’s karma for ya I try to make fun of mark and I fuck up the spelling.
Keddy@home
New Post By me… GO READ IT!!!
Steve
Okay so I just finished watching CBCs the Fifth Estate, tonight it scared me. It was on Fox News, need I say more? I doubt I do. This I will say, and I belive it proves the depth of knowledge that the reporters at Fox News have, it would seem the same stupid blonde ignorant bitch that Mark so enjoyably showed several of us a video clip of actually thinks that Canada sent troops to Vietnam and can’t fathom why we didn’t send any to Iraq then proceeded to argue with a CBC reporter on the fact. I’ll leave it at that, knowing the people who will be reading this soon there should e some interesting reading for the next day or two.
Apollo
Steve, many Canadians did go to Vietnam (though not, I believe, sent by the government), and Canada produced a lot of the Napalm used in the conflict. I say this not to take away from what you’re saying, because I believe Fox is one of the worst bits of corrupt media out there, but to clarify the notion that Canadians were involved in the Vietnam war.
Steve
I didn’t say that I said Canada did not send troops to Vietnam, this is a fact. Another Fact is that many Canadians went south and joined the American Army so the could go, however I ment it as saying that Canada did not send Canadian Troops. Some Canadians wanted to fight they went south some Americans didn’t so they came north. I was very clear in what I said and I do not believe it needed any verification or elaboration.
Apollo
I was just trying to show where the misconception could have come from, that’s all.
Steve
Yeah its called bad jurnalism, as a jurnalist you shouldn’t go on the air and say something different than what is know internationally to be a fact and has been for 30 years. If she had been doing her job she would have known better.