Friday’s Conversation Topics
Who doesn't love a fluffy puppy?
And I don’t want to waste more of your time with my preamble, like I usually do, so here we go!
- Hospital mixes up ID of survivor and victim. Yes, we’ve seen this scene played out in plenty of movies, but the true horror is the real life event of grieving over the daughter that isn’t dead and holding a bedside vigil for the daughter that isn’t yours. Add this to the list of things I never want to do as a parent.
- “A revolutionary product and an unbelievable price!” So said Steve Jobs and the world gobbled it up, indeed, millions of iPads have been sold in just a few months. And the demand plays out in every country the device is available, so skilled are the developers, software writers and marketers that this one company holds sway over so much of our ‘consumer life”. Such good workers being sued by such stupid people. Personally I have yet to get one, my combination of desktops (including a iMac) and two laptops have me well prepared for any demand already. Of course, should I ever want to join Steve in the Apple controlled world and visit the entire web using the Apple developed safari-style browser that doesn’t render flash pictures, games, links, videos, etc., thereby missing out on usually the most popular parts of the web, well, when that day comes I will tell you. I won’t say I was almost seduced, several times, but I remain an iPad Virgin.
- I have moved and with that move I have opted for the fastest internet service I can get. Indeed, I’m the 4th person signed up for this service in our area of 80,000 people. Yes, my work is done better with less publishing issues slowing me down. Below is an image of my www.Speedtest.net measurement of my internet service and I’d really like to know what yours is.
I do have to add that my internet service is supposed to be 100Mbs and the average I’ve seen from Speedtest.net measurements is between 48Mbs and 55Mbs, which is quite a bit higher than Verizon’s home DSL plans and that you should know that I am paying 3.5 times more ($150.00 a month) than Verizon’s Turbo plan but have a higher consistent rate, I’m sure. I also have double their Fios plan rated service… Do you really get what you pay for?
- A self-guided audio tour in Klingon in a very interesting place. Yet another reason why all those Saturday afternoons with my “beq” have not gone to waste. Now I just need to be transported to the Jenolan caves, west of Sydney, and speak the “language de jour”… LOL.
- What you drink affects people’s opinions of you. Now, I might be stretching the point of this article, and the study it brings to attention, but I do think the logical conclusion that would include pictures of your online dating profile should not have pictures of yourself drinking obviously alcoholic beverages because of the possible conception that you are “less intelligent”. Hell, someone had to say it first, right?
