27
Nov
For those who haven’t kept track:
Best Buy took my hard drive out of my laptop, without permission, and wouldn’t give it back. They claimed it failed a stress test.
I took Best Buy to court, the judge made them return my hard drive.
Now, the update: the hard drive they claimed did not work, works fine. However, [...]
22
Nov
Turkeys get slaughtered all the time. Come Thanksgiving, it’s going to be Turkey Genocide. We’re okay with that, because we like food, we like getting together with family, and watching football or something. Still, every year, we have our leaders pardon a turkey or two:
But Sarah Palin pardons her turkey while behind her, on camera, [...]
20
Nov
California voters have passed a proposition that defines a word, but has no other legal consequence. Proposition 8 says: Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. However, even proponents of the law point out that, under California law, domestic partners shall have the same rights, protections, and benefits [...]
20
Nov
My least favorite genre is the romantic comedy. Or even worse, the teen love romantic comedy. Actually, teen love is even worse when it’s not funny.
On the other hand, I love vampire movies. The blog, Snarkerati, listed the 70 top vampire movies of all time. The list is great because it takes a combination of [...]
18
Nov
I realize I saw awesome too much. To me, many things are awesome, at least in the moment. Later the experience fades and I can compare the awesome moment with many other moments, and awesome fades to average.
The latest Bond movie, for instance. We walked out of the theater, to a nearby restaurant, without anyone [...]
12
Nov
Turns out Best Buy can’t just steal your hard drive. It took a judge to explain that to them, but he did and they gave it back to me. The whole thing is still pretty stunning. Basically:
Best Buy pulled a perfectly functional hard drive out of my laptop, without ever mentioning it to me.
They returned [...]
