Thomas Upton

Category Archives: Rant

And Now For Something Completely Similar

December 20, 2011 at 00.03

Hi there. Remember me? It’s been a while, I know. Sorry I have not kept in touch. While I would be lying if I promised that I would never go silent for that long again, I have, for mulitple reasons, renewed my interest in writing. I do not have many topics lined up, but I … (Continue reading →)

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April Fool’s Day

April 1, 2007 at 14.05

I haven’t seen a good joke yet. Lame.

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Totally Unacceptable

September 4, 2005 at 19.03

Surivors reveal Superdrome horror, found via Boing Boing. This is America, the land of hope, oppurtunity, tolerance, and accountability. In recent times, this statement becomes more and more idealistic and further away from the truth. The disaster in New Orleans is horrendous enough. Why does it take a tragedy like this to bring out the … (Continue reading →)

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Copy Protected Albums On Amazon

August 1, 2005 at 16.27

This may be old news, but Amazon seems to indicate which albums it sells are copy protected. I haven’t looked to see if any other albums are flagged like this, but it seems that “Copy Protected CD” is one of the formats that is listed on Amazon’s Buying Guide. When was this implemented, and do … (Continue reading →)

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Firefox Wishlist

July 21, 2005 at 18.28

The Firefox web browser had a version realignment today, ultimately resulting in the release of Firefox 1.5 in August / September, with work on FF2.0 and FF3.0 after that. There will be no Firefox 1.1 release. With all this versioning adjustment, I got to thinking about the things I wish that I could see from … (Continue reading →)

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