Posted in DV Hardware, Personal Ramblings, The Internet on Mar 30th, 2008
Razer Destructor review I’ve been slacking a bit this year but I finally got a new review online. The Razer Destructor is a $40 mousepad that ships in a very neat carrying case. Currently I’m working on a review of the Spire Edge laptop sleeve and a review of the OCZ Vendetta 2 is also […]
Posted in Personal Ramblings, Politics and economics on Mar 28th, 2008
I just read an article over at CNN that this year’s Tax Freedom Day in the U.S. is April 23rd. Tax Freedom Day is a purely theoretical date that helps you to visualise how much the government steals from the income of an average American. It depends a lot on the state you’re living in […]
Posted in The Internet on Mar 27th, 2008
I just read at Reuters that CNET is going to fire 120 workers, that’s about 10% of its staff. CNETÂ is the owner of various popular sites like news.com, download.com, GameSpot, GameFAQs, MP3.com, TechRepublic, ZDNet, … CNET expected pre-tax restructuring charges from the job cuts to run between $3.5 million and $4 million, most of which […]
Posted in Personal Ramblings on Mar 23rd, 2008
We didn’t have a white Christmas but we do have a white Easter this year! After a winter full of rain we’re finally getting some snow during the Easter weekend. Here’s a picture I just shot outside, our dog Darco appears like a ghost due to the long shutter time I hope it will get a […]
Posted in Funny and weird stuff on Mar 19th, 2008
This video was shot about a month ago in Denmark. The braking mechanism of this turbine was malfunctioning and a storm caused the blades to spin so fast that that the turbine exploded. Fortunately no one got hurt. Now I know why I don’t want a wind mill in my back yard .
