Archive for January, 2006

Comparing Laptops

« 23 January 2006 | 11:45 | Computing, Linux | 2 Comments »

My trusty Dell Inspiron 8500 is on its last legs. Actually, it’s totally fine except that the power socket in the mainboard is screwed and only makes an intermittent connection. The net effect is that the battery runs down and the thing shuts itself down all the time. This is extremely frustrating [...]



Annotated World Oil Price History

« 19 January 2006 | 17:04 | Foreign Policy, General | No Comments »

Today I found an interesting annotated history of world oil prices.



USC is Overrated

« 1 January 2006 | 19:39 | NCAA Football | No Comments »

Finally, someone is calling out ESPN’s ridiculous segment concluding that the 2005 USC team is the best college football team in history.

For instance, the ESPN crew discussed a hypothetical game between USC and the 1997 Michigan Wolverines. That Michigan team had a spotty offense, but its defense was phenomenal, allowing less than nine points a [...]



Maurice Clarett Wanted for Robbery

« 1 January 2006 | 18:46 | NCAA Football, Sports | No Comments »

Well, my days as a Maurice Clarett apologist may have come to an end. It appears that he is wanted for armed robbery.

Clarett, 22, who helped the Buckeyes win the national championship in 2002, fled when the bar owner or manager, who knew Clarett and the victims, came into the alley and identified him [...]