First Impressions: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition (2016)

Deceptively small and light, Dell delivers a laptop that packs a decent punch and lives up to its hype!

The Limits of Acceptance

I accept the process and its results. I will never accept the man and his hatefulness.

[I let this one sit for three days. Then Trump decided that having white supremacists like Steve Bannon on his…

Why I Didn’t Buy a MacBook Pro This Time

Apple still has a lot to offer, but it’s not selling what I actually want to buy!

Before I get accused of being only negative (by the, like, three people who are likely to…

First Impressions: Google’s Pixel XL and Fi

A slick new phone, and the possible death of carrier…

We had plenty of warning. We weren’t listening.

All you need to do is look at Wisconsin to see what the GOP does when it gains power

This’ll be short, folks. I’ve got a bunch of longer rants germinating — like a…

OK, so…now what?

Now, we have to focus on the long, slow reality of what we need to do to repair the damage, not on quick fixes.

Let’s get a few things out of the way. First of all, here are some things not to waste…

Congress is in for a long, painful September

[Portions of this appeared as a comment on a friend’s social media post elsewhere, but it felt articleworthy, and it’s been a little while since I wrote something new here].

The Gunpowder Treason and Plot

…or Why You’ll Never See Me In a Guy Fawkes Mask…

[The original version of this article appeared on my LiveJournal back in 2007.]

OK. I was wrong.

I was wrong about all of it.

I honestly didn’t expect Trump to go to the Democrats to get the deals needed to get Harvey relief, the debt ceiling, and the continuing resolution passed. Frankly, I didn’t expect the Democrats to want to deal with him, and I’m still not…

America’s Rejection of Competence

So it’s 9 November and Donald Trump is President-elect, and that’s a problem.

The problem is not just that Donald Trump is a misogynist, racist bully who acts as if those things were virtues. I mean, that’s also a problem, and a big one, but…