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Tired of the outrage?

That’s fair enough. Only three weeks in, and I’m pretty tired of a regime that keeps doing outrageous things. Sadly, we’re stuck with them for a while…

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…

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].

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…

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…

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 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.]

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…

Second Opinion: Google’s Pixel XL and Fi

Another month and several road trips later, still loving both the phone and the service

A few weeks ago I gave my preliminary review of Google’s Pixel XL phone and Fi service…