Big Iron

I bought a 2.26 8-core Xeon Mac Pro recently. I intend to use it for music and video production, two tasks for which it is well-suited. I call it “Big Iron” since that’s what it is: A huge chunk of metal that takes over the whole side of my desk....

Rally of the Nutjobs

While I’m generally in favor of people exercising their First Amendment rights—it typically yields good comedy when it comes from the political arena—it’s hard to take seriously the folks (aka “Tea baggers”) showing up today in Washington...