Rants

• Artificial definitions

  6 Mar 2026 • 2 min read • post ai precision Rants

  Just saw a post talking about someone predicting when we’ll see “ASI” (artificial superintelligence). The grifters haven’t even managed a decent definition of …

• Dangerous Plastic Packaging

  2 Dec 2006 • 1 min read • Rants technology post

  I’ve been wondering this and noting that more and more products are coming wrapped in this stuff. I use a tchochke that I got from Tripwire that has a tiny corner of a razor blade on it to open …

• Apostrophe Abuse Is Cruel

  22 Nov 2006 • 1 min read • Rants post

  Boing Boing: Atrocious apostrophe’s and “quotation” “mark” “abuse” photo galleries Two Flikr galleries dedicated to photo’s of apostrophe and quotation …

• Data Shows Overuse Of The Word 'Pandemic' Becoming 'Global Pandemic'

  7 Dec 2005 • 1 min read • Rants post

  One example: https://bankinfosecurity.com/node/2696 Isn’t “Global pandemic” a bit redundant? Also, is the term “pandemic” even appropriate, or the most appropriate, to …

• The complete toll of the Iraq War

  9 Nov 2005 • 1 min read • Rants politics post

  It really miffs me to hear media focus entirely on the number of death-specific casualties of the Iraq war but completely ignore the other horrible casualties. From the McLaughlin Group, 11/4/05: MR. …