tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173288962011-12-14T18:58:48.233-08:00Come and get yer snark on with the captain...Captain Snarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957023877102361042noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17328896.post-58516466121127528312009-01-23T15:19:00.000-08:002009-01-23T15:36:27.363-08:00

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Security at the Australian Open was again under scrutiny Friday when a male streaker interrupted a doubles match involving the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena.Security staff captured the man and banned him from attending the rest of the tournament after he ran on to an outside court while the sisters were playing Ayumi Morita and Martina Mueller.Well, not everyone enjoys

Captain Snarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957023877102361042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17328896.post-21364329546962657162007-12-04T08:33:00.000-08:002007-12-04T08:40:05.611-08:00

Seems like T-Mobile has been having issues with their websites and web services like their mobile browsing and access to customer minutes used and the like. It may have been a pretty big outage as both computer and handheld/mobile access to their sites and services seem to have been down for at least 1.5 hours. The My T-Mobile site did come up a few minutes ago, but there was no data available on

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Or at least their PR Department is. The recent hype that they are producing "the world's first self-tuning technology" for guitar is a false claim - and I'd bet they know that damn well. As do Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Dave Beegle, Tom Keifer, Mark Slaughter, Graham Nash, Ed Roland, Masayuki Matsuyama, Pat Metheny, Rich Robinson, Mick Fleetwood, Robert Hunter, Kenny Loggins, Art Alexakis, Cameron

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What this country needs, aside from a new Frank Sinatra, is more Chuck! Chuck Norris is the answer to all tough problems this country is facing - and the problems your country is facing, too! It actually doesn't matter what the problem is - Chuck will find the bad guy behind all of it and put his feet and fists to work like a cowbell track at 780 RPM. That'll fix it.

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This might be The Most. Absurd. Thing. Yet. When it comes to organizations that police the world to supposedly protect recording artists. Exec summary: listening to the radio while working is considered unauthorized performance when others can hear the music, and is therefore a copyright infringement. OK everybody, turn down your speakers so no one else can hear what you're listening to -

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Scroll down and refresh yerselves with last year's post. Otherwise, it be a gran' occasion t'ave a laugh at the expense of these bilge rats.

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Or is it more a case of punk reaching out from the crypt to rattle some cages? The irony in all this is at least as remarkable as the screw-up factor at the Solo Mobile marketing department and their agency.Update: to be clear that this post is not glossing over the horror of the holocaust here's a sobering, if not full-on creepy, view of life of the SS officers and other personnel at Auschwitz.

Captain Snarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957023877102361042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17328896.post-72137881296190537802007-09-19T09:53:00.000-07:002007-09-19T11:39:03.180-07:00

The New York Times announced recently that it was going to drop it's paid content area, TimesSelect. That took effect last night at midnight. All I can say is it's about freaking time! I've been avoiding the site for 11 years because of this kind of crap.I remember various hacks that people used over the years to link to articles that were (weakly) protected from viewing without registration.

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What better idear fer a holiday there be? It be the new fav'rite of the captain, aye it be so, maties. What's that? Ya dunno what in the blazes I be referrin' to? Ya must be livin' under a reef, lads an' lasses. Why of course it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day and it's more entertainin' than gettin' loaded to the gunwales! Yarrr...Set yer sails, gentlemen [and ladies] of fortune - and

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This grind is so old that I will apologize up front to anyone who is about to read this. But, it can't be helped. Even though the problem of people driving like complete idiots while flapping their traps on the cell phone has been around for years, this just needs to be said. If nothing else for my own mental health lol...If you can afford a $111,600 car - like the moron at the wheel of his

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So FIFA has decided to punish both Zidane [warning: annoying Flash and beef cake PR photos] and Materazzi [Wikipedia entry] for Zidane's infamous head butt attack. At least it seems that there is agreement that the comments were not racist in nature, so the hate mongers can just chill the fark out on that argument. The reasoning and the punishment seem to follow the prevailing logic in France -

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Aye, it's olde news but the Captain still has a bone to pick with Bully Bill and company. Because why you ask? Well, because Microsoft makes Word evil again! Congratulations to the folks at Redmung for [literally] taking us back to 1995. Remember the bad old days when Word would cripple your shiny new Pentium 75 with a whopping 128MB of RAM - if you could afford that much memory back when it was

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This has renewed my faith in teh interweb. GM has made it possible to create your own Tahoe ad as part of a contest in league with The Apprentice. I don't think they saw this coming. Now they're getting a lesson in viral marketing they won't soon forget. I hope this gets TV coverage before it's over. Check these out before they're pulled. Enjoy.[f**k you - nsfw][gay][enviro/politico 1][enviro/

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It could be. Meet the Loremo...It's just a prototype for now, but it's causing a lot of buzz with its public debut at the Geneva Car Show. It's exciting, at least for someone like me who would rather have simpler and less expensive than having to choose from increasingly complex, feature-ridden, and expensive vehicles that have prehistoric MPG ratings. Here's an excerpt from the excellent Times

Captain Snarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957023877102361042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17328896.post-1140205086240790492006-02-17T11:15:00.000-08:002006-02-17T11:46:38.750-08:00

If you're feeling a bit peeved with US tech companies gleefully helping the rat bastards in Beijing censor what their people see on the Internet *and* you want to show your frustration... Well then head on over to this Cafe Press store and pick up a nifty t-shirt. Proceeds going towards Human Rights efforts in China.If you're equally peeved at the morons in the US government, and maybe 'Quailtard

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What's better than Furry Friday? More links that allow you to waste even more time than usual with your browser. Speaking of which, if you haven't tried Opera in three or four years like the Captain here, then it's worth downloading and giving it a go. It's speed really impressed me, especially compared to IE. On to the links...Not Proud is absolutely fascinating in a deviant, morbid kind of

Captain Snarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957023877102361042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17328896.post-1138300943458145082006-01-26T10:12:00.000-08:002006-01-26T20:53:11.893-08:00

It's been too long. If anything, the Captain's been scuppered with subjects to blog on about recently. And then there's the workaday stuff that gets in the way of doing fun things like this...Google is a fascinating phenomena. So much has been written and said over the years. And then there's the amazing, gravity and logic defying stock price. Now that's something. Kind of like a Black Hole

Captain Snarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957023877102361042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17328896.post-1136568231070986952006-01-06T09:07:00.000-08:002006-01-06T09:23:51.083-08:00

It is so common that you hardly read a thing about it these days, but yesterday's news from IBM got me to thinking. They are going to freeze their $48 billion pension plan in 2008, shifting everyone to a 401K plan.As The Register puts it:They have had their pensions switched from defined benefit (guaranteed pension income) to defined contribution (income guaranteed only for the pension company).

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In case you or your children were wondering where to send letters to Santa and/or God, here's the scoop courtesy of BoingBoing. It turns out there is a program in the USPS called Operation Santa Claus that started in 1912:Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock authorized local postmasters to allow individuals and institutions to use letters addressed to Santa Claus for philanthropic purposes — and

Captain Snarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957023877102361042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17328896.post-1133467252616111882005-12-01T11:54:00.000-08:002005-12-01T13:07:28.583-08:00

There really isn't anything to laugh about when thinking about the past four years of war and terror. Yet somehow the folks at www.mnftiu.cc have brought out the absurdity [and dark hilarity] of events since 9/11. Check it out - NSFW and lots of f-bombs and other obscenities.Update: If you like the toons on the site, you can also buy paperback collections of Get Your War On I and II here and here

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Pat Robertson has been really prolific these past few years. He has said more nutty things than Don King in the last few months. Things like killing the President of Venezuela and nuking the State Department. But wait, there's more...Here's his latest - if Dover, PA is struck with disaster they shouldn't bother praying to God for help. Speaking for the All Powerful himself, Pat claims that we've

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Feast your eyes on this bucket of frigging bilgewater - an Episcopal church in Pasadena, CA is being threatened with losing its tax-exempt status because of an anti-war sermon. Mind you that the rector did not endorse one party or the other - which many churches definitely did in the run up to the last presidential election. The Roman Catholic bishop in Colorado Springs [Michael Sheridan] came

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I was just reading a piece on BoingBoing - one of my favorite blogs btw - describing how the Israelis are using sonic booms from their fighter jets as a weapon. Without a doubt this is hardball psychological warfare which must be terrifying for all exposed to it. I am particularly saddened by the effect it apparently has on children and pregnant women.On the other hand, since the return of the

Captain Snarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957023877102361042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17328896.post-1130781032112825722005-10-31T09:32:00.000-08:002006-01-23T07:59:30.746-08:00

I read recently that Nokia is investing in a joint research facility with MIT. I guess they need the brainpower, because they seem to be unable to make a reliable, working piece of synhronization software. No, you're not the only one who has given up on trying to get Nokia PC Suite to work. Of course if that pesky IR feature won't work, you can always pay $50 for a cable. What the snark fark?!

Captain Snarkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957023877102361042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17328896.post-1130171443107314292005-10-24T09:07:00.000-07:002005-10-24T09:30:43.113-07:00

I think this is one of the most powerful rants I have read in a long time. There is freedom of speech here in the US, but regardless it's sure to infuriate a lot of people - particularly religous people. Cenk Uygur goes after Christianity, Islam and Judaism in a 'take no prisoners' manner. Will members of the Big Three unite and put out a contract on Mr. Uygur? At least a death sentence from

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Once again there has been so much news on Avain Flu that it's nearly impossible to keep abreast of it all. With all the hubbub, though, there hasn't been any major news regarding human cases of the virus. Instead, have a look at this piece that provides a rare glimpse into the Roche business at a time where they are truly 'making a killing' as The Observer puts it. It's not a pretty sight.

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And I suppose Captain Snarky has contributed his share of wickedness in his lifetime. The real meaning here is that the Avian Flu and news of the same are both very fast-paced. Developments and information in the last four days include: The United Nations released this information graphic and it has been widely re-published: An interesting article co-authored by the inventor of the

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Europe is facing up to fears of the pandemic with HN51 being identified in Turkey, Romania and now possibly Greece. Interestingly, the EU is being quite frank in saying that it is not really ready for a major outbreak. Poultry shipments from infected areas were quickly shut down by the EU, and Roche is saying that they are stepping up production in Europe.Here in the US, PharmaLive is reporting

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A thought provoking angle on the Avain Flu courtesy of the sharp folks at O'Reilly Radar. They take a look at how Intellectual Property laws are viewed by several countries in light of current events, and how countries' postions re: IP rights of companies that make Tamiflu and Relenza for example, could mean the difference between life and death for millions of people. This thread gets heavy as

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Take one part nerdy, talented, soulful folk rocker and one part Sir Mix-A-Lot and his immortal hit Baby Got Back - and this is what you get. Enjoy.

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All you landlubbers following the Avian Flu have already spotted these articles proclaiming identification of HN51 in Turkey and Romania. Seems like authorities aren't taking many chances in either country. A few interesting morsels for additional reading... monitoring waterfowl in England and what might be one of the most interesting angless in the last few months, The New York Daily News' piece

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Unlike the avian flu issue, the government steadfastly continues to avoid having any kind of environmental awareness or even conscience. Some call it a war. The environment is there for profit first, recreation second, and what else is there? Our leaders of recent years have collectively stuck their heads in the sand when confronted with the Kyoto Protocol. They have insisted on debating Global

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It looks like the US government has *finally* gotten some kind of a clue regarding the possible worldwide outbreak of the Avian Flu. It's about freaking time. Europe seems to have not only had a plan, but has actually been putting it into action. The US business press is predictably fascinated by how money will be made now that the slumbering giant seems to be awakening to the danger. Let's hope

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The captain is onboard with some well salted snark. Whether it's matters of social, political, cultural or economical import - this is where I be going to open up on whatever I reckon to be scuttlebut. Unfettered by the artifices of ultra-positivism and keenly aware of the depths of negativism, and its close cousin cycnicism, I will do my best to steer this vessel somewheres in between. Searchin'

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