A Curmudgeonly Look At Google Wave 197
rsmiller510 writes "For those of you who think Google Wave is all that and a bag of chips, I put on the brakes and give you a few questions to ponder."
Comment Re:How about taxing corn instead of sugar? (Score 1) 793
Corn syrup tastes like shit, sugar tastes great. Isn't that reason enough to use sugar? If I shat in your coffee every morning instead of putting in two sugars, it would be cheaper, but it would taste like shit, and you would want sugar instead. Why can't we just do that?
Elderly To Get Satellite Navigation To Find Their Way Around Supermarkets 80
Three government centers in the UK have been working on a way to use digital technology to help the elderly and the disabled. One of their ideas is a supermarket satellite navigation system to help elderly people who get confused by changing layouts in the aisles. Professor Paul Watson, of Newcastle University, said: "Many older people lack the confidence to maintain 'normal' walking habits. This is often due to worries about getting lost in unfamiliar, new or changing environments." A kitchen for Alzheimer's patients packed with hidden sensors and projectors is also in the works.
Comment Re:Goodness gracious me (Score 1) 570
In Texas at least, and I think California, if you go into smaller general shops or gas station mini marts you can find 330mL glass bottles of Coca Cola made with cane sugar. The cheapest I've seen it is $.95/bottle. It tastes awesome. If you have a choice, get the stuff that is bottled in Monterrey; it says where it is bottled on the side of the cap. The stuff bottled in Tijuana is horrible and watered-down shit.
Comment Re:SNOWBOUND!! (Score 1) 429
Power goes out in hotter places too. After Ike, Houston had a lot of hot days, and it really sucked.
