“Let us think the unthinkable
Let us do the undoable
Let us prepare to grapple with ineffable itself 
And see if we may not eff it after all”

Sweeeeet. Comcast is going to bump up their download speed to 3 Mbps and upload to 384 kbps. Now, if we could only get that to 1 Mbps upload. Link

I love sushi; I think I’ve mentioned that before. Grand Rapids had one fairly decent place to go for sushi–Shogun. The Alpine Teriyaki & Sushi wasn’t bad, it was just easy to get to for us when we lived there,…

I’ve been using Thunderbird for a while, but I’m seriously considering moving back to Outlook. Calendering, while not big, is becoming bigger. I have my planner, but it’s got one huge downfall: I actually have to read it. Outlook will…

You always know it’s going to be bad when Fark picks up a story from the Grand Rapids Press. Kidnap suspects, victim all land in jail Ah yes. A kidnapping and beating were bad enough for a 20-year-old Grand Rapids…

Just what the title says, free encryption software for home users. The web site claims that it’s easy to use and works with pretty much any mail application you might have (Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora..) Grab a copy before…

In my constant surprise that there are people who not only don’t get it, but openly and adamently opposed those who do get it, I have yet to see the old and new clash in full view of the public,…

I don’t usually go too far with Joi Ito’s politics or POV, but he’s coined my new favorite phrase… “ignorance creep”.” Link

I’m from a fairly conservative background and even I don’t get this one. A Virginia state representative, John Cosgrove, has introduced legislation that would require women to report all miscarriages within 12 hours. ALL miscarriages…within TWELVE hours. Link or, the…

NR’s 50th Anniversary: Whittaker Chambers on Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged on National Review Online Ayn Rand is, well, whatever you think of her, she’s rich. Which is pretty much what she set out to be. She’s rich in that Scientology…

Clean up! Ryan’s keyboard. “20.1-inch 16:10 widescreen LCD display has a 1680×1050 WSXGA+ resolution, 4 USB 2.0 ports, a thin bezel, a 600:1 contrast ratio, 12ms response time (great for gaming), picture in picture capability, DVI, S-Video, and composite inputs,…