25. January, 2006 - hump day
- Kirsten’s posted her Secrets of Traveling Revealed!- Part Two. I disagree a little more here. I’m a lot bigger on maps than directions, since directions, especially mapping-website-generated ones do silly things like tell me to
Take the County Road 17 exit. Go 0.3 miles. Turn left at Lexington Ave N. Go 0.6 miles. Continue on Lexington Ave NE for 4.0 miles.
when the simpler answer is Take the Lexington exit and head north for 4.6 miles.
Sure, the road changes names, but it’s a minor change, and I can figure that out. But every mapping service I’ve tried gets this kind of thing wrong, adding lots of extra information that just makes life more difficult when I’m trying to navigate. My ordering? Maps combined with signs, sense of direction, directions, and then phoning for help. Or just getting lost and enjoying the drive. There are days when I would rather take the long way home. [kirsten]
- One of the little bastards got caught: ‘Botmaster’ pleads guilty to computer crimes. Kim suggests he get the full 25 years. He’s offered to pay $15,000 in restitution. I’m with Kim. This man was doing the electronic equivalent of dropping bowling balls of freeway overpasses to watch the crashes or dumping poison into a city’s water supply. He’s proven he can’t behave in a civilized manner, and while 25 years behind bars won’t cure that, it’ll keep him from vandalizing anything else for a while. [kim]
- More news in the war on decongestants: Potent Mexican Meth Floods In as States Curb Domestic Variety. States have been so successful at stopping domestic production of meth that violence has gone up as tweakers are having to commit more crimes to finance the more expensive (and stronger) imported Mexican stuff. [colby cosh]
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Last updated on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:38:38.