Category Archives: rants

Another failure in Web page styling and design.

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Vid Luther

This one comes from Microsoft, and their Silverlight install page. Since I already have silverlight installed, I can’t show what the actual download link looked like, but it wasn’t obvious at first. Why do people still not pay attention to … Continue reading →

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Time Warner Cable of San Antonio, Monopolies and why they suck. – UPDATED

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Vid Luther

Why Monopolies Suck, arrogance of Time Warner Cable. Update (May 12th 2009) I’m leaving the original post up, but in case anyone else stumbles upon this, I’d like to share that the issue has been resolved to my liking with … Continue reading →

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On Microsoft's latest Ad.

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Vid Luther

This post talks about how Microsoft’s new Ad puts Apple on the defensive. I beg to differ. The Ad is cute, but it preaches to the choir. The apple fanboys don’t like it for some reason, the windows fanboys think … Continue reading →

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QOTD: "It is easier to fight for one's principles, than to live up to them" – Alfred Adler

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Vid Luther

The results of the election have proven once again, that the ideals of humanity, know no color, or ethnicity.
That there is always light at the end of the tunnel, and that race relations are getting better, things are changing
and the younger generation, is ready to take control of it’s future.

Now, I’m not delusional, I don’t believe that by the end of November, Gas prices will be around $0.99/gallon, or people
will not be evicted from their residences. There is a lot of work ahead of us, the hard part is about to start. Enjoy this
electoral victory for a few days, but start preparing for the tough times ahead. Continue reading →

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How I would change the iPhone.

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Vid Luther

So, it’s been a few months since iPhone 3G came out, and a little over a year that the original jesus revealed itself. After using the phone from the day of launch, here are my thoughts on where Apple can … Continue reading →

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Another article on Telecommuting. The Ugly, The Bad and The Good

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Vid Luther

Computer World has an article about Telecommuting . So, I thought I’d chip in my inflated $0.02. Telecommuting, doesn’t mean working from home. This is one of the biggest myths, and truths people will realize over time. What makes me … Continue reading →

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Macs are expensive, PC's are cheap, blah blah!

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Vid Luther

So, I was reading an article about how Macs cost twice as much as PCs, and how they’re such a rip off, and only gullible consumers buy Macs. I thought, oh no, not again, not the vim vs emacs, linux … Continue reading →

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To KTLA Reporter, Re: The iPhone Line and your pathetic career

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Vid Luther

To the KTLA reporter who was amazed by the people standing in line for the iphone. Yes, we know it’s just a phone. It’s just a phone, for God’s sake. Yet, you seem to miss the sad truth about your … Continue reading →

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The necessary scum of the IT world: Recruiters

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Vid Luther

I’m not sure if all recruiters work off some hidden cosmic rhythm, or if they share information.. but I find it amusing, that a bunch of them call me around the same time every month. Anyway, in the past 3-4 months I’ve been underwhelmed, and frankly offended by these email recruiters.

In light of This article by Nick Halstead , I thought I would throw in some experiences from contractor/job seeker side. I’m glad to see that these recruiters aren’t horrible just to the recruitee, but also to their paying client, yet disappointed.
Example Conversation (this happened last week): Continue reading →

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My WWDC 08 Score

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Vid Luther

Dismal. It seems the only thing I got right were: Mobile Me 3G GPS From the perspective of what’s next, I guess more information will roll out, I’m a little worried that Mr. Jobs didn’t find one small piece critical.. … Continue reading →

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