Archive for February, 2007

Salmonella in Peter Pan, Great Value peanut butters

February 15th, 2007

ConAgra is warning consumers to not eat peanut butter it produces, namely Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter.

Tim Hardaway hates gays … so be it

February 15th, 2007

Basketball player Tim Hardaway was asked the other day about his views on gay players in the NBA. He said, Well, you know, I hate gay people. So I let it be known I don’t like gay people. I don’t like to be around gay people. You know, I’m homophobic. I don’t like it. It should be (unintelligible) in the world for that or in the United States for it. So, yeah, I don’t like it.

Andy Reid leaves Philadelphia Eagles to be with family

February 13th, 2007

Andy Reid ought resign his position permanently. He hasn’t led the football team to a Super Bowl victory, despite coaching the team to the ultimate game for NFL teams a few times. There were always legitimate excuses why the team lost. Lack of camaraderie. Lack of coordination. Terrell Owens vs. Donovan McNabb. McNabb’s injuries. T.O.’s attitudes. It was always something.

PA. Sen. Vincent Fumo a crook

February 7th, 2007

According to the Associated Press, the 267-page indictment comes more than four years after federal authorities began investigating the Citizens’ Alliance for Better Neighborhoods, a group started by Fumo aides in 1991 to serve the neighborhood where he grew up. The real goal, it seems, was to line to the pockets of select people, including Fumo.

SanDisk keyfob bloatware needs some work

February 1st, 2007

When I began fiddling with the SanDisk Cruzer, I found it has this “desktop” software, so you can encrypt the contents of the drive. That’s a nice idea, but since I have no idea what’s behind that encryption, and didn’t take time to hack it, I decided to simply wipe the drive and use it how I use all keyfobs: using my own encryption source. I didn’t wipe everything off the drive, though, until I played with the stuff that came as bonus features.