The Diatribe * net

Last weekend I drove back to Mass for my cousin Amy’s bachelorette party and my friend Jodi’s bridal shower. In this short weekend, I managed to see domestic abuse and the cops, attend a car show, meet a Massachusetts state senator, and dance on a stripper pole. Did I enter the Twilight Zone? No, just [...]

In one of the Wired.com Blogs, John Gartner discusses how the debate about the money saved by purchasing a hybrid vehicle has been taking the wrong approach. This just further emphasizes the point that more people should switch to these more fuel-efficient vehicles. I’m glad to see that there is such demand for hybrids, though, [...]

One of my favorite reference sites on the Web is Dictionary.com, or it’s little brother Thesaurus.com. I’ve used these two sites mostly for their convenient domain names when trying to look up a definition or synonym. Despite the very simple design and tackyremnant advertising, I’ve been a steadfast user of the site. I think my [...]

For the past few years, I’ve had a number of people tell me how much they like NetFlix. I’ve always been a fan of the service, and even Miss Possible was a subscriber back when we first had started dating. She cancelled the service, however, after we found that we weren’t really taking advantage of [...]

It’s not a good feeling when your cell phone’s battery power winds down to one bar. There’s that moment of dread, followed by uneasiness. On my phone, the display turns from a bright and cheery green 3- bar or 2-bar indicator to a dreary, solitary orange bar. As you could guess, I’m [...]

While we’re on the subject of movies.. why not bring up the mother of all crazy films to be released.. ever. The concept of Snakes on a Plane is the most ludicrous of all ideas I’ve ever heard of, and surprisingly it received relatively decent reviews. While the audiences were not out in force this [...]

A Historian I am not. Prior to viewing the excellent film “V for Vendetta” yesterday, I had no idea who Guy Fawkes was. I didn’t know that in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe there was such a thing as Guy Fawkes Night. Much to my delight, the Brothers’ [...]