[x]Blackmoor Vituperative

Thursday, 2012-03-22

It’s called Basecamp

Filed under: Programming — bblackmoor @ 22:44

What do you call a project management tool that doesn’t have any way to set task status, doesn’t have any way to set task prerequisites or dependencies, doesn’t have any form of time tracking, doesn’t have a way to set task priority, doesn’t have a way to move a task from one category to another, doesn’t have Gantt charts, and quite simply doesn’t have any of the fundamentally essential features of a project management system?

It’s called Basecamp. And they charge money for this garbage, believe it or not. Even more astonishing, people actually pay for it.

Tuesday, 2012-03-13

Dollar Shave Club

Filed under: Fine Living — bblackmoor @ 17:59

The $1 a month razor is actually $3 a month, including shipping. That actually sounds like a pretty good deal, if you like twin-blade razors. 60 of the Dollar Shave Club twin blades would be $36 (12 months at five cartridges per month).

Myself, I like the Bic Metal single-blade razor. You can get 60 on Amazon for $25. On the other hand, I still can’t find the box of those I bought a few years ago, and I really do need a shave….

Friday, 2012-03-09

The TSA is corrupt and incompetent

Filed under: Civil Rights,Science,Travel — bblackmoor @ 21:54

I write to my Congress people every so often asking them to abolish the TSA (not reform, not privatize — abolish). If more people did so, at least the corruption would be more obvious.