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E-texbooks – yes, please!
When I was in school, from junior high on, I was always stuck carrying a heavy bookbag filled with textbooks to and from school. Schlepping all these books – where I might need only a few pages from any one of them at a given time – is an ugly memory. An iPad with all my textbooks on it? Sign me up, now!
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Peter A. Hempel
Aug 28, 20194 min read


Microsoft's amazing voice recognition capabilities
June 11, 2011 · It's part of Windows 7, I believe. I finally decided to test it out by saying (carefully enunciating) the old phrase: "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party." Tried it twice... Mona was the time little good man come to believe that the only Now do some time for a man from Toledo who are three Hey, I can work with that...with just a little editing
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Peter A. Hempel
Aug 28, 20191 min read


The Stupid Mom (Octomom) saga continues
" 'I love animals and I do believe they should be spayed or neutered,' Suleman said at the unveiling ceremony Wednesday morning, at which she appeared wearing an animal rights-themed T-shirt. 'Humans of course are much different.' "
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Peter A. Hempel
Aug 28, 20192 min read


Salvation for Octomom!
Would doing porn make people look down on her more than they already do? No -- in fact, I think some people would actually respect her more because she would be taking responsibility for her children. Would doing a couple of porno flicks cause her self-esteem to suffer? Who f***ing cares?
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Peter A. Hempel
Aug 28, 20192 min read


Happy Purim! Let’s get drunk and have a hanging!
As countless slurred sermons have reminded us, little separates good from evil, and any one of us can easily fail.”
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Peter A. Hempel
Aug 28, 20191 min read


The Tao of fortune cookies
If, like the snail, you carry your house with you, you will feel secure, but you will always be slow – and the salt on the roads will kill you.
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Peter A. Hempel
Aug 28, 20192 min read
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