I think Don used an article about Serial ATA a while back, but it doesn’t look to have been the exact same as this one.

Enjoy another rumor-mongering site. This one’s nice and topical, at least.

Minimum chatter today, and possibly all week, as I’ve got a ton of report generation to do this week.

My kind of magazine. Maybe I’ll go open a coffee shop.

They’ve been running commercials on TV lately for Buick (or maybe it’s Pontiac or some other GM brand) with “Harley Earl” talking about how he’s “come back” to do something or other. I don’t pay too much attention to what he’s saying, because, after all, it’s a Buick commercial. I’m never going to buy a Buick.

Anyway, they seem to think that everyone watching will know who Harley Earl is. However, I had no idea who he is. Google is my friend, and by searching for his name, I found out that he should be quite famous. He came up with the ideas of putting chrome and fins on cars. He pioneered the use of clay 3D models of new cars. He designed the LeSabre. And the original Corvette. But he retired from GM in 1959, and died ten years later.

In any case, now I understand what the point of these ads is. They want people to think of GM as the home of great automotive design. The problem here would seem to be that the audience they’re likely aiming at – people in their 20s and 30s who normally buy Japanese or German cars, probably don’t know any more about Harley Earl than I did. So the fact that he’s “come back” means nothing. However, if Buick builds one of the rocket-car Firebirds that Harley designed in the 50s (they’re under “Earl’s Inspirations”), I might just have to buy a Buick after all.

Yet another online personality test. My inner rock star is Sting. At least I’m not N’Synch or something like that. I was really worried it might end up as Michael Bolton, and then I’d have to seriously consider just ending it all.

I’m not sure why someone took the time to do this. Although, to be fair, I never would have noticed it otherwise…

See you all next year; I’m on vacation (and very much not available) next week.

This is the future of home electronics. Just wait another year or two, and both Sony and Microsoft will be all over this sort of thing. I’m looking forward to that battle; it’s hard to pick a favorite.

I’m going to try to clear out a few old links I’ve been saving. I’ve got an interview with Rob Rosenberger; would you like to read it?

How about a silly story about Barry Bonds? There’s some other funny stuff there too; The Spitter could be considered the Onion’s sports section…

One more for you. This may be the best thing I’ve ever heard about Timbuktu. I know I’ve been less than impressed with it.

Merry Christmas, eh hoser?

Mike sent me this link on Friday. I like making fun of Michael Jackson, don’t you? It’s so easy, even a baby could do it.

I’m feeling older than ever today. I heard about this yesterday, after the morning report went out…

One more, in the spirit of Christmas. For anyone who doesn’t think Perl is a real programming language, I ask, “Can C+ do this?”

I hope all of you who celebrate Christmas enjoy the holiday. For those of you who don’t celebrate the holiday, enjoy the day off. Spend some time with those you love; that’s my plan for the day. And unless you like crowds, stay away from the movie theatres. Don says Christmas is the busiest day of the year.

Would you like to build your own Macintosh? I’m not entirely sure why you would bother to, but apparently it is possible. I don’t think that used to be the case.

Don’s not here to complain about a sports link. Not that that’s ever stopped me before. Anyway, the Baseball Hall of Fame actually has a pretty cool website.

It’s too late to order for Christmas, but maybe someone you know has a birthday coming up? Everyone needs cleaning supplies!

If your travels take you to Canada, perhaps you’d like to rent an RV. Believe it or not, I know a man who would like nothing better than to rent you one! If you know Graham, you might find the idea of “Graham Schreiber, President” as odd as I do. He’s a nice guy, but “hyper” doesn’t really convey the idea of how much energy he has.

Not the race car driver, but rather a strange comic book artist.

Run out of tags to put on your Christmas presents? Or maybe, like me, you just have no idea where they’ve gotten to? Here’s some help.

If you are having trouble figuring out what to get the little ones for Christmas, perhaps you could buy one of these books for them?

Or you could buy them some cheap software.

This has nothing to do with the season. I just think it’s quite amusing. And a case of someone having plenty of time to play with Flash.

Well, the fact that half of last week’s links didn’t get posted says something about the way my week was, doesn’t it?

An interesting columnist for you to peruse. A whole lot of good columns for you to read.

This is educational and entertainment! I guess that makes it edutainment at its finest.

There’s been a lot of rumors flying around the past week or so about the possibility of Pete Rose being reinstated to Major League Baseball. I haven’t read the entire Dowd report myself, but here’s an article detailing what’s in it by someone who has. And here’s some more on just what a lovely guy Pete is. Basically, Pete Rose broke the one rule that would get him kicked out of baseball forever. This much, nearly everyone can agree on. But it appears that he doesn’t think the rule should apply to him, and somehow he’s convinced thousands of people that he’s right. And, unfortunately, because Bud Selig wants desperately for people to like him, he’ll probably go ahead and make them happy. Pete Rose the Ballplayer deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, Pete Rose the Scumbag Human Being did things that should keep him out of the Hall of Fame. Perhaps the appropriate thing would be to enshrine him about 15 years after he dies. I’m not sure about that. But I am sure that I don’t want to ever see him on the stage at Cooperstown, accepting his plaque.