Online Web 2.0 Bullshit generator.. in beta

Not new but amusing enough. Follow the links at the bottom as well. At least it's Javascript.

Top OS upgrades of all time... hmmmm

Not the most exciting topic, but here it is. Personally I'd throw in MS-DOS 3.11 and CP/M86, but this is sooo PC-centric.

Fat cars don't fit

Really, what a laugh. Not to mention a display of disgusting affluence and arrogance! You intend to buy an apartment with parking and then find that your neighbour has an overly fat 4WD too, so you can't open your doors to get out! Well maybe 4WDs are meant for bush tracks, not city parking spots? (SMH report here.)

When will people wake up and smell the roses? Why do they want trucks, and why do they expect their oversized Noddy mobile to fit into normal parking spots? What is it with these people? If you must drive a truck buy a house with a yard, or a farm - but don't expect a car as wide as some cars are long to fit anywhere you like. Don't expect the rest of the world to adapt to your taste - there are times when you must actually allow others some room, too!

Literacy and the Internet

Has the Internet killed, changed or actually fostered literacy? Well to me it's obvious. So many people are reading or writing on blogs and bulletin boards that either (a) these are the same people who would be writing and reading anyway or (b) these are also people who may otherwise not have read or written about their pet subjects at all. Who hasn't had a hobby that they kept largely to themselves? How many of those people now read and write about their pet subjects? Lots, I suspect. Read the Forbes article here for more insight on the topic.