Blog of Josh Hall

Never completely trust what a computer tells you. The reason is, computers are made by humans.  Humans lie, they can be stupid,  and they are prone to errors.  These 3 points go viral when inputted into a computer and subsequently released onto the internet.  Some people say that computers, the internet, and Google are making [...]

This post was going to start off as a bit of a stupid people rant, but a few people redeemed it from frustration and dragged it into entertaining.  Possibly, the sheer ridiculousness of the entire thing brought it to the ‘funny’ category too. Yesterday, I got this email: From: Katlyn Fergus Sent: July 7, 2011 [...]

Your intelligence in any given moment has a direct correlation with your ability to access the internet. Related: http://xkcd.com/903/

#260 – All the worlds problems could be solved by games of Rock-Paper-Scissors. #261 – Best of 1. Suck it up and accept your fate. #262 – If it’s just a conflict of opinion, use http://googlefight.com

Earlier this May, some folks gathered on Smithsonia Way on the North Shore near the Mattress Factory while the Google van drove by to record pictures for google street view.  There were samauris, a marching band, a large chicken, some firemen, and a bunch of other random things.  check out the project website, a street with [...]

As of today, Pittsburgh is one of 14 cities to be featured in Google street view.  They missed my street, but went down a perpendicular street where you can see my truck parked on the right.   License plate security risk?  It’s a pretty neat function, being able to visualize where you want to go in [...]