The Reddest of States
Washington State. A blue state if ever there were one. At least that’s what we’re repeatedly told. What does it mean, though? What does it mean to be a blue state? Were you to ask most Americans, they...
View ArticleSeattle Rex vs. Apple: The Verdict Is In
A few years ago, Apple sold me a $4,000 computer with a defective graphics chip/logic board. The defective part was the Nvidia 8600M GT GPU, and when it was discovered that the machine was defective,...
View ArticleUpdate: Apple Satisfies
It appears that my small claims action against Apple has reached its logical conclusion. I went down to check the mail last night, and when I did, low-and-behold, Apple had mailed me a check for the...
View ArticleWashington State: Come for the Scenery, Stay for the Misandry
As recently as the 1950′s in this country, a white man could lynch a black man, and he would most likely get away with it. While those days are behind us, there are swift outcries when it is...
View ArticleGone in 45 Seconds
That’s all it took to lose control over my own computer, and my own operating system. 45 seconds. It’s actually been sitting unused on my computer for some time, but I scrubbed my old copy, then...
View ArticleResisting Arrest
Another day, another SPD scandal. There have been several in the past few months, but for the most part, I’ve tried to just ignore them. Nothing can be done, really. There’s little probability of...
View ArticleHomeland Insecurity
Shock. When a colleague came into my office yesterday and told me to read the news, that was my reaction, along with disgust, disbelief, anger, sadness, and sympathy. The intellectual side of my brain...
View ArticleDo As We Say, Not As We Do
Earlier this year, Christine Gregoire, bowing to Hollywood interests, took a page out of the Ronald Reagan playbook, and instituted trickle-down economics for moneyed filmmakers in the State of...
View ArticleResolution #1: Complete
I may be many things, but a procrastinator is not one of them. Twelve hours before 2013 even starts, and I’ve already taken care of my first resolution … a resolution which was the lead entry in my “If...
View ArticleLegalized
In the last few months, I’ve had a few emails, not to mention a few real-life conversations, expressing surprise that I have not touched on a subject. That subject, is the legalization of marijuana in...
View ArticleWelcome to the Real World, Dominic Holden
Oh, King County Cops and Seattle Police Department, ya done fucked up now. For years, you’ve been harassing average citizens for the non-crime of taking photographs, but this time, you’ve gone too...
View ArticleViva Obamacare!
Today, I became a socialist. That’s right, on this fine day, I got out of bed, walked over to my desk, fired up my computer, and placed the round, pink, firm nipple of the nanny state directly into my...
View ArticleHere We Go Again: Suing Google
12. That’s the number of times I submitted an appeal to Google. Twelve times. Look, I don’t like going to court. In fact, I hate going to court. It’s extremely time-consuming, risky, and frustrating....
View ArticleNBC Universal’s Piracy Reconsidered
Seattle Rex and The Weather Channel Cartoon Well, my acquiescence to my powerlessness over the Weather Channel has drawn a rousing chorus of “Booo!”s amongst my own small circle of morons. I’ve been...
View ArticleConfessions of a Newfound SOPA-Supporter
As I sat here three days ago and watched anti-SOPA protests proliferate across the Internet, a nagging thought kept running through my head. “How”, I wondered, “is any of this hurting big media?” I...
View ArticleThink inDifferent
My opinion of the Better Business Bureau has never been very high. I am not alone in this assessment: Some people swear by the BBB, though, and having never used it, I decided to give it a shot … just...
View ArticleJudgement Day
Two weeks ago, the Seattle Weekly ran an article which I thought was possibly their best piece … ever. It’s called ‘Ripped Apart’, and you can read it here:...
View ArticleSolved: The Gay Marriage Crisis
Lost your job, can’t find another one, you can’t see a doctor and your home is being taken away? Well, fear not, my friend, for after months of lobbying, the governor of the great state of Washington...
View ArticleCornholed
On Friday, I was driving down Western Avenue, minding my own business, when the email app on my Galaxy Tab chimed. “Oh good!”, I thought, “My penis pump has finally shipped!” Since I couldn’t actually...
View ArticleSeattle Rex vs. Apple Inc – Round 3
Well, I did everything I could to avoid it. I called phone support, I went to the store, I contacted the BBB, I wrote a letter to corporate, I spoke on the phone with the company numerous times, I...
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