June 1st, 2009

Bing

Remember Microsoft's "Live Search" engine? Of course you don't. It was slated to be Microsoft's Google killer, but turned out to be a lackluster piece of crap that nobody used. Yes, Microsoft actually tried to beat Google at the search engine game, and they didn't even really give the thing any stand-out features because, well, they're Microsoft. I think they just sort of assumed they might win if they funneled all their Internet Explorer users there by default.

Anyway, it now looks like they think that changing the name to something they think is "catchy" will make people want to use their search. You know, kind of like how Google is a made up word and look how successful that turned out to be! And supposedly they have a new algorithm too now, though they're going to need something far more drastically awesome than that if they even want to put the smallest of dents in Google's usage.

They now call it Bing. As in Chandler's last name from Friends. As in a rapper's jewelry but missing a letter. As in the marketing department tried way too hard to be hip. Oh, and Microsoft Live Search Club? That's now called Club Bing. Clubbing. Get it?

Microsoft is so pathetic it makes me want to cry.

May 22nd, 2009

Beginning at an end

It's been a long time since I've done anything with this blog. Lately I've really been getting the urge to vent some thoughts on the world, so I've promised myself to start anew on the day of my law school graduation.

I now have two degrees. I'm not normally a fan of graduation ceremonies but this one was pretty good. I'm so overwhelmed by the enormity of what lies ahead of me, that I'm really at a loss for words. There are days when I do feel like I have more insight and perspective for things like this, so I'm not too worried that today isn't one of them. On days like this, I can only just focus on the one thing I must do next. And the next. And the next.

As much as I'd like to say "it's finally over" or that I'm "done with school forever", neither are really the case: directly ahead of me is nine weeks of vigorous bar exam preparation.Then I need to somehow find a job. Then I need to start my life.

Bar prep isn't "school", but really it is. It's being held at my law school. My classmates in bar prep will mostly be the same classmates I had at law school. I'll have to study all day. The tuition fees are outrageous. It's school.

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I've flushed the old blog database and I'll be reusing it for all the new stuff. The layout will change shortly. Stay tuned for some social/politica/economic rants as they come to me. We'll see how this one goes.