Canola

A long time pet peeve of John C. Dvorak is Canola oil. There is no such thing as a Canola plant (as erroneously reported by PBS).

Hot Pockets®

Dvorak was cranky on Hot Pockets during NA 224. He questioned if these things are even safe to eat!

Lambert X-Y Coordinates

This term came up while Adam explained his research into the two underwater well sites BP drilled in the Gulf of Mexico.

Dvorak Peeves on Hot Pockets®

I wonder if Mevio makes Head Crank John C. Dvorak sit right next to these young, ‘Millenials’. If so, it probably leads to many peeves!

Hot Pockets® Jim Gaffigan

You probably have heard Jim Gaffigan's funny bit on Hot Pockets®. Fresh from the dirty microwave!

Cranky Geeks 230

Tech Grouch #19

The Tech Grouch is back!

tech5 – August 4th, 2010

Blackberry Torch being scrutinized. Google kills Wave. Does anyone recall Wave? EU likes the iPhone4. They hate the Blackberry. Why?

Lark Creek Steak

The boys ate at upscale steak house, Lark Creek Steak. Located inside the Westfield Shopping Center in downtown SF. Owned by reknown Bay Area restauranteur, Bradley Ogden...

SCRAM Bracelet

The SCRAM bracelet, short for Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor, is a lightweight ankle bracelet designed to keep track of the wearer's alcohol consumption

Live from Bonaire!

Adam and Micky are vacationing on the beautiful island of Bonaire in the Dutch Antilles.

tech5 – August 2nd, 2010

Social media sucking up most of people’s time online. MSFT does early patch for shortcut flaw.

Bon Voyage Adam!

Adam is taking the week off and heading to the Dutch Antilles with his girlfriend Micky. He didn't disclose which island he is headed, but we wonder if he is going to St. Maarten with its infamous airport.

Pyramid Brewery & Alehouse

Oh no! One of the Dvorak's didn't have the right 'papers' to get a drink here!

Daily Source Code 837

Daily Source Code Playlist DSC 837 - 7/2/10

tech5 – July 30th, 2010

Ballmer in the news yakking about the MSFT pad. Kindle expensive to make. Probably losing money on the device.

Anthony’s – SeaTac

While leaving Seattle, Dvorak stopped here for breakfast. His review during NA 38: Don't eat breakfast at Anthony's at the SeaTac airport! Uuuggh - horrible!

Acme Duck Call

Dvorak's been entertaining us recently with his Acme Duck Call. Well, if it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck...

Chinatown

While Adam was discussing his high water bill at the Hilltop Watchtower Crackpot Command Center (Hollywood Hills), Dvorak mentioned that it's all part of a scam and you should watch Chinatown...

Brave New World

Adam mentioned that this book better depicts where we're heading as a society compared to 1984.