Jun

27

Sniff Tests

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As Dvorak points out, BitTorrent is the largest single protocol. The Web’s HTTP barely counts compared to BitTorrent and the other P2P protocols. That’s a heck of a lot of traffic—as any network administrator knows—and having it increased with crapware is not good news.

In addition, some anti-virus and anti-spyware programs don’t look at Torrents for trouble. That means even users who are bright enough to run programs like those are still in danger of having junk delivered to their computer. That’s a problem.

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The real problem is that now BitTorrent, like e-mail, the Web, and soon, I’m sure, IM, is being used to deliver malware.There Is No Conspiracy Against BitTorrent

Perhaps there is a conspiracy within Microsoft to pollute every standard ever made?

Microsoft also said it had created some new extensions to the RSS format, which will be available for content publishers to use under the Creative Commons licence.
Microsoft makes web feeds easier

C’mon, people!! Your Pseduo-HTML created by people clicking on “Save as Web Page” drives people batty attempting to figure out why it does not work. Why does it not work? Because web browsers often cannot read parts. Why can they not read parts? Because it is not HTML!

Jun

27

Want to Date a Geek?

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A Girl’s Guide to Geek Guys is an excellent resource on how to date a geek.

Jun

27

Do Not Tease the Idiots

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Country: United States

City: Columbus, GA

Citation: Sec. 14-34. Idiots, etc.; teasing, harassing.
It shall be unlawful and disorderly conduct for any person to tease or harass, either by words, signs or acts, on the streets or public places in the city any simple minded, idiotic, or crazy person, or any cripple, or other unfortunate person, and it is hereby made the especial duty of the police department to enforce the terms of this section.
(Code 1914, § 662)

Dumb Laws - Georgia

Jun

15

Software Engineering Proverbs

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I found a very interesting web site with useful quotes.

Software Engineering Proverbs

Already I am plotting how to use them in getting what I want. Maybe I should use them to be more wise in my decision making? riiiiiiiigggghhhhhht….

Jun

6

Name Change

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An old friend has changed his name. His new name is mostly (if not fully) maternal in origin. He will retain his middle name which he now goes by as his given name. His old first name and surname came from his dad’s family. As he and his dad rarely get along, changing the name to his mother’s maiden name is like disowning his father. Interesting…..

There seems to be other name changing going around me. Lay-C and Lauren are getting married. Any females out there want the surname “Freelove”?

Jun

5

Dual Laptops

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My roommate is more of a geek than I. He is working on 2 laptops while watching the movie. I am just working on the one.

Jun

4

Our Changing Planet

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The BBC has a news article on the UN release of an atlas which highlights how humans have changed the Earth. Cities are larger than ever. Whole mountains have been leveled. Swamps have been drained. Stronger storms have altered coastlines.

Jun

4

USA vs. Costa Rica

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Watching the US National Soccer Team take on Costa Rica’s National Soccer Team. I rather like the US team. Kasey Keller has always impressed me with his ability to make amazing saves. Some of my favorite players no longer are playing. Of course, I started watching the US team in 1994.

I hope they win.

Jun

3

Project List

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I am toying with the idea of resurrecting the project and to-do list. Lately, there are so many things that I have to do that I am not keeping up with it all. The list was abandoned because there were so many items that I could no longer keep clear what was active and what was done. However, I think I may have a format that works. This format of this Status of Known Problems seems similar to what I want. Here is the new Projects Page.

Jun

2

Democracy Matters

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The first grand democratic experiment in Athens was drivem by a movement of the demos–citizen-peasants–organizing to make the Greek oligarchs who were abusing their power accountable. Democracy is always a movement of an energized public to make elites responsible–it is at its core and most basic foundation the taking back of one’s powers in the fave of the misuse of elite power.
Cornel West in Democracy Matters, p. 68

I read this at lunch and have thought about it a bit. Something that strikes me about this quote is that I keep wanting to equate the Republican Party with the Greek oligarchs. Too much power centralized in one point makes one a target. This is the problem Windows and Internet Explorer enjoy.

Only a truly robust infrastructure can withstand the attacks from below. Many like to think they are robust. In actuality, very little can withstand such attacks.

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