Found this gem called The Great Google Coverup about Google changing their minds about continuing to filter searches following a Chinese supported cyber-attack. Whether the attack origin was by Chinese government employees, corporate thieves, or kids living in their parent’s basement, accounts were compromised. Personal data fell into the hands of people who didn’t own it. This…
Tetris can occupy my time for hours. So I was curious about First Person Tetris. Conceptually, I like the idea behind it. Rotating the “TV” and Nintendo system makes for a very different approach. However, I didn’t like so much the vertigo.
GeekDad published a list of top 100 Geek quotes. I happen to like movies and quotes. However, this list seems lame. None of my favorites even made the top ten. “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.†Obiwan Kenobi, Star Wars. Of course, I got more attached to this quote when a coworker used this…
The outrage over Pat Robertson’s comments on the Haitian curse amused me. Afterall, Napoleon III wasn’t even born by the time the Haitians achieved independence much less started. So I went looking for what might be a grain of truth. I found something interesting in Bob Corbett’s The Haitian Revolution of 1791-1803. For several years…
(This is an post I wrote back in November but didn’t publish…. Until now. Have fun!) Mitigated speech gets a lot of use by people trying not to offend. All too often, people who have been hurt because of mitigated speech question what isn’t being told as though the omission or gaps are intentionally deceptive.…
Clinton and the Tree, originally uploaded by Ezra S F. We really wanted this tree in the photo. The problems: 1) illuminating the tree enough, 2) not over exposing Clinton, 3) hand holding the flash and trigger. Cranked the power up to full power. Wes aimed it at the tree. Clinton is essentially just getting…
Clinton and the TreeOriginally uploaded by Ezra S F We really wanted this tree in the photo. The problems: 1) illuminating the tree enough, 2) not over exposing Clinton, 3) hand holding the flash and trigger. Cranked the power up to full power. Wes aimed it at the tree. Clinton is essentially just getting the…
Clinton and the Tree Originally uploaded by Ezra S F We really wanted this tree in the photo. The problems: 1) illuminating the tree enough, 2) not over exposing Clinton, 3) hand holding the flash and trigger. Cranked the power up to full power. Wes aimed it at the tree. Clinton is essentially just getting…