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Archives
On Poorly Placed Bottles and Logs
This post by my friend Todd had me cracking up! Now, I’m paranoid that maybe this picture was taken when our families were together and there’s a picture out there somewhere with me in a similar pose
His pic rivals this one as innocent poses with unintentionally explicit sexual overtones:
Hamas…The Best Thing to Happen to Israel in Years?
Here’s an interesting perspective on the recent Palestinian elections by one of the most original thinkers around, Richard Posner:
With Hamas in power, its members are paradoxically much more vulnerable to Israeli military power than they were when Fatah was in power. The Hamas leaders then were scattered and hidden and efforts to fight them risked [...]
Links for 2006-01-31
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Early Retirement
(tags: article money toread)
Learn The Basics Of WPA2 Wi-Fi Security
(tags: crypto research security toread wireless)
A Rare Moment of Common Sense in the US Senate
As a follow-up to the post about the RIAA/MPAA Broadcast Flag proposal seeking to stifle innovation, it appears that the Senate actually had a moment of enlightenment in the hearings on the bill. Senator John Sununu, a Republican Senator for New Hampshire:
“The suggestion is that if we don’t do this, it will stifle creativity. [...]
My Mitch Hedberg-Like Observation of the Day
You know those “Have you seen this missing person” postcards that you get in the mail? I like the way they put pizza coupons on the back side of the postcard. That way, if you find the missing person, you can be like, “Dude, let’s go get some pizza to celebrate [...]
Reaching the Lost
Mainstream media generally gets criticized (sometimes deserved, sometimes not) for its portrayals of Christianity. Enter Lost. This show, currently in its second season, is consistently one of the top ten most watched shows and just won the Golden Globe for best television drama. In short, it is the show in the eyes [...]
Links for 2006-01-29
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JAP — ANONYMITY & PRIVACY
Jap: an anonymity client for web surfing.
(tags: anonymity freeware java opensource privacy security utilities windows)
Links for 2006-01-28
( Cool Sites )
The Best Companies to Work For – All Business – Yahoo! Finance
List of 100 best companies to work for ranked.
(tags: lists work)
Tor: An anonymous Internet communication system
Onion routing system for anonymity.
(tags: anonymity apps freeware opensource privacy protocol software)
Common Web Sense » How To Use BitTorrent – The BitTorrent Post
HOWTO use Bittorrent
(tags: bittorrent howto p2p tutorial)
ROTTEN [...]
Impressive Panthers football…
( Sports )
…no, not the Carolina Panthers…the Eastern Illinois Panthers! Since New Orleans’ recent hire of Sean Payton as head coach of the Saints, there are now THREE head coaches in the NFL who are alums of Eastern Illinois University (my MBA Alma mater). There are several more EIU alums on NFL coaching staffs as [...]
Links for 2006-01-27
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Wireless Networking in the Developing World
This book was created by a team of individuals who each, in their own field, are actively participating in the ever-expanding Internet by pushing its reach farther than ever before. Over a period of a few months, we have produced a complete book that docu
(tags: books reference wireless)
View All Demotivators®
Those [...]
John Kerry Officially Starts His Bid to Lose in 2008
Normally I’m offering some criticism of Republicans because, let’s face it, they’re the ones in power haven’t done much good for over half a decade in that position, but darned if that Democratic superstar John Kerry isn’t determined to show just how bipartisan incompetence is:
Showing the acute political acumen that led him to crushing [...]
Links for 2006-01-26
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The Chronicle: 1/20/2006: Common-Sense Religion
(tags: article religion toread)
Google Code: Web Authoring Statistics
A survey of the HTML used in over 1 billion web pages.
(tags: google html reference statistics)
The smartest company of the year? Google – Jan. 25, 2006
Article about where Google may be headed.
(tags: article business google toread)
Automatix (Automated GUI installation script) – Ubuntu Forums
Automated package [...]
Links for 2006-01-25
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MailBigFile.com
Let’s you send files up to 1GB. No registration required and includes a status bar during the file upload.
(tags: email online storage tools web)
Computer Science Funding Opportunities
List of various funding agencies.
(tags: funding research work)
Sayings and Phrases – meanings and origins
Useful reference if you’re not sure of a phrase’s origins.
(tags: history quotes reference)
Sploitcast
A podcast about [...]
YOGAmazing
( Uncategorized )
Are you stressed out? Are you shoulders tense from sitting at the computer all day? Then YOGAmazing is what you need! This is a great podcast I’ve been watching lately. It’s short (~15-20 minute) yoga videos that you can do right in the comfort of your own home. It’s really [...]
The Anti-User Zealot Canadian Politician Loses
To quote Nelson from the Simpsons, “Ha Ha!”. From Boing Boing:
The Canadian MP whom copyfighters loved to hate has lost her job and the election. Sam Bulte was the Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Parkdale/High Park [...] and she was embroiled in a scandal when it was revealed that she had financed her [...]
Links for 2006-01-24
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Writing an NSF Career Award proposal
Tips on writing the proposal.
(tags: funding research tips work)
Presentation Zen: Where to get quotations for presentations?
A list of online places to get quotes.
(tags: directory quotes reference web)
Dynamic Proximity Networking Group
Has a link to their Bluware Bluetooth simulator for ns-2.
(tags: ns2 research simulator wireless)
UCBT — Bluetooth extension for NS2 at Univ. [...]
Gym Note #114
If the question, “Do they make heavy-duty razors designed to handle shoulder hair?” applies to you, then please do not wear sleeveless shirts to the gym every single day.
Links for 2006-01-23
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The Last Question
Isaac Asimov was the most prolific science fiction author of all time. Asimov thought that The Last Question, first copyrighted in 1956, was his best short story ever.
(tags: scifi toread)
How to accurately determine your iPod battery life
Overview of what to do if you’re iPod battery starts to die.
(tags: battery ipod)
From TVs to toys, [...]
Links for 2006-01-22
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TechNetCast – MIT God and Computers Lecture Series: Donald Knuth
Oh oh…a lecture series by Don Knuth! If you’re a computer scientist, this is kind of a big deal
(tags: algorithms audio movies video)
Stats about all US cities (Population 5000+)
A bunch of Top 100 lists for various metrics.
(tags: lists realestate reference statistics travel)
Bash Reference Manual
Reference [...]
Confirmed: The RIAA/MPAA has a Collective Intelligence Equivalent to a Group of Retarded Chimps
Do you enjoy technology such as the VCR, TiVo, and the iPod? The People’s Republic of Neanderthals (a.k.a. Hollywood or “Big Content”) has reached in their bag of tricks to try to make sure that never again will such evil innovations rear their ugly heads. Enter the “Digital Content Protection Act of 2006″ [...]