Monthly Archives: August 2003

Blaster Worm Arrest

The author of one of the Blaster worm’s variants was arrested Friday. Many sources are reporting it, but this is the article I read. My favorite part of the story is how this big dummy got caught. Apparently his modification … Continue reading

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Coffee Snob.

O.K. I admit it; I am becoming a coffee snob. Well actually I prefer the term connoisseur. I will make my own coffee at home; lattes, mochas, and cappuccinos, and when I’m not at home I prefer to give my … Continue reading

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Wi-Fi is good for business.

An interesting story over at the S.F. Chronicle. The story tells of how small business’ are leveraging wi-fi to increase foot traffic, and profits. Small business’ are getting new people to come in and stay longer (and buying more) by … Continue reading

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Signature

Another Crypto-Gram story. This story blows me away. The guy usually signs his name upside down, so when he goes in to renew his license the DMV won’t accept his signature and refuses to issue him a license, and they … Continue reading

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Even the Governor is Not Safe.

An interesting story from this months Crypto-Gram. Apparently not even the governor of Wisconsin on his super secret Bat Man phone is safe from telemarketers. The story is here.

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Fox Trot

Today’s Fox Trot is pretty good.

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World’s Smallest Political Quiz

Take The World’s Smallest Political Quiz to find out where you fit in the political spectrum. Here’s where I lie:

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Update NVIDIA Drivers on Mandrake 9.1 and 9.2

I updated the kernel on the Mandrake 9.1 workstation at work today, and then I realized I also had to update the NVIDIA drivers to have a display. However finding updated NVIDIA packages for Mandrake, and figuring out the correct … Continue reading

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The Oracle of Starbucks

The Oracle of Starbucks will tell you your true personality based on your starbucks drink order. Apparently I’m an asshat because I like capuccinos.

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Linux World Expo

I attended the Linux World Expo this year at Moscone in S.F. . There seemed to be fewer vendors then last year, and I didn’t really care to try too hard to get any shwag. I did pick up a … Continue reading

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Primate Programming Inc.

Not only do techs have to worry about having their jobs outsourced to another country; now they have to worry about losing their job to a primate from Primate Programming Inc..

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