Monthly Archives: October 2005

I Got the Ill Communication

Apologies to _mac_ for using a Beastie Boys lyric as a title. Convergence is a buzzword from the dot-com 90′s that was part of the promise of the Internet. The idea the communication is digital, all 1s and 0s, and … Continue reading

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Safe Computing

Unfortunately everyone has to take an active role in protecting themselves when they have a computer connected to the Internet. For all the commercialism and business occurring on the Internet it’s still pretty much the wild west out there so … Continue reading

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More on Big Brother

Wired reports about some undoubtedly activist and un-American judges in Texas and New York stating that tracking you through you cell phone requires probable cause. It’s not that the technologies themselves are bad. I think in times of need these … Continue reading

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Big Brother Road Rules Edition

Be sure to turn off your phones while driving in Missouri . KC Star article on the same subject. (Registration required)

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F.E.A.R.

I’ve got to admit I’m pretty hooked on this new PC game. It’s a bog standard first person shooter, but it’s set in areas that you’re familiar with (office buildings and industrial sites). The weapons are varied and have the … Continue reading

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Themes

We’ve changed the theme of the website to something a little more ornate. Unfortunately it’s horizontal scroll limited. That’s a pet peeve of mine. I control the browser and if I want it to fill the full horizontal width of … Continue reading

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Update – It’s Been A While

There are Halloween decorations up in the yards in our neighborhood and haunted houses being advertised on TV – but it just doesn’t feel like fall. The trees are still green and our “cool” fall days have highs in the … Continue reading

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Moving Day!

Welcome to the new site… looks like the old site. Thanks to my brother for giving up some of his server space. Any picture links are messed up because I upgraded the gallery software and currently in the process of … Continue reading

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