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Intolerable Beauty
This artist’s work is MASSIVE in size and in message. I find this to be a simple yet powerful way to spread a message. I have often wondered what it would look like to see all of the thrown-away …
Mclaughlin Man Of Myths
I watch The McLaughlin Group religiously. I find the panel tends to lean right in general, but for the most part enjoy the varied opinions and the cross-section sampling of views from the right. But, …
How Reliable Is Dna Identification
https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dna20-2008jul20,0,1506170,full.story A discovery leads to questions about whether the odds of people sharing genetic profiles are sometimes higher than …
Do Market Analysts Really Know What The F They Are Talking About
After seeing these headlines in the news and RSS news feeds (many of the AP headlines _changed_ from one day to the next, but thanks to RSS readers every change was logged as a “new” entry …
Bluesoleil Bluetooth Driver Annoyances Solved-
One annoyance is that, by default, the Bluesoleil driver does not work as a Limited user account. Since I run exclusively as a limited user on windows XP, that was annoying. Fortunately, there is a …
Citibank Atm Insecurity
Ahh, doesn’t it save so much money to outsource? Ever wonder why it is cheaper (there _are_ reasons)? Well, in this case it seems that the company running ATMs at 7-11s that Citibank allowed to …
Dead To Me Word 2007 Auto Save Recovery
You would think that there might be some compelling reason to upgrade from Office 2003 to 2007, or perhaps to consider paying for office instead of the wonderful Openoffice.org 3.0 that is totally …
Anti Abortion Activists Think About Implications Much
This is a fascinating video. Abortion protesters are asked what should be done to the women who would have illegal abortions. None of them had an answer and none of them had ever thought about it. It …
Disappointment In Bits Public Comments On Contactless Payments Privacy And Security
The FTC had solicited public comments on contactless payment systems: The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington Will Host a Town Hall …
Css Sprites Are Cool
I just learned about CSS sprites for reducing the amount of HTTP requests it takes to render a page. Very cool stuff. Basically, you create a single image that contains all of the small images to use …