The SPAM stops here

“Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a-begging.” - Martin Luther
I don’t understand it. I’ll receive forwarded messages from well-meaning friends and family members claiming one thing or another, but when I respond to them, I get blocked by their ISP as perpetrating SPAM. Why is that? Why not vet these messages [...]

Only in Michigan…

Ypsilanti man stabs mom with fork, beats woman with frozen chicken
Only in Michigan…

Keep the techie satisfied

Those of you who know me well know that I love to code. I don’t get to do it nearly as much as I did when I actually had a job that allowed me to code, but that’s another blog entry for another time. What I’m really excited about is an idea that Rick Harding [...]

The world just got a lot less funny

Edgy comic George Carlin dies in L.A. at age 71 | Reuters
Recite the 7 words you can’t say on television here.
RIP George.

Happy Birthday, Samuel!

Happy Birthday, Samuel! Hope you’re having a great birthday!

Distributed Denial of Coffee Attack?

Slashdot | All Your Coffee Are Belong To Us
You’ve got to be kidding me. Seems the Jura-Capresso Impressa F9 Fully Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center has the ability to be accessed via the network, and like all good Windows-based devices, has the ability to be taken over by a remote attacker. From the article:
[The remote [...]

Spread Firefox | Download Day 2008

Spread Firefox | Download Day 2008
Remember to pledge and download Firefox 3 today. I’ve been using the release candidates, and I have to say it’s vastly improved. If you have a version of Firefox on your machine, please make sure to download it today, as they’re planning in breaking a Guiness world record for most [...]

Ubuntu Hardy Heron - An Update

Well friends, it’s been a while since I updated to Hardy Heron, so I feel compelled to give you an update on my progress. You’ll no doubt remember my troubles with my Apple Keyboard in the previous post. I’ve found a reasonable compromise for the issues I had with Hardy Heron and the Apple Slim [...]

Happy Father’s Day, Dad

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. Thank you for always being there for me, no matter what. I couldn’t ask for a better father.

Uniden WX100

Let my pain be your warning.
Years ago, JoDee purchased a Uniden WX100 weather warning radio thingie (I’m not sure what the real name of this device is). This is a great little device, and comes in handy during tornado warnings, thunderstorm warnings, and other assorted weather phenomenon. When there is a warning, it sounds an [...]