I can’t wait to finish moving. I’m so glad my new place has a washing machine & dryer – I’m really annoyed with the laundry here. Today I had to wait 2 hours to use it.
General
Do Privacy Fears Allow Terrorism?
A must read article. The comments are very enlightening.
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The trouble with dogs
So there’s this elk carcass on my front yard and two dogs inside who refuse to come out. One is snoring. And I have guests arriving soon…. No, it’s not a joke. It’s far funnier than that! [Via Linkfilter] [metafilter.com]
I read this a few years ago – it’s hilarious!
Nuke 6.5
I notice PHP-Nuke 6.5 has an interesting protection feature. If you try to submit an article containing blocked HTML such as a script tag, it will immediately bounce you back to the home page.
3G In Africa
Wireless companies are looking to put in 3G networks in Africa despite poverty. Less than 10% of the country has telephone access (yes, telephone not mobile phone) so if these networks take off it could be extremely profitable.
It’s going to be interesting to see how this goes. It’s cheaper to wire the cities up with cell towers than to run communication cables to every home, but it’s going to be more expensive for the consumer.
There’s also the Joko Clubs, a chain of cybercafes in Africa started by Youssou N’dour to bring internet access to African communities.
"It's only a flesh wound"
Saddam declares “victory is at hand,” in a new statement urging Iraqis to continue fighting in defense of their towns, according to a broadcast Wednesday on Iraqi satellite television. Saddam was later shown in silent footage.
Does he remind anyone else of the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Both of his arms & legs are cut off and he won’t admit defeat.
PHP-Nuke 6.5 Released
PHP-Nuke 6.5 has finally been released! I’m downloading it now and will test it out before I install it at MacMegasite & WorldBeatPlanet.
RFC 3514
RFC 3514 (dated Apr 1, 2003) defines the new security flag in the IPv4 header.
Firewalls, packet filters, intrusion detection systems, and the like often have difficulty distinguishing between packets that have malicious intent and those that are merely unusual. We define a security flag in the IPv4 header as a means of distinguishing the two cases.
Quote To Beat All Quotes
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the Swiss hold the America’s Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance and Germany doesn’t want to go to war.” – Unknown [n3rd.net]