25 06 07 15:52UK government shits all over "Intelligent Design"
Once again, I read news from my English brothers and I wonder why the hell the pilgrims ever left. Seems like England became what America was supposed to be and America became the place of angry puritans with no education. But I digress. The UK government actually took a position and created scholastic guidelines on the issue of "creationism" and its bastard devil child "Intelligent Design", and flat out said they are not allowed in schools! They flat-out called "Intelligent Design" a religion and not science, just like "creationism"....read more
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22 06 07 19:55What the hell is wrong with the state of computing?
Computer security gets a lot of attention these days, because people like my mother introduced us all to concepts like "address book hijacking" and "virus chain letters". Current common wisdom is that you must secure all aspects of your computer, ranging from file encryption to network firewalls to constant updates to your virus program. But are they really helping? Are they really worth it? Are they even useful? Unfortunately, all the best security tools are effectively useless in the hands of the average user.I was given the task of repairing a 3 year old laptop that was having serious software errors due to a corrupted installation of Windows XP. I formatted the hard drive and did a clean install using the original XP disc that came with the computer. I installed a few apps that the client needed, including "Spybot S&D" to help secure the system. I did not connect the laptop to the net, so it never had an opportunity to do any updates. I went to the client's house armed with a copy of Office 2007 and a Linksys wireless router; I installed the router and configured it to operate with the client's cable modem, and within moments the house was bathed in wireless net goodness. Upon trying to install Office 2K7 I was informed that XP SP2 needed to be installed first. OK, I guess this probably is a pre-SP2 XP disc, so let's go get the updates.
This is where is all went to hell.
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13 06 07 12:22Mr. Wizard's final experiment
Don Herbert, better known for 56 years as "Mr. Wizard" and the host of the TV shows "Watch Mr. Wizard" and "Mr. Wizard's World", died June 12th 2007. Cause of death is being cited as "a long battle with multiple myeloma", but the guy was very nearly 90 so I think it is more reasonable to call it "natural causes" since humans aren't really built to last that long....read more
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08 06 07 10:24Randy, you're still missed 25 years later
Randy Rhodes, had he lived to this day, might have sounded like the best of Zakk Wylde and Yngwie Malmsteen. I think he'd like my choices.Don Stratton - No comments - § ¶