Archive for the 'Technology' Category

Bio-Fules, Ethanol and Creamed Corn . . . A view of bio-efficiency from the kitchen:

Monday, July 31st, 2006

So as I was reading this blog entry on Ethanol, when I suddenly recalled my cooking experience from last night . . .You see, our summer vegetable garden is nearing its peak of production and last night was all about picking the corn. Out of the 8 or so corn plants, I was able [...]

The Answer to Drunk Dialing?

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

According to this ABC News Article:
LG has released a new cell phone in South Korea that includes a built-in breathalyzer . . . it can even block you from dialing certain numbers when your blood-alcohol level is too high! Even better . . . It’s even coming to the US soon!
I’ve got a few [...]

And We Have Liftoff . .

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off on mission STS-121 this morning. The launch was broadcast live in High Definition on HDNet, and the video was awesome!
I’ve got to get out to Florida to see one of these in person before they stop flying them!
discovery, hdnet, nasa, space shuttle, sts-121

Great Apple Ads . . .

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Apple just released two great television ads for the Macintosh . . . these are great!
Ad 1 and Ad 2 Via YouTube

And people wonder why I carry my PowerMac around to security conferences
EDIT: Looks like the official Apple site has all six ads . . . Â
mac, marketing, microsoft, security, [...]

A Day Without A Computer Administrator

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Following up on my previous post about the Bush administration using child pornography as a reason to force ISPs to store records regarding all of your web access, a post over at Identity Woman got me thinking . . .
Maybe we should have a “day without a computer admin”; we could all shut down our [...]

“Work Safe”

Monday, April 24th, 2006

An administrative law judge in New York has recently ruled against the City of New York in a lawsuit filed by an employee terminated for surfing the Internet on city time. The judge ruled that “surfing the web is equivalent to reading a newspaper or talking on the phone” and has suggested that “only [...]


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