Friday, November 05, 2004
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Actually, this UCLA event commemorates the 35th anniversary of the first computer to computer message, or "email" as I like to call it; no, it didn't say "Ch3ap V1agr@" - or even "Make Money" (which I seem to remember was what the earliest SPAMs said...)
35th Anniversary of the Internet
35th Anniversary of the Internet
Sunday, October 24, 2004
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Friday, October 01, 2004
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Saturday, September 18, 2004
Are you using a REAL Spyware detector, or just some junk with it's own spyware installed?
Spyware Warrior: Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites
Spyware Warrior: Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites
Friday, September 17, 2004
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
But of course, you knew that this post would be coming .....
presenting ..... The new Apple iMac !
Better! Faster! Thinner! Shinyer!
You know ya gotta have it!
presenting ..... The new Apple iMac !
Better! Faster! Thinner! Shinyer!
You know ya gotta have it!
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Monday, July 12, 2004
Saturday, July 10, 2004
Friday, June 25, 2004
X-Entertainment: The Worst Game Room Ever! - in my old home town, of course. Kinda makes me a little homesick...
Friday, June 18, 2004
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Sunday, June 06, 2004
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Mr. Question answers, "What is a Mailer Daemon?"
Irving "Mailer" Daemon was a former WWII destroyer captain who, while down on his luck roaming the waterfront in Monterey, CA, found an antique cannery tool that was worth $1,000. He gave most of it to Gary Kildall, a Navy chum who taught computing at the nearby Naval Officers Postgraduate school and who had this idea to start a Pacific Grove company called Intergalactic Digital Research that made computer horoscope machines. Eventually Digital Research (they dropped "Intergalactic") designed compilers and a computer operating system called CP/M (Control Program/Microcomputers) which became very popular for business microcomputing; DR did very well until the day that Gary decided to go play golf and make the IBM guys who flew in from Florida wait; they figured Gary wasn't interested and so they flew up to Seattle to talk to Bill Gates about this new computer they were working on, the "PC". Irving was pretty unhappy with Gary and for three years afterwards sent him every day a brown golf ball via U.S. mail. Finally he met his untimely demise one evening while drinking near the Aquarium; he accidentally dropped his bottle of Wild Turkey in the middle of the street, and while bending over to pick it up he was hit by a Budweiser truck.
Irving "Mailer" Daemon was a former WWII destroyer captain who, while down on his luck roaming the waterfront in Monterey, CA, found an antique cannery tool that was worth $1,000. He gave most of it to Gary Kildall, a Navy chum who taught computing at the nearby Naval Officers Postgraduate school and who had this idea to start a Pacific Grove company called Intergalactic Digital Research that made computer horoscope machines. Eventually Digital Research (they dropped "Intergalactic") designed compilers and a computer operating system called CP/M (Control Program/Microcomputers) which became very popular for business microcomputing; DR did very well until the day that Gary decided to go play golf and make the IBM guys who flew in from Florida wait; they figured Gary wasn't interested and so they flew up to Seattle to talk to Bill Gates about this new computer they were working on, the "PC". Irving was pretty unhappy with Gary and for three years afterwards sent him every day a brown golf ball via U.S. mail. Finally he met his untimely demise one evening while drinking near the Aquarium; he accidentally dropped his bottle of Wild Turkey in the middle of the street, and while bending over to pick it up he was hit by a Budweiser truck.
An oldie: Halt and Catch Fire: "Halt and Catch Fire, known by its mnemonic HCF, denotes any of several undocumented and semi-mythical computer machine code instructions with destructive side-effects, supposedly included for test purposes on several well-known architectures going as far back as IBM System 360.
The Motorola 6800 microprocessor was the first for which an HCF opcode became widely known. This instruction caused the processor to toggle a subset of the bus lines as rapidly as it could; in some configurations this could actually cause lines to burn up due to bus contention.
See also: killer poke"
The Motorola 6800 microprocessor was the first for which an HCF opcode became widely known. This instruction caused the processor to toggle a subset of the bus lines as rapidly as it could; in some configurations this could actually cause lines to burn up due to bus contention.
See also: killer poke"
Saturday, May 22, 2004
This is weird...
Did Andy Kaufman fake his own death???
Feature Xpress
Hollywood Pulse story
His own blog..?
and Snopes weighs in.
Did Andy Kaufman fake his own death???
Feature Xpress
Hollywood Pulse story
His own blog..?
and Snopes weighs in.
Monday, May 17, 2004
Friday, May 14, 2004
... and one Worm to rule them all ...
I just don't understand. Don't we have better things to do with our time but to write viruses? Did Sasser really do the world any good? How about the German kid? I bet he feels really great about his friends getting all that money from Microsoft. Unless.
Unless it was a conspiracy - and he will get some of that cash too, after he does his jail time.....
Think about it.....
I just don't understand. Don't we have better things to do with our time but to write viruses? Did Sasser really do the world any good? How about the German kid? I bet he feels really great about his friends getting all that money from Microsoft. Unless.
Unless it was a conspiracy - and he will get some of that cash too, after he does his jail time.....
Think about it.....
Friday, April 30, 2004
Netsky 10, Bagle 9 ....
Just wading my way through the latest carnage to hit the bits ......
As we pick our way through our filters and virus scans we learn that the latest Netsky disables any instance of Bagle.
Just who is doing this? Is this a God vs. Satan deathmatch?
I'm really confused and tired of all this SPAM.....
Just wading my way through the latest carnage to hit the bits ......
As we pick our way through our filters and virus scans we learn that the latest Netsky disables any instance of Bagle.
Just who is doing this? Is this a God vs. Satan deathmatch?
I'm really confused and tired of all this SPAM.....
Monday, April 19, 2004
This is your fate, Dell-Sun ......
Wow - this could really be scary!!!
<a posting from networkfusion>
Today's focus: Sun could be perfect acquisition for Dell
By David Vande Casteele
It is no secret that Sun has been in a steep decline, and now it
appears that CEO Scott McNealy is getting it ready for the
auction block. Before you hit the "Delete" key, consider this:
Why lay off almost 10% of your workforce the same day that your
company wins a multibillion-dollar lawsuit? Maybe to set your
company up for a takeover.
That sure seems like a possible outcome when you consider the
performance of Sun over the past couple of years. But who would
want what's left of a once-successful tech powerhouse? Maybe
Michael Dell.
Dell's team has been enjoying quite a bit of good press and
solid financial performance during a period when many of the
tech players have been struggling. The trick in tech is not just
getting out in front, but also staying there. Dell has been
successful in the pursuit of dominating the PC market and is
trying to penetrate the lucrative server market. Picking up Sun
could be just the ticket to success in servers and the bulk that
Dell needs to go after the likes of IBM and HP.
Sun is struggling for its life and needs help now. Although the
company will receive almost $2 billion in cash from the
Microsoft settlement, it may not be enough to stay alive, and it
certainly won't solve the other critical issues that Sun faces.
Although beaten badly in the market, Sun does have some powerful
assets that Dell would find valuable.
First, Sun's services business is one of its bright spots and
could boost Dell's top line by almost 10% and contribute a
valuable component to its product mix. Technology-related
services are highly profitable and are required for any vendor
seeking to do business with Fortune 1000 companies. Not only
would the services be important to CIOs everywhere, but with
Sun's high-end servers and the cadre of customers, it would also
give Dell additional credibility.
Also key to Dell becoming a credible alternative to HP and IBM
is having a set of tools to manage the systems that it sells.
Acquisition of Sun would give Dell an interesting portfolio of
management tools as well as some significant intellectual
capital around them.
Advancing technological leadership from Sun's significant annual
expenditure in R&D would be an additional strength brought on by
an acquisition. Couple the advancements made by Sun's R&D
efforts with Dell's penchant for low-cost manufacturing and
distribution, and you have a powerhouse with market momentum.
Finally, Sun's international presence would be one last valuable
asset for Dell, which up this point has only dabbled offshore.
The international markets continue to present opportunity and
Dell would eventually need to be sell there if it wants to truly
compete with the other two players in the ring today.
With the integration of these key elements, Dell would become a
real threat to HP and would be positioned to challenge the Big
Blue Machine.
Wow - this could really be scary!!!
<a posting from networkfusion>
Today's focus: Sun could be perfect acquisition for Dell
By David Vande Casteele
It is no secret that Sun has been in a steep decline, and now it
appears that CEO Scott McNealy is getting it ready for the
auction block. Before you hit the "Delete" key, consider this:
Why lay off almost 10% of your workforce the same day that your
company wins a multibillion-dollar lawsuit? Maybe to set your
company up for a takeover.
That sure seems like a possible outcome when you consider the
performance of Sun over the past couple of years. But who would
want what's left of a once-successful tech powerhouse? Maybe
Michael Dell.
Dell's team has been enjoying quite a bit of good press and
solid financial performance during a period when many of the
tech players have been struggling. The trick in tech is not just
getting out in front, but also staying there. Dell has been
successful in the pursuit of dominating the PC market and is
trying to penetrate the lucrative server market. Picking up Sun
could be just the ticket to success in servers and the bulk that
Dell needs to go after the likes of IBM and HP.
Sun is struggling for its life and needs help now. Although the
company will receive almost $2 billion in cash from the
Microsoft settlement, it may not be enough to stay alive, and it
certainly won't solve the other critical issues that Sun faces.
Although beaten badly in the market, Sun does have some powerful
assets that Dell would find valuable.
First, Sun's services business is one of its bright spots and
could boost Dell's top line by almost 10% and contribute a
valuable component to its product mix. Technology-related
services are highly profitable and are required for any vendor
seeking to do business with Fortune 1000 companies. Not only
would the services be important to CIOs everywhere, but with
Sun's high-end servers and the cadre of customers, it would also
give Dell additional credibility.
Also key to Dell becoming a credible alternative to HP and IBM
is having a set of tools to manage the systems that it sells.
Acquisition of Sun would give Dell an interesting portfolio of
management tools as well as some significant intellectual
capital around them.
Advancing technological leadership from Sun's significant annual
expenditure in R&D would be an additional strength brought on by
an acquisition. Couple the advancements made by Sun's R&D
efforts with Dell's penchant for low-cost manufacturing and
distribution, and you have a powerhouse with market momentum.
Finally, Sun's international presence would be one last valuable
asset for Dell, which up this point has only dabbled offshore.
The international markets continue to present opportunity and
Dell would eventually need to be sell there if it wants to truly
compete with the other two players in the ring today.
With the integration of these key elements, Dell would become a
real threat to HP and would be positioned to challenge the Big
Blue Machine.
Friday, April 09, 2004
Thursday, April 01, 2004
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Friday, March 26, 2004
When you donate that old shirt, where will it end up?
Independent Lens . T-SHIRT TRAVELS . The Film | PBS
Independent Lens . T-SHIRT TRAVELS . The Film | PBS
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Saturday, March 13, 2004
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Yorkshire Couple Named Baby Diot Coke - in 1379
No truth to the rumor that her older brother was named "Tab"
No truth to the rumor that her older brother was named "Tab"
Friday, February 20, 2004
Future's Past ....
A very interesting scene scrolled past my TV screen this week as I watched the latest installment of Star Trek: Enterprise. During a scene where Dr. Phlox is watching an "old movie" in the Mess Hall, the movie being shown is none other than my favorite movie of all time, "The Court Jester". It was quite a shock and a thrill to see this on Star Trek.
Imagine that my favorite TV show of all time and my favorite movie of all time are now permanently linked in cyberspace.
Thanks to the Great White Bird.....
A very interesting scene scrolled past my TV screen this week as I watched the latest installment of Star Trek: Enterprise. During a scene where Dr. Phlox is watching an "old movie" in the Mess Hall, the movie being shown is none other than my favorite movie of all time, "The Court Jester". It was quite a shock and a thrill to see this on Star Trek.
Imagine that my favorite TV show of all time and my favorite movie of all time are now permanently linked in cyberspace.
Thanks to the Great White Bird.....
Thursday, February 19, 2004
Saturday, February 14, 2004
Saturday, February 07, 2004
Monday, February 02, 2004
Did you miss it?
Here's what everyone is talking about...
and of course, CBS and MTV disavow any knowledge...
and the FCC is investigating because they have nothing better
to do.
Here's what everyone is talking about...
and of course, CBS and MTV disavow any knowledge...
and the FCC is investigating because they have nothing better
to do.
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Monday, January 12, 2004
Saturday, January 10, 2004
Friday, January 09, 2004
Fark calls this the "Turduckhen of cars"
eBay item 2451973337 (Ends Jan-11-04 14:37:18 PST) - Mercedes-Benz : Limousine / RV
eBay item 2451973337 (Ends Jan-11-04 14:37:18 PST) - Mercedes-Benz : Limousine / RV
Thursday, January 08, 2004
Riiiiiiiiiiiight..
You can get a Mini-Me for only one meeeeeeeelion dolla...... eh??
Sorry,
$249.
Ouch.
Seems high....
You can get a Mini-Me for only one meeeeeeeelion dolla...... eh??
Sorry,
$249.
Ouch.
Seems high....
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