Archives for: "March 2005"
Mar
17
2005
If they don't tumble, we don't sell them
What the . . .
This site combines terrible web design with a very unusual business. And you can view it in English and Japanese.
(via The Daily Sucker) more »
Mar
15
2005
20 questions against a computer
20Q.net - I know I've talked about this before, but it deserves an update. This computer is getting better. I thought of 'car tire' and it guessed it in 19 tries. And now they've put the game into a handheld device and they're selling it for $14.87. more »
Mar
15
2005
Protest
I've exchanged a few emails with a friend about protest and when it's appropriate. I thought I should share this passage from Wendell Berry's What Are People For?.
Much protest is naive; it expects quick, visible improvement and despairs and gives up… more »
Mar
14
2005
Network+ Training
Tonight I start my Network+ training. I'll be at Foss Training Center after work for the next two weeks. I'm excited about the class and I've been going through the first few chapters of the textbook. more »
Mar
12
2005
MP3 player in a cassette
I've always liked listening to cassettes, but I hate that you have to place the cassette in a player. I just want to plug my headphones directly into the cassette. Now I can buy the Mobiblue DAH-220 and do that very thing. It's a portable mp3 player… more »
Mar
12
2005
Feeds are live again
If you use Bloglines or something similar to watch for updates on this site, then you probably haven't seen anything for several days. But I have been updating. I made some changes to the brendoman.com robots.txt file to try and keep search engines… more »
Mar
10
2005
President's uncle cashes in on Iraq war
William H.T. "Bucky" Bush, uncle of the president and youngest brother of former President George H.W. Bush, cashed in ESSI stock options last month with a net value of nearly half a million dollars.
"Uncle Bucky," as he is known to the president, is… more »
Mar
10
2005
Abakt - Open source backup utility for Windows
I've been watching for an open source solution for doing backups in Windows. I haven't tried it yet, but it looks like Abakt might fit the bill. Here's a screenshot, and here is the manual.
(via Newsforge) more »
Mar
10
2005
Was al Qaeda targeting Russell Crowe
Was al Qaeda targeting Russell Crowe? I'll help you with that one, Mr. Crowe: No. He came up with this theory in the shed behind his house, which is plastered with newspaper and magazine clippings. He was just about to break the secret code that he… more »
Mar
9
2005
Can you recognize a phishing email?
Take this quiz and see if you can tell which emails are legitimate and which are phishing. I got an 80%.
If you're using Firefox, make sure you upgrade to 1.0.1, which fixes a flaw that allows phishers to trick your browser into thinking it's at a… more »
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