Next time you have to decide if you can afford a luxury (or a necessity), or healthcare, remember that hundreds of millions of dollars just magically flew our coop and landed in Pakistan. This was just the most recent spate of hundreds of million dollar bundles that have gone to Pakistan.
But we didn’t send just [...]
There was a time when my living room was my own. Every now and then the television would actually be turned off, shocking as that may seem.
Not tonight.
Tonight is a World Series game. I have been out-voted by a multiple and a nephew. No idea what those odds are.
My wife is perfectly sane in most [...]
I started by running the release candidate in a virtual machine for a bit to be reasonably satisfied that the release was ok. Between that and a faithful reader here who has been using it for a while, I decided to give it a go on actual hardware.
Heres the first thing I’ll say: It has [...]
Peter, what do you mean you don’t have the activation code?
Lois, c’mere and let me show you my hard drive. (more like a floppy drive, Peter)
Kill Bill - Gates, that is (the foul demon).
Hey Dad, what’s a computer?
Why does it say Giggity Giggity whenever I hit enter?
Windows works right into my plan for world domination: [...]
LINUX STUFF
Konqueror tips and tricks
Unfortunately marginalized by KDE, Konqueror is a wonderfully useful program.
It’s On! Ubuntu and Microsoft Going to the Mat
..over being a netbook OS. I know which one is less of a pig…
Tutorial: Stumbling and Sniffing Wireless Networks in Linux, Part 1
Gentlemen, start your sniffers!
Asset scanning with nmap and ndiff
I use nmap: you [...]
You owe it to yourself to check out this movie, the latest outing from Alex Jones. Alex is a real character; sometimes over the top, but always entertaining.
The full title is Fall of the Republic - the Presidency of Barack H Obama.
Regardless of how you feel about Obama, this movie should be viewed by all [...]
The president declared a health emergency.
What the health does this mean?
According to Time, here is the text:
“hereby find and proclaim that, given the rapid increase in illness across the Nation may overburden health care resources and that the temporary waiver of certain standard Federal requirements may be warranted in order to enable U.S. health care [...]
Submarine Headed To U.S. Seized With 10 Tons Of Cocaine Off Guatemalan Coast
CIA pissed.
Canadian Company Launches Balloon Boy Halloween Costume
Also features Octomom, Dick Cheney (scary!), Billy Mays, and Nancy Pelosi (very scary!).
‘Distracted’ Pilots Forget To Land Plane
Two fighter planes on alert (two more than on 9-11).
Some Question the Purpose of War in Afghanistan
We sure are [...]
It’s no secret that I don’t like sports. But I intend to be the kind of president who tolerates sports well, in spite of not liking them. Just because I detest sports doesn’t mean they should cease to exist.
Or does it?
The reason I may be reconsidering is that the local baseball millionaires club is doing [...]
Coconuts Mailed To Postmaster To Prevent Closure Of Florida Town Post Office
Go ahead - tell me that coconut-mailing isn’t an accepted form of social protest in your state.
Scottish Flight Grounded After Passenger Spies Tarantula Onboard
Now is the time to declare WAR ON TARANTULAS!
Navy’s New High-Tech Warships Reach Freeway Speeds
So is this a good thing or [...]
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