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Samizdata.net - Big Brother is watching: Not in 1984 but in 2002 |
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11:55 pm EDT, Oct 25, 2002 |
"Across London, these posters can be seen telling us all that we are 'Secure beneath The Watchful Eyes' of the Metropolitan Police." English tube posters promote police surveillance. This is hillarious. I really want one of these posters. They are likely real, but no one seems sure that they are official. I imagine that it will be covered in the English press before too long. There is also a really good link here to one of those really poorly designed US military branch seals. This one has the illuminati pyramid looking down on the planet. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Samizdata.net - Big Brother is watching: Not in 1984 but in 2002 |
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Homeland Security Advisor for UNIX |
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10:20 pm EDT, Oct 23, 2002 |
Put this simple script in your .profile and it will remind you of the homeland security status every time you login to your machine. Not a good idea on computers that aren't always connected to the net. Homeland Security Advisor for UNIX |
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10:28 pm EDT, Oct 21, 2002 |
"Time: when is this thing going to ship?
Money: where is the money coming from to do this?
Our candidates for killer features
What was so great about Lotus Agenda? RDF (Resource Definition Framework) and what it brings to the party
The sorry state of most software design today: how we got here
In the era of the Web, are PC applications obsolete?" Mitch Kapor's weblog. It could be interesting... Mitch Kapor's Weblog |
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9:01 pm EDT, Oct 21, 2002 |
"THE PROOF THAT thomascross IS EVIL " thomascross |
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Weird Science: Dropping lots of sodium into a lake |
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2:35 am EDT, Oct 20, 2002 |
"Sodium is really rather dangerous. If we had been anywhere within 15 feet of this explosion, it would have sprayed us with molten sodium and sodium hydroxide. Even a tiny amount in the eyes would have been a serious medical emergency." Weird Science: Dropping lots of sodium into a lake |
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Penguin Computing - Relion 105 - Pentium III 1U Linux Server |
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11:32 pm EDT, Oct 15, 2002 |
If you noticed a brief outage this afternoon, it is because I replaced my hardware. Because this system is smaller then my Sparc, my total operational costs remain the same month to month, but this system is a lot more powerful. Financing rules. 1gig p3 with 512M ram... I have a few design & service criticisms, but they are minor. Biggest problem: Fan is loud as hell. Only buy one if you plan to colocate it. Happiest about: They picked a bios that supports serial consoles. There are many penguin computing machines in my datacenter (inflow) so I've adorned this one with a Pumpkin sticker so I can find it later. They sent me a plush penguin. :) Its going right next to the plastic yellow blow-fish I'm getting from work. Penguin Computing - Relion 105 - Pentium III 1U Linux Server |
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10:29 pm EDT, Oct 15, 2002 |
Looks like Warez has a new friend this year. Wifi the Pumpkin |
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'...not so you could throw light switch raves!!!' |
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12:06 am EDT, Oct 8, 2002 |
Hey Strong Bad, do you like techno at
all? If you do, what kind. Silent J ... This one was too good not to meme :) '...not so you could throw light switch raves!!!' |
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ThinkGeek :: Burn Rate Board Game |
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2:13 am EDT, Oct 7, 2002 |
"Here's your chance to go back to 1999 and do it wrong, all over again.... BURN RATE is based on the experiences of many technologists during the recent rise and fall of the new economy. With a simple, fun, and uncannily realistic game system, you and your friends will struggle to keep a dot-com startup afloat as the bad business pours in and the money runs out. " ThinkGeek :: Burn Rate Board Game |
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2:10 am EDT, Oct 7, 2002 |
October 3, 2002What would Jesus do? We admit that this is a perfectly fine question. And so, to find answers, we decided to go to the source and last week read through the four Gospels. This is what we found. Q: Would Jesus launch a "pre-emptive" war? A: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. (Matt. 5:9) Q: Out "president" [That's "resident" Bush -- Ed.] appears to be prepared to "kick some Iraqi ass." What would Jesus do? A: Ye have heard that it hath been said, thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you. (Matt. 5: 4344) Q: While the governor of Texas, George Bush signed 140 death warrants, and granted no pardons to condemned prisoners. What would Jesus do? A: Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. (Matt. 5:7) The HTML on this page is baddly broken, but I enjoyed the content. What would Jesus do? |
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