Monthly Archives June 2005

Clock Cycle Capacitor
Ben’s latest invention…

Narnia Toast?
The experimental gaming server, Narnia has been toasted. Mk and I are trying to figure out what happened. It could be bad blocks, bad inodes, or one of my dead interface programs running lockf on the pk3 files (this is why you should never do a kill -9). In the meantime [...]

40 Million Credit Cards Stolen
So this explains how they got my card number. Credit card breach exposes 40 million accounts
Once again, little to no security.
Tips to avoid and be aware of identity theft:

Don’t give out your social security number to anyone who asks for it. Read EPIC’s Social Security Number Privacy information.

Run your [...]

Cooking breakfast with poorly designed pans
So I cooked eggs for breakfast this morning, but had a slight problem. Just like the software-only volume control on laptops the pan was badly designed. If you’re going to make a handle heavy enough to tip the pan make it removeable or give it a tripod.

Trying to steal my identity?
Yesterday a voice mail on my cell claiming to be from Washington Mutual said my account was overdrawn (which is strange because I show a positive balance, and they don’t have my cell) and needed to call them. So I called the number and the lady asked for my social [...]

All in one day…

Apple Switches to Intel and Debian 3.1 (Sarge) released!
Here’s a video of the WWDC 2005 Keynote where Steve Jobs makes the announcement. It’s one hour. If you’re limited on time 20 minutes to 43 minutes deals with most of the Intel related stuff.

Psalm 1

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.

He will be like a tree firmly planted [...]