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2006

claimID: Managing Your Identity Online
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Articles Assorted Geekery Online Fun Reviews Tech
How many times have you googled yourself? Too embarrassed to say? Same here. I suppose just about everyone with a connection to the Internet has been guilty of a little ego-surfing once in a while.
I Feed The Google Monster, It Excretes Data…
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Articles Announcements Assorted Geekery Online Fun Tech
Today, I finally got my Google Analytics invite. I can’t remember when I first applied for it, but it must have been several months ago. I have heard tales on the web that GA is slow and can bog down page loading, but I haven’t noticed any difference since I added the code to my template.
No Enforced RFID In My State!
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Articles Culture News Politics Tech
Via /.: Wisconsin may soon become the first state to ban the practice of mandatory microchip implants in human beings. State Representative Marlin Schneider has authored a proposal that will make it illegal for governments and companies to require RFID chips, or implanting them in employees without their knowledge.
Phillips Wants To Force Commercials On You
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Articles Culture News Tech
Phillips, the entertainment technology corporation, has recently applied for a patent on a new software for your digital receiver/recorder that will force you to watch commercials. The software looks for digital flags which would be embedded in the broadcast that will lock your channel in place when commercials begin, restricting you for flipping to another station during the ads.
DMCA: The Next Generation… Coming Soon
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Articles Culture News Politics Tech
The Bush administration has a new version of DMCA to offer you, and it’s so much worse. In this article, Declan McCullagh of CNET news describes the Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006 that the administration plans to propose via their lackey Representative Lamar Smith.
It’s Nice To See Common Sense On The Web
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Articles Assorted Geekery Rants Tech
If you get a chance you really should read this message sent to the folks at Yahoo Mail. It’s a great piece of common sense emphasizing the need for coding according to the web standards and doing away with the ridiculous notion of a page displaying “your browser is unsupported” message, which shouldn’t ever be the case if the page is coded correctly.
Review: Google Calendar
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Articles Reviews Tech
It hardly seems worth it to write a review of Google Calendar this late into the game does it? After all, with a Google product I’m sure everyone who is interested has already jumped onto the link to create their own account and see for themselves what it is like.
Abuse Can Be Funny
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Articles Funny Games Tech
You simply need to read this account of Sim abuse. It’s one of the funniest things I’ve read all week.
The Geeks Enter Politics In A Big Way
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Articles Assorted Geekery Politics Tech
I was just listening to the most recent episode of TWiT when I learned of the formation of a new non-partisan political organization dedicated to causes near and dear to a geek’s heart.
Quick Post: All Your Base Are Belong To Google
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Articles Assorted Geekery Online Fun Tech
Google Calendar was released today. Full review to follow. :) UPDATE: Review will be posted next week. I’ve got a lot to say about it, but I want to spend a few more days trying it out before I commit my thoughts to non-paper.
Review: Krugle
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Articles Assorted Geekery Online Fun Reviews Tech
I cannot remember how I initially heard about Krugle, but I’m glad that I did. For those of you who haven’t heard of this service (which may be many of you), Krugle is a service that aims to be the search engine for developers, and it appears to be well on its way.
Podcasting Creates Challenges For NPR
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Articles Culture News Tech
A recent article in Wired News discusses the difficulties podcasting is creating for NPR. With free podcasts finally becoming more common for NPR programming, more and more listeners are turning to them in order to listen to their shows whenever they want, and in some cases to avoid pledge drives.
Review: Flock Browser
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Articles Assorted Geekery Online Fun Reviews Tech
It is with some trepidation that I set out to review the developer preview of the Flock browser. It hardly seems fair, does it? After all, the public beta isn’t scheduled to come out for another month.
A Blogger’s Best Friend: Performancing.com
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Articles Assorted Geekery Online Fun Reviews Tech
If you are a blogger, you have probably already heard about Performancing.com. If you haven’t yet, or have procrastinated on checking out the site, you really need to go there this very instant.
Neurons and Silicon Are Talking To Each Other: Mostly About The Weather, I Suppose…
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Articles Assorted Geekery Tech
Via Dvorak.org: A group of scientists in Europe have developed a functional interface between mammalian neurons and silicon chips. This is a big deal as it means we may soon be able to use this technology to monitor and diminish neurological disorders.
Warning to All Podcasters: Listen to What Podshow Wants From You
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Articles News Rants Tech
Via Digg: Keith and Chemda of the Keith and the Girl podcast recently received a copy of the Podshow contract via an anonymous listener before they entered into a non-disclosure agreement with the folks at Podshow.
The Sharks And The Jets Are Scrawnier Than I Remember…
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Articles Links Assorted Geekery Funny News Tech
Via Digg: You absolutely need to read this hilarious article about a drunken rumble-that-almost-was between employees of ATI and NVIDIA employees at the CeBIT conference. It appears to have started after the ATI folks showed up during an NVIDIA and started hitting on one of the female NVIDIA employees.
Are You Hip To The New Web?
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Articles Assorted Geekery Online Fun Quizness Tech
You should really take this quiz to find out. It will test your ability to decipher between Web 2.0 start-ups and Star Wars characters. I’m embarrassed to say I only scored a 31 on this, which is an affront to both sides of my geek.
HOWTO: Access Your Desktop Remotely In Linux
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Articles Assorted Geekery Linux Tech
Not everyone has use for this kind of feature, but I use it almost every day for a wide variety of uses. For example, I can check on a lengthy compilation process, test a theory using a one of the applications native to my Linux system, or to bypass a corporate internet filter when it has mistakenly blacklisted a site I need to access for code reference.
The Things We Do For Love
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Articles Assorted Geekery Linux Personal Reviews Tech
I haven’t posted in a few days, in part because I’ve been pretty busy, and partly because I’ve been overhauling my system with a brand new Linux distribution. I’m now running Gentoo and I absolutely love it.