BurningbirdI’ve been hit severals time recently with comment spams. In fact the frequency of attack has really picked up as WordPress has become more popular. I don’t use any form of blacklist, but controlling the spam is still pretty trivial. There’s one throttle in place that doesn’t allow more than so many posts in a […]
Dave Rogers is also less than impressed with the new iMach G5 from Apple. However, he has other things to think about now – such as a possible category 5 hurricane by the name of Frances that is shaping up, from all computer models, to hit near his home. If I were a betting woman, I […]
Like Don Park, I am less than impressed with the design of the new G5, even with the thought of a laptop with a 24 hour battery: I can ducktape it to a small powerboat battery and use it as a laptop. Wow, a laptop with 24 hour battery life and replaceable keyboard. I am starting […]
AKMA’s recent flirtation with breaking the law by using the open WiFi outside of the library has been Slashdotted. Contrary to many Slashdot stories, this one is amazingly free of invective, and has some very thoughtful responses. In particular, when the story was submitted, the writer made specific mention of AKMA’s profession: A policeman approached him and […]
I’ve developed a re-awakened interest in World War II history due to conversations that I’ve been following in weblogging. I went to the library to check out a couple of books on the Japanese internment, and found five books on women’s participation in the war effort intermixed on the same shelf. I checked out books […]