Monthly Archives: June 2002

save time in the morning

What a concept: Shower Shock Caffeinated Soap. I’ve hardly touched caffeine in twenty years, partly because I flatter myself that I don’t need it, but mainly because I don’t need the sugar that often comes with it. But, y’know, I’m … Continue reading

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free the mouse

Now showing (in Flash) at Electronic Frontier Foundation Action Center: Tinsel Town Club. Thanks and a tip of the mouse-ears to David Mankins for the link. 2006: That copy is gone, but here’s another.

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QotD

Bruce Schneier: My opinion has been that it is largely unnecessary to trade civil liberties for security, and that the best security measures — reinforcing the airplane cockpit door, putting barricades and guards around important buildings, improving authentication for telephone … Continue reading

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humility in commentary

Bruce Baugh writes: . . . I’ve decided not to weigh in on any of the issues, and instead to write about why I’m not. . . . Really, this boils down to a matter of courtesy. I’m long since tired of ignorant rants … Continue reading

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destination unknown

Return to Sender is a surreal strip with a sense of humor. I’ve no idea yet where it’s going.

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satisficing

Got paid yesterday. Was tempted to buy a quarter-gigabyte memory card, but resisted, reminding myself that only once have I put a serious strain on my box’s existing memory: in running an experimental search program without any intelligent memory-management at … Continue reading

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first principles

Dan Kohn writes: “It is shocking that there is not more of an outcry over the unlawful detainment of radioactive ‘dirty bomb’ suspect Jose Padilla.” The old bleat that “the Constitution is not a suicide pact” is brought up, and … Continue reading

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