What's That?

Wow. Just wow, crying and laughing at the same time. I thought this only happened in the movies.

Tue, 26 May 2009 09:57:31 -0400

Wow. Just wow, crying and laughing at the same time. I thought this only happened in the movies.

Mugshot Fail

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:09:00 -0400

Mugshot Fail

"But surely you aren’t on the internet with System 6? Come to think of it, why would anyone..."

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:22:00 -0400

“But surely you aren’t on the internet with System 6? Come to think of it, why would anyone use System 6 today. I switched to a Mac in 1994 and I never even saw System 6. I still keep an OS 9.2.2 Mac around, but System 6? Why? Do you really actually use it on a regular basis? What the heck for?”

- In reference to someone asking for help with software on a forum that is still using Macintosh System 6 http://ettoresoftware.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=843caa1dac5c3911f3b4aeee3328e68b&topic=237.0

"This is merely lack of understanding what Facebook really is, and, more importantly, how its privacy..."

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:37:22 -0400

“This is merely lack of understanding what Facebook really is, and, more importantly, how its privacy settings work. These folks should not have trashed this lady’s house, of course, but posting photos of it for everyone to see is obviously not a very smart thing to do, akin to slapping them onto a wall on the street.”

- Mashable

Secure Email is a sham… Mostly

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:46:42 -0500

So I saw this post today, which talks about a Web base email encryption service called Send..

Now I’ve always hated people who think they’re getting secure email by using https for webmail or SSL over SMTP, because really this only encrypts the data to your email provider, not through the rest of it’s travels across the Internet to the reciever.

Most people probably should give up on the idea of “secure” email and just not put anything sensitive in email. But if you do or need to one should use something like OpenPGP to encrypt your message, and use a Desktop email client (like Mail.app or Thunderbird) and use SSL with SMTP.

But really doing that is often more complicated than most people will do. So in response comes this company Send. You type your message in their form and specify your email address the receivers email address, and submit the form (via https of course). The receiver will then get an email with an encrypted attachment they can decrypt at the Send site.

Of course this seems easier then using something like PGP, but you still of course have to visit this site to view the message. Second, it assumes you trust Send with this sensitive email. If you really have something so sensitive you don’t want anyone reading it why on earth would you trust it to some third party?

So my final analysis stays the same: Either don’t use email for “secure” communication or do it right with real desktop/local based encryption.

"Martin Fowler: “I have noticed that that ruby community is much nicer than most on-line..."

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:35:54 -0500

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Martin Fowler: “I have noticed that that ruby community is much nicer than most on-line communities I’ve seen.”

Zed Shaw: “I’ve pulled battered women out of abusive relationships. Helped kids who were being beaten by bullies. I got no problem stepping up and protecting the weaker ones in our world.”

It’s like Jesus. Except Jesus never had the forthrightness and temerity to actually kick a guy in the jugular if he had to.

Zed is Gandhi. Zed is Che Guevara. And Zed is Morpheus. But, also, Zed is Daniel Larusso. Immediately following that, he’s Slim Shady. Ergo, Zed is Hannah Montana.

”

- why the lucky stiff on hackety.org

Photo

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:17:00 -0400

Photo

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:44:40 -0400

"Sitting for my 12th straight hour in a hospital waiting for the wife to download the latest tricycle..."

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:24:43 -0400

“Sitting for my 12th straight hour in a hospital waiting for the wife to download the latest tricycle motor…”

- Leigh McMullen on Cult of Mac

"If we owned a goat we wouldn’t need to compost!"

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:44:21 -0400

“If we owned a goat we wouldn’t need to compost!”

- Stevi

"is it just me, or does mobileme suck donkey balls? :("

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:48:31 -0400

“is it just me, or does mobileme suck donkey balls? :(”

- CrimsonScythe in TextMate IRC channel

Woot-Off

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:18:04 -0400

Mark: Granted that anyone would buy anything off woot.com... who would buy the current "Woot-Off" item, a five pound bag of pistachios?
Mark: I mean, I know "Woot-Off" == empty the warehouse of unwanted crap, but seriously.
Justin: who needs 15lbs of pistachios!
Ben: a squirrel with a credit card

What we've got here is a failure to communicate!

Sat, 24 May 2008 11:18:36 -0400

Me: What's the temp like outside?
Stevi: It's cool but warm.

"The first time someone calls you a horse you punch them on the nose, the second time someone calls..."

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:20:00 -0400

“The first time someone calls you a horse you punch them on the nose, the second time someone calls you a horse you call them a jerk, the third time someone call you a horse, well then perhaps it’s time to go shopping for a saddle.”

- the Rabbi in Lucky Number Slevin

A webby award winner with an odd name

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:27:53 -0400

A webby award winner with an odd name

Lost Time: Brief look at the Time-Loop Theory

Fri, 02 May 2008 10:53:00 -0400

So I was pointed at an ambitious little Lost theory site the other day: http://www.timelooptheory.com/. While certainly a very thorough well thought out theory, I’m just not sure I can completely embrace it yet.

Ultimately I think that the creators actually have something more elegant and simple planed (no don’t ask me what, because I have no idea and I’m not going to speculate). I mean it seems like the years 1996, and 2007 are almost pulled out of thin air. Also, by the authors own admission, the theory involves a rather radical version of time traveling. While I certainly agree that the authors can create their fictional time-travel in anyway they want, some of the ideas seem a little contradictory and crazy even for the creators.

All in all it’s a great theory that real does it’s best to explain ALL the phenomenon on the show. I highly recommend reading it!

Only one job you can cost your boss and the public $137 million dollars by making a stupid mistake and keep your job: Military Fighter Pilot

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:33:00 -0400

Only one job you can cost your boss and the public $137 million dollars by making a stupid mistake and keep your job: Military Fighter Pilot

Nothing like children writing to their Serial Killer role models

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:32:58 -0400

Nothing like children writing to their Serial Killer role models

The best picture of a chihuahua dressed as a scuba diver...

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:25:00 -0400

The best picture of a chihuahua dressed as a scuba diver you’ll see today

That's her secret weapon.

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:10:16 -0400

Me: What was that sound?
Stevi: That was Lillia pooping.
Me: It sounded like she made a ray gun sound.
Stevi: Yeah a ray gun of shit out of her ass!