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He was in a bind 'cause he's way behind...

2009-11-04T00:14:00.001-05:00

My time management skills have... Ok, I don't have any time management skills. That's why I'm behind on here. I do have a bunch of things to post so I'll try and get them up a bit at a time. Of course, since hardly anyone actually follows this blog it's not like there's a crushing immediacy to get updates on.

Stunning photo: Earth and Jupiter in the same shot

2009-10-22T16:14:00.001-04:00

From DVICE | Stunning photo: Earth and Jupiter in the same shot - "Sometimes the planets line up in such a way that you can see Earth and Jupiter in the same wide-angle shot. That is, if you were aboard the Mars Global Surveyor on May 22, 2003. When the Mars Orbiter Camera snapped this unique view, Earth was 86 million miles away, and Jupiter was 600 million miles away." The picture is stunning.

21 (mostly) sexy female stormtroopers (NSFW)

2009-10-15T10:28:00.001-04:00

21 (mostly) sexy female stormtroopers (NSFW) - "Today's gallery, the seventh of our 31 specials for the 31 days of Halloween, proves that sometimes the best Star Wars stormtroopers are the ones who only remember to wear part of their costumes." From SCI FI Wire comes a little bit of eye candy for all you guys and gals who like anything with "sexy females" in its title. Go ye and drool. Powered

More fun with North Korea

2009-10-14T22:20:00.003-04:00

Two interesting articles on North Korea this week. North Korea fires missiles and declares "no sail" zone | Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:32am EDT | SEOUL (Reuters) - "North Korea has fired five short-range missiles off its east coast and declared a "no sail" zone in the area from October 10-20, South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a government source as saying on Monday." U.S. hails cooperation on

Obama vows to end restrictions on gays in military

2009-10-11T16:55:00.003-04:00

Obama vows to end restrictions on gays in military | By Caren Bohan and Nancy Waitz Caren Bohan And Nancy Waitz – Sat Oct 10, 10:53 pm ET - WASHINGTON (Reuters) – "President Barack Obama, speaking on the eve of a major gay-rights march, told gay supporters on Saturday he would fight for their causes and renewed a pledge to end restrictions on their service in the U.S. military." While I am all

Rio wins 2016 Games

2009-10-05T17:36:00.000-04:00

Rio wins 2016 Games as IOC rebuffs Obama | By Paul Radford and Stuart Grudgings Paul Radford And Stuart Grudgings – Fri Oct 2, 4:57 pm ET | COPENHAGEN/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – "Rio de Janeiro won a resounding vote on Friday to stage the first Olympics in South America in 2016, rebuffing U.S. President Barack Obama, who had personally lobbied for his adopted hometown Chicago." Gasps greet

University of Florida Has Zombie Attack Plan In Place

2009-10-04T19:34:00.002-04:00

University of Florida Has Zombie Attack Plan In Place | October 2, 2009 by Michael Hickerson | Category: Bizarre News - "The University of Florida may have a sales pitch a lot of other universities in the same state and around the country don’t have. Should the zombie apocalypse occur, they have a plan to deal with it." Unfortunately the page is now 404. I don't know if it was a gag or what

Lesbian GI Seeks Asylum in Canada

2009-09-13T16:21:00.002-04:00

Lesbian GI Seeks Asylum in Canada September 10, 2009 | Agence France-Presse - "A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military has requested asylum in Canada, claiming she faced harassment and death threats from fellow Soldiers over her sexual orientation, media said Wednesday. Pvt. Bethany Smith, 21, claimed she had asked the U.S. military for a discharge after being outed by another Soldier who

Queensryche 'Home Again' World Premiere

2009-09-09T11:16:00.001-04:00

From Military.com's ARMY INSIDER newsletter for the week of 07 September 2009 - "'Home Again,' a song about military homecomings, showcases vocals by lead singer Geoff Tate's daughter Miranda. The video features actual photographs submitted by the Military.com audience. The result is very moving." Whatever your feelings on the justification for the current military actions the US is involved

Six vanish in Korea flood mystery

2009-09-06T19:21:00.001-04:00

Six vanish in Korea flood mystery | "Rescue workers in South Korea are looking for six people believed to have been swept away from a campsite in a mysterious flash flood. Officials say they are investigating whether the surge came from a new dam in North Korea, further up stream." Ok, call me paranoid but this sounds fishy to me. And I wouldn't put it past North Korea to do something like

Happy Birthday, Dad

2009-09-06T09:33:00.000-04:00

Today is my Dad's birthday. It has been seven-and-a-half years now since he passed but I still miss him. However, I have so many wonderful memories of and with him so the sadness isn't as monumental as it used to be. The family is going to church today to say a prayer so my son and I are going, too. He would have been 78 today.

North Korea says in last stage of enriching uranium

2009-09-04T20:59:00.002-04:00

North Korea says in last stage of enriching uranium | By Jonathan Thatcher – Fri Sep 4, 7:27 am ET | SEOUL (Reuters) – "North Korea said on Friday it was closer to a second way of making nuclear weapons, a move analysts saw as a new tactic to put pressure on the international community after a month of conciliatory gestures."Just one more step closer to the coming apocalypse.Powered by ScribeFire.

Madonna booed in Bucharest for defending Gypsies

2009-08-28T23:18:00.001-04:00

Madonna booed in Bucharest for defending Gypsies | Associated Press - August 27, 2009 1:13 PM PDT | BUCHAREST, Romania - "At first, fans politely applauded the Roma performers sharing a stage with Madonna. Then the pop star condemned widespread discrimination against Roma, or Gypsies — and the cheers gave way to jeers. The sharp mood change that swept the crowd of 60,000, who had packed a park

Texting While Driving PSA

2009-08-25T14:10:00.001-04:00

Texting While Driving PSA @ Yahoo! Video Source: uk.video.yahoo.com Now this is an effective PSA and it certainly went on for a long time. But will people actually get the message? Pun intended. http://www.ns-knt.com

Bruntlett turns game-ending unassisted triple play

2009-08-24T13:44:00.004-04:00

Bruntlett turns game-ending unassisted triple play | Sun Aug 23, 10:30 pm ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) – "Eric Bruntlett completed just the second game-ending unassisted triple play in Major League Baseball on Sunday, which helped the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-7 victory over the New York Mets.It was the 15th unassisted triple play recorded in the majors. The last was achieved by Cleveland Indians

Mind-blowing Bolt lights up worlds

2009-08-20T15:14:00.001-04:00

Mind-blowing Bolt lights up worlds | By Mitch Phillips Mitch Phillips – Mon Aug 17, 1:58 pm ET | BERLIN (Reuters) – "Usain Bolt delivered one of the most astonishing performances ever seen in athletics when he scorched to world championship 100 meters gold in a mind-blowing 9.58 seconds on Sunday. The flying Jamaican took a massive 0.11 seconds off the previous record mark he ran to win the

Too Few Medals of Honor?

2009-08-16T22:05:00.000-04:00

Too Few Medals of Honor? | August 02, 2009 | Associated Press - "Eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. About 4,000 members of the U.S. military killed in action. More than 34,000 wounded. Just six considered worthy of America's highest military award for battlefield valor. For some veterans and members of Congress, that last number doesn't add up. They question how so few Medals of Honor

Hacker-Tool Law Still Does Little

2009-08-12T23:58:00.001-04:00

Hacker-Tool Law Still Does LittleBy Mark RaschOn August 10, 2007, a new section of the German Penal code went into effect. The statute, intended to implement certain provisions of the Council of Europe Treaty on Cybercrime, could be interpreted to make the creation or distribution of computer security software a criminal offense.http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/502

The Scale of Security

2009-08-12T20:55:00.001-04:00

The Scale of Security By Adam O'Donnell Human beings do not naturally understand scale. While we speak of financial transactions in the hundreds of billions of dollars as being something as routine as brushing our teeth, we question the value of programs that cost in the single-digit millions and quibble with friends over dollars. Similarly, there are many problems in our industry that, when

Why I'm not depressed

2009-08-07T01:53:00.000-04:00

As I type this I find myself in a difficult position. Right now I'm in my 5th term at Westwood College Online working on a BS in Game Software Development. I got a student loan for the first four terms but was refused this time. So I'm paying out-of-pocket for a portion of the tuition. This is not easy as I am behind the gun, so to speak. A quick synopsis of my situation is - I haven't worked

Black Hat: Mac OS X Rootkit Debuts

2009-08-03T11:30:00.000-04:00

Black Hat: Mac OS X Rootkit Debuts | By Thomas Claburn | InformationWeek | July 30, 2009 04:59 PM - "The development of a proof-of-concept rootkit for Mac OS X reinforces the fact that security concerns aren't just for Windows users. At the Black Hat security conference on Wednesday, security researcher Dino Dai Zovi revealed a proof-of-concept rootkit that runs on Apple's Mac OS X operating

Black Hat: Android, iPhone SMS Flaws Revealed

2009-07-30T11:05:00.000-04:00

Black Hat: Android, iPhone SMS Flaws Revealed By Thomas Claburn | InformationWeek | July 29, 2009 07:08 PM - "In a presentation at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, security researchers Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner are scheduled to discuss SMS vulnerabilities that affect various mobile platforms, including Android, iPhone, and Windows Mobile." If there is one

You know you're getting old when. . .

2009-07-18T15:36:00.004-04:00

I like porn. Not all the time and my tastes run pretty "vanilla" (or so I've been told). It's a nice break when there's nothing better to do. Once or twice every couple of months, rent a DVD and you're good. It also helps when, like me, you're without companionship and not likely to ever find any. But this isn't the point of this post.Recently I've noticed that I prefer to watch movies with

North Korea army behind South web attack: report

2009-07-11T19:14:00.002-04:00

North Korea army behind South web attack: report | Posted on - Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:03PM EDT | SEOUL (Reuters) - "North Korea's military is behind a series of cyber attacks against South Korean and U.S. websites that slowed or disabled access by saturating them with traffic this week, a South Korean news report said on Saturday."Sometimes I think I'm the only one who sees that North Korea is the

Microsoft Warns Of New Secruity Threat

2009-07-07T12:15:00.000-04:00

Microsoft Warns Of New Secruity Threat | July 7, 2009 by Michael Hickerson | "If you’re using Internet Explorer on a system running Microsoft XP or Windows Server 2003, Microsoft warns there is a serious security flaw. The flaw allows hackers to take control of your computer according to a report in USA Today. All you have to do is visit a web site infected with a tiny bit of code that taps