Monthly Archives: May 2010
Social networks caught lying about shared data.
I can’t muster much outrage at the latest discovery that social networking sites have been sharing data with advertisers. Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending data to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers’ … Continue reading
Posted in Fail, Teh Interwebz
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WTF is "Countering Violent Extremism"?
From the Atlantic. If you blinked, you might have missed it. The Obama administration has unofficially rebranded “war on terror” phrase that dominated public discourse throughout the Bush administration. The replacement phrase, carefully chosen, is “CVE” — Countering Violent Extremism. … Continue reading
Posted in Obamanation
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Vicious Circle #51
Vicious Circle #51 is on genetic or cultural reasons why some women can’t seem to think about self defense. Among other things, as usual.
End of an Era
Duke university is shutting down it’s Usenet server. Monday Duke University announced that it will be shutting down a piece of Internet history by switching off the home of the first electronic newsgroups. Thursday, May 20 will mark the day … Continue reading
Posted in Geek Alert, History, Teh Interwebz
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Eeebuntu for Uncle?
SayUncle is looking at Eeebuntu for his Eee and is asking for advice. (none of that on the Internet, right?) I use Eeebuntu on my Eee, which I use mostly for network stuff. I have GTKterm for talking to routers, … Continue reading
Posted in Eee
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Dixie's BBQ sauce: TSA Approved!
I met Unix Jedi and Dixie in Charlotte and was gifted with a bottle of Dixie’s famous BBQ sauce. I guess the TSA thought it looked suspicious because they had to check it three times.
Posted in Funny
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If you can read this…
Stolen from the Internets:
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Everybody Draw Mohammed Day
I am horrible at drawing, even my stick figures suck but Everybody Draw Mohammed Day is not about the quality of the art but that it is done in the first place. Here’s mine: (Truly horrible, but you can plainly … Continue reading
Posted in Arty Stuff, Snark, Teh Interwebz
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AT&T wireless CEO Ralph de la Vega must be an idiot.
Or he must think I’m a moron because he expects me to believe several blatantly false things. From Business Insider: So how will AT&T, the iPhone’s exclusive carrier for the last three years, deal with that when it happens? Will … Continue reading
