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School sanctions students for cheating and turns around and makes the class "collaborative". So because students were collaborating prior to it being legit they get 0s or suspensions. Seems a little bogus to punish students who were collaborating even prior to the change in the rules. You've recognized that the students need to collaborate. ajc.com | Metro | GEORGIA TECH CHEATING SCANDAL
Atlanta exceeds LA for commute time! ajc.com | Metro | Metro Atlanta drive-time champ
Movies
The book Sum of All Fears was written in 1991. Yeah, it involves a nuclear bomb explosion by terrorists. Let's take a look at another other Clancy novel. In Debt of Honor a Japanese pilot crashes a 767 into the Capitol Building during a joint session of Congress killing 95% of Congress, all of the Supreme Court, most of the Cabinet, Joint Chiefs, and the President. What I like about Clancy is how he uses big actions like this as just the backdrop to the real story which is about simple people accomplishing really big things. ajc.com | Living | Timing nags release of thriller 'Sum'
If Clancy is the big predictor, then the next thing we can expect is a war between Russia and China over Siberia.
Sports
ajc.com | Sports | 2002 World Cup Schedule
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[Thursday, May 30, 2002] [10:15 a.m.]
That is me in front of the windows. This was taken at the office retirement party today.
Here is another one with me (way in the back) in line for food earlier.
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[Wednesday, May 29, 2002] [05:35 p.m.]
Internet:
Scammers are out to con ya. Always be en garde! Just to let ya know, the numbers of one are up. Nigerian scam spam on the rise
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[Thursday, May 23, 2002] [09:44 a.m.]
Ready to hit 4000 viistors.
WTF? Guy steals $1.4 billion in paintings cause he is a klepto. Leaves them with mom who destroys them at the first sign of trouble. Your Stolen Art? I Threw It Away, Dear -- NYTimes (requires login, easy and free signup).
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[Saturday, May 18, 2002] [09:53 a.m.]
World:
Like any Presidential Administration is going to allow papers that could show how they do things or that they might have been negligent to see the light of day. Lawmakers seek top-secret papers -- MSNBC
Entertainment:
Lots and lots to see this summer. *sigh* Spinning out the summer movies -- MSNBC
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[Friday, May 17, 2002] [12:38 p.m.]
Tech:
Nice... PS2 is $200. The Xbox is $200. The Gamecube should drop to $150. Might be able to afford jumping up to the next systems. I only have an N64 and Playstation. Yahoo! News - Microsoft Cuts Xbox Price in U.S., Japan
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[Thursday, May 16, 2002] [05:35 p.m.]
Internet:
hello... it's AotC! of course someone bootlegged it and put it online. If I had a decent computer and internet connection at home, then I might have looked for a copy. Yahoo! News - Star Wars film clones invade the Net
How many times does someone have to get hacked? Developer News -- Navy Brass Latest Hacking Victim
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[Monday, May 13, 2002] [05:40 p.m.]
World News:
Even Middle East countries have problems with plane hijackings. Yahoo! News - Security Agents Foil Iranian Hijacking
There was a thing Friday on CNN about Chinese soldiers attempting to stop people from entering an embassy. Pretty scary. Wonder what they know or did? Yahoo! News - Two North Koreans enter Canada's embassy in China
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[Monday, May 13, 2002] [11:13 a.m.]
Showers are particularly problematic for me because sometimes I will get lost in thinking something through. It will haunt me for days. Saturday morning I started thinking on why computers are so difficult for people to learn.
It hit me that just enough unexplained behaviors occur. Once one considers all of the factors that go into the operation of a computer unexplained behaviors should occur. I started a list.
HARDWARE FACTORS
These are hardware components which have programmed instructions.
- BIOS
- CPU
- GPU
SOFTWARE FACTORS
These become so numerous that I just lumped them into categories.
- Application in use
- Third-party software
- Operating system
- Operating system modifications
USER FACTORS
- Keyboard skills
- Mouse skills
- GUI skills
- Troubleshooting/problem-solving skills
Normally the hardware factors do not present much of a problem. Unless one is trying to get as many frames per second from a game, I don't see much of a potential conflict between pre-programmed instructions on the CPU and GPU on applications.
Software design and user skills are problems. Any piece of software running on an operating system is attempting to work with the OS through means known to it. Should a new version of the operating system appear the programmers of the software may have to anticipate new methods of working with the operating system. Even so small a thing as a "patch" to correct a problem with the OS may close a method of talking to the OS an application was using.
Unfortunately, programs do not work on a computer in total isolation. A component could be added which interferes with a component for another program. The more software you install, the more like you are to encounter programs stepping on each other. Several freeware vendors support their operations by installing programs that run out of sight.
Then of course people do not take the time to figure out why exactly the problem occured. They also fail look for under which specific conditions the problems surface by trying alternate methods. That is for the professional to figure out.
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[Monday, May 13, 2002] [07:08 a.m.]
Yes, sir... There has been talk of skipping work here. If others go, then I probably will too. Otherwise I will take a long lunch timed for 15 minutes before the box office opens and get tickets for the earliest show I can after work. A Star Wars sickout may cost economy - May. 6, 2002
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[Monday, May 6, 2002] [05:20 p.m.]
Another article on Kellner... LawMeme: Legal Bricolage for a Technological Age - Top Ten New Copyright Crimes
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[Monday, May 6, 2002] [05:16 p.m.]
Science & Technology News:
Yahoo! News - Archaeologists Unearth Base of Egypt Queen Pyramid
Business
There could be 1.1 million jobs created over the next year. Yahoo! News - Information Technology Work Force Set to Grow
Really... these days notebooks are actually decent. You can do quite a bit of stuff of them. Yahoo! News - Notebooks clearing off the desktop
$250 for a hardcover sized reader. Or use my Handspring? Titles are still as much for a book as if I bought if from the store in hardback. Will find some free ones and take a look. Yahoo! News - Lighter Loads for Traveling Readers
World News:
I guess the U.S. is not interested in terrorists which do not make front page news by taking U.S. citizens? If it is not on the front page, then we don't know anything about it. Columbia has its own little "War on Terrorism". Yahoo! News - Colombia Death Toll Rises to 108 (Related: HoustonChronicle.com - Special Reports: Rebel Held)
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[Monday, May 6, 2002] [02:23 p.m.]
ReasonablyClever.Com: Christopher Doyle Presents the Mini-Mizer!
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[Monday, May 6, 2002] [11:18 a.m.]
hollymhkoxbwc@ed.ac.uk Subject: DO ME NOW!!
If only British women were really this easy... I might have gotten to stay over there?
Subject: Call Me, I caught You on Video
So you are blind now and want me to give you millions? I say it is your own fault!
Subject: Enhance your love life
What love life?
Secret Admirer Subject: Find out who...
I get hits from people trying to hack these guys. That is how evil they are. Lonely Heart and Crushlink too!
Subject: Seduce Women Now!
Huh? They should be seducing me!
Subject: Are You Really A Man?
Yes. No. No, yes!
Subject: Someone is looking for you
If it is not to give me at least $1,000, then who cares?
Subject: Someone is breaking into your computer right now !
How? My computer is turned off! This is someone elses!
Subject: Get Thicker, Fuller & Healthier Hair: #1 Drug-Free, Pain-Fre...
I'm not going bald...
Subject: Love is just a click away
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[Sunday, May 5, 2002] [07:12 p.m.]
U.S. News:
This might explain why my collegiate friends can't get real jobs. Too much competition? BBC News | BUSINESS | US joblessness hits eight-year high
The recession may be over, but we have not recovered. A fine distinction, I know. With most of the major economies still down, it seems like it would be difficult for the U.S. to grow really strong again without bolstering other economies. Then again, I find it amazing the U.S. economy is as strong as it is after accumulating so much debt. BBC News | BUSINESS | US 'heading for recovery'
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[Sunday, May 5, 2002] [06:13 p.m.]
Sports:
I predicted Arsenal would win the cup when I was in London. Just about everyone wanted Manchester United to make comeback from way behind to take it. BBC SPORT | PHOTO GALLERIES | Victory sweet for Arsenal
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[Saturday, May 4, 2002] [12:41 p.m.]
Tech News:
I've said it often enough... students are hackers in sheeps clothing. This true too... "the majority of academic networks are tempting targets for hackers because of their lack of security, abundance of bandwidth and overworked administrators." University systems a haven for hackers - Tech News - CNET.com
World News:
Don't approach a U.S. Navy ship in a small motorboat... you will be fired upon. These Iranians are probably glad they were going for an oil tanker and not a warship. CNN.com - U.S. Navy fires on small boats thought to be pirates - May 3, 2002
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[Friday, May 3, 2002] [01:57 p.m.]
Idjits... I will never trust a credit card number to any electronic wallet. It would be safer to just add it to the end of any email I send out. Don't care if it is Micro$oft, $un, or Yahoo$! Already get enough bulk mail letting people have my email address. Dark side of cyberlife - Tech News - CNET.com
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[Thursday, May 2, 2002] [10:42 a.m.]
In an effort to further complicate my bloggings... news here. Real rants over there.
Tech News:
Found this by following an article on Slashdot. Thinking this would be good to implement. How to Defeat Bad Web Robots With Apache
Only has experimental Apache 2.0 support. Maybe 4.2.1 will fix that? PHP 4.2.0 Release Announcement
infoAnarchy || Evolution: Exchanging Microsoft
World News:
WTF? Now we have to invade Spain with FBI and CIA? With all the terrorist activity going on in the world we would have to send people to Columbia/Peru, Spain, France, Israel/Palestine, Indonesia, Philipines, and Sri Lanka... not just Afghanistan. Xinhua News Agency | Two Car Bombs Explode in Madrid, Spain and BBC News | EUROPE | Car bombs target Real Madridp>
We have the balls to force Iraq to take inspectors. We do not have the to make Israel do the same. If there is nothing to hide, then the inspectors cannot hurt. Xinhua News Agency | Annan Intends to Disband U.N. Jenin Fact-finding Team on Thursday
Pfffffft... Now we can lock up both Arafat and Sharon in a very small cage and let them fight it out. CNN.com - Arafat free as standoff ends - May 2, 2002
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[Thursday, May 2, 2002] [08:44 a.m.]
Seems like Xanga is limping along at the moment.
"The problem with bars is they have too many drunks."
Some Crone
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[Thursday, May 2, 2002] [08:38 a.m.]
Segmentation Faults sux!!
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[Wednesday, May 1, 2002] [11:14 a.m.]
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