My wife pointed me to this article today, and I thought it was funny. Specially rigged Coke cans, part of a summer promotion, contain cell phones and global positioning chips. That has officials at some installations worried the cans could be used to eavesdrop, and they are instituting protective measures. … “There’s things generals should… Continue reading Coke Alert
Author: Jon
American Beer Month
Interesting. Apparently July is American Beer Month. Website and all. July is American Beer Month, a time when every American should celebrate the season by exploring the wonderful flavors of American Beer. No matter what kind of beer you like, there’s one that’s perfect for your tastes that’s made in America. One of the sponsors… Continue reading American Beer Month
Friendster goes PHP
An item I saw yesterday but forgot to blog about: Friendster goes PHP. Pretty cool. Finally on Friday we launched a platform rearchitecture based on loose-coupling, web standards, and a move from JSP (via Tomcat) to PHP. The website doesn’t look much different, but hopefully we can now stop being a byword for unacceptably poky… Continue reading Friendster goes PHP
Oregon Trail Diaries
Here’s a site containing links to the texts of diaries from the Oregon Trail. Interesting stuff; it would be worth collecting it and turning it into a Palm Reader ebook. (If I can find the time.)
Finding Invisible Men
Totally wacky article on Kuro5hin: Using Quantum Cryptography to Find Invisible Men: But is it truly a myth, or do invisible men walk among us? And if an invisible man were to be created, how would we detect him and track his movements? … Invisible man detection has gone a long way, from the clumsy… Continue reading Finding Invisible Men
Greyhound quits Bend
As reported on Bend.com, Greyhound is leaving Central Oregon: It is eliminating 260 stops, leaving 99 in the 13-state region. In Oregon, the list of 35 communities losing Greyhound service ranges (alphabetically) from Albany to Zigzag, with Bend, Klamath Falls, La Pine, Madras, Redmond and Warm Springs among those in the middle. Too bad. I… Continue reading Greyhound quits Bend
Shed
So I put together a Costco shed today, with help from my dad. Part of our grand plan to outfit the new house with all the bling bling, you know. It’s a nice shed, but it was a pain in the ass to get set up. Actually, the shed itself wasn’t that bad, it’s all… Continue reading Shed
I’m still here!
Yeah, I’m still here. Just haven’t found the time or energy to post much lately. So, quick one-off tonight with an interesting site: Lulu.com. Free self-publishing of books, which they will print on demand and ship to the purchaser. Sort of the CafePress of publishing.
Stuff
Still continuing to settle in to the new house. This weekend we cleared out the storage unit, and it never ceases to amaze me just how much stuff we’ve managed to accumulate over the years. Of course, it doesn’t help that I’ve got a packrat personality and it’s actually hard for me to get rid… Continue reading Stuff
Comic book references at the Post Office
Since we’ve moved into a brand-new development, we don’t even have a mailbox yet so we have to go to the Post Office to pick up our mail. The location for this is their warehouse in the industrial part of town, and when you go in, there’s simply a tiny lobby and a doorway that… Continue reading Comic book references at the Post Office