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Social Engineering: A means of obtaining secured data, or access to secured data, through pretense and deception ( Read more... )

The study was stylish and ecclectic, modelled after the studies and sitting rooms of the early twentieth century. Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves lined two of the four walls, electric lamps, mounted to the walls and sitting on the small tables, had been favoured instead of chandelliers. The furnishing couches and chairs were overstuffed, and ( Read more... )

"Anyone who says 'the Internet isn't a dumptruck' obviously hasn't been Slashdotted yet."

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I'm watching a special on cybernetics, where a scientist is talking about use of tools ( Read more... )

I was heading for Vice's truck in the parking lot, so that I may drive Kim to her work, when I spotted a lonely little brick of Lego in the parking lot.
Rarely one to abandon such things, I rescued it.

It reminded me of this particular comic.

I was inspired to write a bit of song related to it in nearly every way.

o/` Trod on Lego o/`
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2022 edit: The last 16 years have made a lot of difference for me, and I find some of these things problematic. Rather than erase them, I think it's important to address them ( Read more... )

2022 edit: The last 15 years have made a lot of difference for me, and I find some of these things problematic. Rather than erase them, I think it's important to address them ( Read more... )