We had my father over for Easter recently. Through the course of our small talk, I mentioned a newspaper article about modern counterfeiting, specifically the instance where teenagers use home computers with scanners to copy five or ten-dollar bills then drop them on shopping mall floors, just to see if they'll get picked up and used by some ( Read more... )

An entire linux OS distro that's been optimised to run on a thumbdrive -- a 128mb thumbdrive to be exact, though of course you could use a bigger one for more storage. Includes a lot of apps like AbiWord (compatible with MS Word), GNumeric (compatible with Excel), GXine, Mozilla Seamonkey Suite, etc. Everything loads into RAM, which makes it fast ( Read more... )

Drinking with Bob. While I don't agree with everything that he says, he's sure sounds off like he's got a pair. I hope he keeps blogging from the hospital, 'cause he's bound to be admitted for giving himself a stress-induced heart attack.

Where can I find Mike Thornhill?

Skype has announced they will allow free SkypeOut calls (PC to normal telephone) until the end of the year.

Read the Reuters story here.

www.skype.com

Free internet telephony with voice over IP; SkypeOut allows outgoing calls to people with regular phones for pennies a minute, SkypeIn allows incoming calls when it gives you a number. Calls from PC to PC are totally free.

My userid is thricebedamned.

To be called a fool on All Fool's Day
is really no disgrace,
For it takes a fool to call a fool
a fool right to his face.

It's so sad that we're called fools for things
we're often misunderstood at,
Yet fitting, we should have a day...
... for something we're so good at.

-- Johnny Hart, author of the comic strip BC.

Roommates wanted for permanent housing arrangement -- prefer apartment to house. Want two roommates for possible three bedroom in September.

I've just been handed a notice for my divorce.

I'm gonna need Legal Aid.

I wonder if I broke it.