Archive for October, 2006

El Reg (justifiably) lambastes a bbc pop-sci show

Friday, October 27th, 2006

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/27/bbc_horizon/
Yeah, so the meat is, a BBC pop sci show, “Horizons” did a recent episode on “Human v2.0″ talking about the idea of machine-augmented humans and such. A rich area to be sure (already having given rise to loads of actual good sci-fi, not to mention classic anime like Ghost in the Shell).
But rather [...]

firefox, ie, truths, jackasses, pumpkins, blood, claws, frustrations, exams, and being a jerk

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Ugh. Craziness. Where to begin. Guess I’ll just go in topic-order. One big nasty blob of random goo to puke out all over the place. Guess I’ll keep the front page clean by hiding it all behind a “more” link though ;).

When you need information …

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

What better way to get it than ask?.
(ISC handler’s diary requesting both people who’ve found botnets, and botnet operators for information about sizes, purposes, etc). I wonder if they’ll get any info via the direct approach from opers like that …

more good

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

Got a 96 on psychobio exam 2, got new shoes, got an Indiana license (after a week of not being legally able to drive), and topped it all off with getting God Hand and Makai Kingdom.
God Hand is fun, a bit zany, pretty difficult at times. There’s a lot of “mash on square” … [...]

definition in the moment: a good day

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

today’s been pretty good. Not great, but pretty good.
I woke up at around 7:30 am. Had a bit of trouble sleeping because of the humidity, but got enough rest despite the fact. Woke up and it was pretty dark out … clouded over and raining, that whole “fall back” idea is sounding [...]