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McAfee TrustedSource
http://www.trustedsource.org/query/datarave.net
According to McAfee, datarave.net does not send out emails (not entirely true…but…) If you get any email from this domain name, the odds are, it’s spam.
Find sex offenders
http://www.familywatchdog.us
It’s somewhat disturbing. Try it out.
60 Minutes: Obama and the Presidency
Apple Tax
To prove that I’m not pro-Mac:
Gizmodo gives you the raw deal on just what you get when you buy a MAC, and how far your dollar gets you when buying MAC vs PC.
Seems especially relevant in today’s economy.
New MAC Advertisements
I’m not pro-MAC, but neither am I pro-Vista:
DMCA & McCain
Wired posted the aftermath of an exchange between the McCain-Palin campaign and YouTube. The net-net of the article is that McCain was a signatory on the DMCA (copyright act) which places certain obligations on to content intermediaries such as YouTube. Succinctly, if you host content, and if someone makes a claim to you that the [...]
Bailout results in rising mortgage costs
It’s funny how things change. When I first moved to the (SF) Bay Area back in 2001, I briefly joined and spent time with the local Nortel user’s group (a group of other telecom professionals who all work on the same telecom equipment I do). During my time with them about 6 years ago (2002 [...]
Tallest Lego structure
Gizmodo reports that the new world record for Lego constructions was built in Vienna measures up at 96.73 feet (29.485 meters) and at 460,000 bricks.
The photos are interesting. Of course, it makes my engineering gene kick in and wonder what the largest free-standing lego structure is (this was supported at multiple points in the structure [...]
Why the 700B bail out failed
Thank you Ron Paul;
I agree something has to be done, but I don’t think a “no strings attached” bailout of 700B for the executives who caused this problem in the first place is the answer. If you hand those executives $700,000,000,000 without any oversight or strings attached, you’re not fixing the problem, you’re only going [...]
Interview advise
A firm grip, eye contact and a sharp up-and-down motion in your handshake is a wonderful thing, and according to a recent study, the most important thing in obtaining a job. I think the study over simplifies the importance of having credentials that qualify you for the position, but certainly it cannot hurt to present [...]
