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FAA / TSA about to get antsy regarding Lithium Batteries ?
Something to bear in mind lest you carry multiple laptop or camcorder batteries in flight; I presume someone told them that Lithium reacts explosively with this “water” stuff that they’ve already banned people from carrying aboard… Yet another $100+ item that can be impounded by the ignorant. TechThoughts The FAA has published new rules for…
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Microsoft, Samba, Secretly Jump Into Bed In Public?
Microsoft’s attempt to improve its image via absurdist cognitive dissonance continues; can someone please explain to me how this set of statements can be both correct and self-consistent: “We are pleased that the Protocol Freedom Information Foundation has chosen to take a (license) … which will provide Samba with access to our specifications for the…
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PDFs with Adverts?
Another from Steve’s blog… Another company is getting into the trackable ads game: Adobe. They’ve announced a new product: PDF files with ads. Publishers can upload PDF files to Adobe’s web site; the files will be modified to display ads via Yahoo!’s advertising network. When the PDF file is viewed, “contextual ads are dynamically matched…
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Search Engine Optimization For Law Enforcement?
Chris forwarded this to me: Steve Bellovin, nice guy, drinking buddy, all-round good egg, baritone Tom Lehrer singer, and inventor of so many pieces of TCP/IP and crypto technology that I feel it incumbent to point out that he wrote Anews just for karmic balance – well Steve’s got himself a blog and writes thusly:…
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10 more who really mattered in 2007 – as well
From Marc Canter’s blog: Adriana Cronin-Lukas – is a blogging consultant. This time – I won’t use the term ‘insultant’ cause she’s much nicer and coy with her customers. I’ve met Adrianna a number of occasions and her wit, insights and diplomacy just reeks of “I’m gonna do whatever it takes to help these folks…
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Photo Blog: Sailing with Laureen and Jason in SFO
The comprehensive writeup of this trip is at Laureen’s blog; more pictures in Geoff’s gallery…
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links for 2008-01-02
Mars Impact Probability Increases to 4 Percent The impact probability for a collision of asteroid 2007 WD5 with Mars on January 30 has increased from 1.3% to 3.9%. … (tags: astronomy science mars)
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links for 2008-01-01
cowandboy2611170071231.gif 600×203 pixels Shatner. He’s like a nerd Hoffa. Via Gene. (tags: comics funny) Read me first: The internet can’t be censored and it’s wrong for governments to try | Technology | The Guardian Restating the credo; what is it about some new countries – USA, Oz – which make them wannabee so much more…
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links for 2007-12-31
The Secular Outpost: Pope forming exorcist squads to wage war on Satan (tags: religion exorcist) Coffee FAQ The OED, Second Edition, does include _espresso_ and _expresso_, the latter being a variant of the former. It correctly derives it from Italian _caffe espresso_. [Accents left off here.] Whoever claimed it derives the term from a would-be…
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Nespresso Love
I first encountered the Nespresso system back in 2005 when I visited Gilles Gravier én famille in Geneva, and he was raving about this machine which would provide good quality Arabica espresso (Gilles has a health issue with Robusta beans) on demand, and was so little mess and fuss. At the time I was interested,…