The Information You Give Away On The Internet
Thursday, September 7th, 2006
Just how much information do we give away when browsing? This web site shows it all.
Archive for September, 2006
A Dangerous Type Of Sex Offender Registry
Thursday, September 7th, 2006
The state of Ohio is trying to implement a special sex offender registry. It’s for people who have never been convicted of (or even charged with) a sex crime. Instead, certain people will be declared as sex offenders by a judge, and then be added to the registry. This “civil registry” is intended to handle Catholic clergy who are sex offenders but have never been charged criminally and haven’t lost a civil lawsuit. I guarantee, however, that the registry will be (mis)used for purposes far from the original intent. This is a bad idea.
Buy A Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb Today
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
According to the linked article, if every U.S. household replaced one regular 60-watt lightbulb with an equivalent compact fluorescent (CFL), the resulting energy savings could power a city of 1.5 million people (which is about the population of the Denver metro area where I live). Along this same line, Wal*Mart is trying to sell one CFL to each of its 100 million customers. (Note that there are about 110 million households in the US, which correlates nicely with the 100 million CFLs that Wal*Mart is trying to sell.) This is a good thing, and I encourage you to spread the word. First thing I do whenever I move into a new place is to replace all the conventional bulbs with CFLs.
Letterman On Exploding Laptop Batteries
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
Letterman’s take on the exploding laptop batteries manufactured by Sony (and used by Apple/Dell, among others). Watch this through to the end.
Piggyback Yoda Backpack
Monday, September 4th, 2006
ThinkGeek is selling a Yoda-shaped backpack that looks just like in the movie, where Yoda is clinging to Luke’s back. A definite must-have for the true Star Wars fan.
For The Internet Geek
Monday, September 4th, 2006
Here are some nice tools for the web site developer or networking geek. The first is a comprehensive color chart with the corresponding HTML color codes (beats my method of guessing until I get something close to what I want). Second, are some quick-reference header diagrams for the various internet protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, and ICMP). Both of these links are courtesy of digg.
For The Toilet-Drinking Dog
Sunday, September 3rd, 2006
All of our dogs drank from the toilet, but I think this is going a bit too far.
Don’t Carry Large Amounts Of Cash
Sunday, September 3rd, 2006
According to this federal appeals court ruling, carrying large amounts of cash is sufficient cause for the cash to be confiscated and not returned. What planet are these judges from?
