Category Archives: Computers

Pretty Faces, Dirty Feet

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Brian

About a month ago, my wiki installation vanished off the web host’s directory structure. Not sure why. Maybe I should look for a new host. I’m betting it was a bad backup and restore process. And restore processes are what … Continue reading →

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Lean Thinking, Linux, and IT Technology

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Brian

I’ve been listening to the second edition of “Lean Thinking”, released in audio format on CD. It helps burn the miles commuting in California. My kids listened to about 30 seconds before declaring the speaker monotone and boring. Yes, well.. … Continue reading →

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Yes, but Discrimination Works the Other Way, Too

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Brian

I read “How to Find a Federal IT Job” on page 42 of the February 13th, 2006 issue of Federal Computer Weekly. It was written by Lily Whiteman, who is the author of “Get Hired! How to Land the Ideal … Continue reading →

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End-run DMCA by Going Direct

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Brian

Slashdot highlights the rebel nature of The Pirate Bay, a torrent distributor. Indeed their web page posting legal threats and replies regarding the DMCA was entertaining. After reading a few letters, I started thinking of how this energy could be … Continue reading →

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Chinese Blog Censorship Entrapment

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Brian

Slashdot reports that a Chinese blogger faked government censorship of his website, and then critiqued the western press for jumping on the story. Specifically, the Wall Street Journal reports that Wang Xiaofeng wrote “Due to unavoidable reasons with which everyone … Continue reading →

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