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last updated at 2005-09-12 23:38

"No More Games. No More bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun -- for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax -- This won't hurt."

http://www.orkut.com/privacy.aspx
posted by seti at 2005-09-12 23:38

seti: "The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request."
seti: D'oh
seti: Same for http://www.orkut.com/terms.aspx - both recently updated

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/09/12/bush-not-aware-that-his-own-fema-director-no-longer-works-for-him/
posted by ^matthew at 2005-09-12 23:12

^matthew: Unfortunately the vid is in streaming quicktime and the story practically nonexistant. The url pretty much has all the necessary information.

Tear down the firewall
posted by coderman at 2005-09-12 21:09

coderman: "Three years ago, I proposed to our technology architects that we eliminate our network firewalls. Today, we're close to achieving that goal. Back then, I thought that network-based firewalls were losing their effectiveness, enabling a mind-set that was flawed. Today, I'm certain.

Bootstrapping an Infrastructure
posted by coderman at 2005-09-12 20:56

Power outage in large parts of Los Angeles, California, USA
posted by seti at 2005-09-12 20:45

seti: started about an hour ago
seti: This Spartan Life, a Halo machinima, is hosted by Broadspire who are down because they had a non-redundant setup.

The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security
posted by seti at 2005-09-12 20:05

seti: <Mutiny> concentrating your protection at the edges is so gauche.

THE TELECRAPPER 2000 TELEMARKETER INTERCEPTION SYSTEM
posted by ^matthew at 2005-09-12 19:33

http://www.misterbg.org/AppleProductCycle/
posted by ^matthew at 2005-09-12 18:03

This American Life: After the Flood
posted by nym at 2005-09-12 17:42

nym: RealAudio, but totally worth it

http://daringfireball.net/2005/09/anthropomorphized
posted by seti at 2005-09-12 15:06

seti: This is only funny if you're an Apple GUI zealot (and think the new iTunes 5 look sucks).

Pentagon Revises Nuclear Strike Plan
posted by Tonus at 2005-09-12 14:18

Tonus: "Strategy Includes Preemptive Use Against Banned Weapons"

'Panic buying' at petrol stations
posted by ^matthew at 2005-09-12 13:42

^matthew: Fears of a new fuel shortage prompted a wave of panic buying by motorists as protesters warned of a week of chaos on the roads.

Fuel protests 'causing no panic'
posted by ^matthew at 2005-09-12 13:41

^matthew: There are no signs of motorists panic-buying at petrol pumps ahead of planned refinery blockades, fuel retailers have told BBC News.

Ebay to buy Skype for $2.6bn (possibly $4.1bn)
posted by seti at 2005-09-12 11:25

seti: ask not for whom the cluefone rings; it rings for thee.

Four Stages of Revolution
posted by seti at 2005-09-12 09:28

How Bush Blew It (Newsweek 19th September issue)
posted by seti at 2005-09-12 09:07

http://news.designtechnica.com/article8293.html
posted by burtonator at 2005-09-12 07:05

Zerodhero: if Skype hits certain performance targets between now and 2008." Niklas and Janus, Skype's founders, will receive $1.3 billion in cash, $1.3 billion in stock, and $1.5 billion in rewards, guaranteeing that most of Skype's staff will stick around.

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050911
posted by Zerodhero at 2005-09-12 07:01

Zerodhero: Evil, but oh so revalant :)

http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2005-March/011801.html
posted by happy_broccoli at 2005-09-12 01:14

LazyWeb: Fast Secure and Transparent Remote File Sync?
posted by burtonator at 2005-09-12 00:07

burtonator: any ideas guys?
    
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