Archive for August, 2009

So, this is important

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

I’m not a big baseball fan.  For that matter, there are few ball sports that interest me.  But, this is important.  If you recall, a few years ago (2004), there was a big furor over steroids in baseball.  The government searched BALCO and found evidence of rampant steroid use by baseball players.  Now I hadn’t [...]

DDoS-ing good policy

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

In computer security, one of the most difficult and annoying problems is the distributed denial of service attack (DDoS).  The idea behind a DDoS attack is straight forward: the attacker tries to prevent legitimate use of the service by using a large number of other computers.  Usually these other computers have been compromised (hacked) and [...]

just saying. . .

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

if i ever do get around to filking the Pilgrim’s Progress, there’s a good chance it’ll feature a “Slough of Sake” and a “Carnival of Sangria.”

Ted Kennedy

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

also, I’m glad I’m not the only one who went there

Garden produce

Monday, August 17th, 2009

I’ve mentioned before that this is the first year that we’ve had a garden, and it’s been going great.  In the early spring we had lots of spinach, arugula, turnips, lettuce, etc.  Now that we’re in the summer, it’s time for a whole new type of produce.  Last night, I went out to the garden [...]

The universe hates me, part 37

Monday, August 10th, 2009

or Adventures in Home Repair;
or How I Spent My Sunday.
For reasons best left unspecified, I found myself in need of a new exterior door – a replacement for the one that keeps my utility room from being a part of the outdoors.  Last weekend, I went out to the local home improvement store and after [...]