2013 archive
Don’t Get Rooked 0
The Tampa Bay Times reveals its list of the 50 worst charities in America, as well as details of how it made the determinations.
Wo-Wo-Wo-Wo Those Wildwood Days 3
I have spent several pleasant vacations at Wildwood.
Wildwood has a great beach and is proudly tacky, and it carries off tacky quite stylishly, thank you.
In fact, Virginia Beach could do with a little more Wildwood in its DNA.
My Wildwood Days weren’t like this.
The Surveillance State 0
Everyone seems to be going gaga over this story–everyone, at least, who hasn’t been paying attention for the past decade.
This is old news.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
As Bob Cesca points out, this was the NRA’s fabled good guy with a gun.
The man then pointed the gun at the floor and pulled the trigger. Shot from the live round struck the floor, then bounced up and struck several people, according to reports.
Afterthought:
So we are back to the subject of gun nut intelligence tests . . . .
Wheelwrights and Wrongs 0
New York Magazine’s Dan Amira explains why conservatives are up in arms about New York City’s “Bike Share” program.
He thinks it has little to do with bicycles or bicyclists (including the type of cyclists that I recently heard called the “spandex mafia”) and everything to do with what bicycles and bicycling symbolize to the conservative mind. A nugget:
Follow the link. Methinks he has a point.
Twits on Twitter 2
Twits who HAARP on stupidly.
News, Ripped from the Ticker 0
In the usual bad taste.
Update:
The video has been pulled, I think because it was broken. I will repost it if it becomes available. Fixed.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
I defy anyone who claims to see a trend in these numbers to prove it.
(snip)
The four-week moving average, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figures, rose to 352,500 last week from 348,000.
(snip)
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits fell by 52,000 to 2.95 million in the week ended May 25. The continuing claims figure doesn’t include the number of Americans receiving extended benefits under federal programs.
Meta: Firewall 0
I’ve added a new page for the Project Files rc.firewall script. It just works, but seems to have disappeared from the inner webs.
If you are looking to configure iptables for Slackware or any *nix OS using BSD style init scripts, check it out.
Words Fail Me 0
Read about the fail.
Down on the Street 0
I used to work at 20th and Market and walked by this place on the way to the choo-choo.
School for Scamdal 0
“They throw mud because mud is all they got.”
Make TWUUG Your LUG 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source.
What: Monthly TWUUG Meeting.
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room. See directions below. (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
When: 7:30 PM till whenever (usually 9:30ish) on Thursday, June 6.
Directions:
Lake Taylor Hospital
1309 Kempsville Road
Norfolk, Va. 23502 (Map)
Pre-Meeting Dinner at 6:00 PM (separate checks)
Uno Chicago Grill
Virginia Beach Blvd. & Military Highway (Janaf Shopping Center). (Map)