One of My Most Favorite Quotes Ever

From an interview with renowned physicist Stephen Hawking: What did he think of the program to send American astronauts back to the moon? “Stupid,” he answered. “Sending politicians would be much cheaper, because you don’t have to bring them back.” Gotta love the guy.

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Say ‘Bye Bye’ Krispy Kreme

After being touted as “the best doughnuts anywhere” Krispy Kreme fans in Modesto will have to drive to Stockton if they want the sweet delectable now. After 3 years and a very troubled existence the Modesto Krispy Kreme will close its doors for the last time Sunday evening. Modbee.com: “Modesto doughnut lovers will have a…

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links for 2005-11-18

Instructions for Apache, Perl/CGI, PHP, and MySQL on Windows A great HOW-TO on setting up a webserver on your home computer. (tags: apache howto Install installation internet mysql php programming server windows webserver reference sysadmin tutorial) Asynchronous JavaScript Technology and XML (AJAX) With Java 2 Sun’s look at integrating AJAX with Java 2 (tags: javascript…

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Sony Releases List of CD Using ROOTKIT Protection

If you’re worried that you might have opened a door way to attackers by using a Sony cd on your computer then listen up. Sony has released a full list of their catalog that used ROOTKIT technology for copyright protection. As of yet the uninstaller provided by Sony is far more dangerous than the actual…

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links for 2005-11-16

SkyscraperPage.com A really cool site featuring information and comparisons of the worlds skyscrapers. (tags: building construction design cool fun gallery graphics photos technology reference skyscrapers architecture buildings images educational) edevil???s weblog ?? Javascript libraries roundup A great listing of available libraries for JavaScript and AJAX (tags: browsers CSS design dhtml programming reference software technology tools…

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Free Software? You Bet!

So what could be better than getting something for free? Something for free that actually works. Opensourcemac.org has a great list of free, opensource programs for the Mac that you should check out, if you’re a Mac user that is. There’s everything from Web browsing to Digital TV and even a program to take the…

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Marines Get a Powerful New Toy

Great. Another weapon we have to worry about some whack-job getting and using against a school. Defense Tech: War is hell. But it???s worse when the Marines bring out their new urban combat weapon, the SMAW-NE. Which may be why they???re not talking about it, much. This is a version of the standard USMC Shoulder…

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links for 2005-11-15

Presenting With AJAX-S! AJAX-S (Slides) is an online slideshow created using AJAX. Quite ingenious. (tags: ajax CSS html javascript presentation software xml slideshow) The Perfect Debian Rails Server A great how-to on setting up a Ruby on Rails server using Debian Sarge and the CLI. (tags: Debian howto Install Linux Rails Ruby server configuration rubyonrails)…

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