February 2010
17 posts
The Internet? Bah!
Hype alert: Why cyberspace isn’t, and will never be, nirvana
By Clifford Stoll | NEWSWEEK From the magazine issue dated Feb 27, 1995
After two decades online, I’m perplexed. It’s not that I haven’t had a gas of a good time on the Internet. I’ve met great people and even caught a hacker or two. But today, I’m uneasy about this most trendy and oversold community. Visionaries see a future of...
“A poet once said, “The whole universe is in a glass of wine.” We...”
– Richard Feynman (audio)
“…and you can build a three-ringed security zone complete with layers of...”
– hginit.com
Someone at Comcast cares... :D
@bluepojo: @comcastcares Service is going in and out tonight. It's dropped for minutes at a time 5 or 6 times now. South Street in Philadelphia.
@comcastcares: @BluePojo What is going in and out? TV, Internet or both?
@bluepojo: @comcastcares I don't have a TV. :P The Internet has been.
@comcastcares: @BluePojo First step I would like to take it down for a moment. Let me know if that is ok. In looking at the historical in, this can be...
@comcastcares: @BluePojo a few things. I would like to try something, but after we do that I would recommend disconnecting the cable and reconnecting...
@comcastcares: @BluePojo at the modem, wall then the splitter. This trouble is usually modem, bad connection somewhere, or a splitter gone bad
@bluepojo: @comcastcares Thanks for taking a look. Let me know when to power cycle my modem.
@comcastcares: @BluePojo Not the modem, but the router. You will see the modem go down, then back up again, then down & back up. They you can reboot router
@bluepojo: @comcastcares Ok, I saw the connection disappear then come back. Was that you or another hiccup?
@comcastcares: @BluePojo That was me. At this point you can reboot your router. If you want to see if that helps, that would be fine. Step 2 would be wire
@bluepojo: @comcastcares It's working so far... I'll ping you if it goes down again, thanks! (wow, this was better than waiting 2hrs on the phone...)
How to deal with a shedding dog in a carpeted...
Oh, you thought I only post deep thoughtful material on here? Hah!
This is Sumio. He sheds a lot. A hell of a lot. I’ve recently discovered how to deal with this, so I wanted to share.
Get a brush appropriate to your dog’s fur type. For a short haired, no undercoat style fur coat like Sumio’s, we use a ZoomGroom rubber brush:
Use the above brush daily.
Select the place...
“The purchase price is just the beginning. You’re going to have to think...”
– Paul Graham in “Stuff”
“People showing up at some website, they don’t care about it as much as you — the...”
– Paul Graham in an interview on Mixergy
(via blood)
“Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If...”
– C.S. Lewis
Twitter is different
Today, I received a personal message from Ramit Sethi. A few weeks ago, I received a personal (direct) message from Penelope Trunk. Additionally, Robert Scoble has sent me personal messages as well. Even further, several times I have had my messages relayed to hundreds of thousands of people by Scoble and others.
This hasn’t been possible in the past. Think back to before the...
Why your accent makes me think you're stupid
If you have an accent from Chester, PA, I’m going to notice. The first time you say any word with an “ow” sound, I’ll know where you grew up. Additionally, I’m going to judge you for it, and will assume you’re less intelligent than someone with a West Chester accent, for instance. The same goes for if you’re overweight, or drive by in a Cadillac...
My own little world is different than yours.
I have only a few good friends, and I like that. I ride a bike that’s nearly 20 years old with downtube shifters, made by a company you can’t even find on Google, and I don’t own a car.
I’m American, my wife is Indian.
My dog is a pitbull mixed with dalmation.
I do horribly geeky things, like Warhammer.
I cook and maintain the house, rather than my wife. I...