Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Imagine this as a transition

So I got flattened by a chest cold and only now have I got the motivation to write here again. Computational biology develops computer models of bacteria sophisticated enough allow us to predict evolution. Anyway, I discovered one of my … Continue reading

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Spam and solar energy

The evolution of defenses against spam: essay one and essay two. A detailed site about some folks down in California and their attempts to go totally solar.

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Microsoft PCMS, Phreaking, The Temple of Mank

Just after Halloween, I finished a big content update at the Temple of Mank. Wired offers this simple guide on how to use audio tones to automate deleting your number from telemarketing lists. With Office XP and FrontPage 2002, Microsoft … Continue reading

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Pretty soon all the kids will be doing this.

A senatorial candidate in Montana, after a few years of imbibing colloidal silver, turns his skin blue permanently. Maybe it’s just me but, why isn’t it surprising that his party afiliation is Libertarian?

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Happy Fishbowls, Snow Crystals and Fame

Remember when Sony sold that infrared camera that rendered some clothing transparent? Well, it turns out that government is working on cameras and sensing technology, using light in the terahertz range, just below infrared, that also renders clothing transparent. If … Continue reading

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Transformers, Web Design and ASCII Art

Web building: The Web Standards Project is kicking bottom and taking names again. This time it’s personal. Some guy named Mark Pilgrim discusses why web sites and weblogs should be accessible by telling stories of users with screen readers and … Continue reading

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Can advertising work in these modern times?

So I just read the PBS is in a decline now that cable has stolen away some it’s audience with high quality, yet ad supported content–A&E, AMC, the History Channel, etc. Also I’ve read a good summary about how some … Continue reading

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Son of Linkage

Macromedia claims that Flash objects are now fully accessible but, there are still legions of web designers that need to learn how to design code that is accessible from the start. There’s money in thinking about computer security and recovering … Continue reading

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Various Linkage

There is serious academic study of legacy code accumulation, mission creep and feature bloat in the halls of computer science. Some claim that Google’s refusal to play by basic marketing rules may hurt it in the long run. I think … Continue reading

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Two Interesting Links

The Business benefits of accessible web design. Okay, here is something that will be even more distracting to motorists than mobile phones!

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