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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Personal data theft
Yesterday I received a mailed notice from Monster.com, stating that their database had been compromised, including my contact information. Fortunately I had not provided them with any information that I consider sensitive. Given how many such cases of personal data … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy
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Bounce messages considered harmful
DynDNS has announced that their MailHop service will no longer generate NDRs (Non-Delivery Reports, commonly known as bounce messages). They point out that this is technically a violation of RFC 2821 section 3.7. I’d observe that it violates section 3.6 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog/website/news comments, Spam
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New software development methodologies
Scott Berkun points out that the software industry invents an amazing number of new development methodologies, and proposes a few new ones. Actually he’s just documenting existing practices. More are listed in the comments.
Posted in Blog/website/news comments, Software
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First day of class
I’m trying to take an EE class at San Jose State University. Although I might apply for admission to a degree program there in the future, currently I just want to take the one class. They have something called “Open … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical Engineering
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R.I.P. Henry Horn, 8 August 2007
Henry Horn was the editor of HP Key Notes. He was very well known in the HP calculator user community, and will be missed.
Posted in Calculators, In memoriam
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Classified shuttle missions
Ever wonder what was really going on with those classified shuttle missions? Now, thanks to This Day in Alternate History, we finally know!
Posted in Humor, Space
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Elevator mysteries
In the building in which I work, there are three elevators, two passenger and one freight, all in a row. There is a set of up and down call buttons next to the freight elevator, and another set between the … Continue reading
Posted in Employment
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SCO loses!
The wheels of justice grind slow, but they grind exceeding fine! Judge Kimball has ruled in SCO v. Novell that SCO does not own the Unix copyrights, and therefore most of SCO’s claims against Novell are dismissed. SCO has to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog/website/news comments, Copyright, Software
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Delayed inheritance
The dream was set in the present day, but my maternal grandparents were still alive. I was in a library in Kansas City researching the business my great-grandfather and his brothers ran, Benson Manufacturing Company (unrelated to the current companies … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams
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We’ve finally reached the end of time
AT&T withdraws Time service, effective September 2007.