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You are what you eat…

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Eric

…, or Lizards eat the darndest things!  [h/t Fark]

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Good Riddance to the San Jose Grand Prix

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Eric

Now that the four million dollar subsidy of the San Jose Grand Prix is spent, the promoters have dropped it like a hot potato.  What a surprise!  It is claimed that the reason for discontinuing it is downtown construction, but … Continue reading →

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How many people have seen their own heart…

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Eric

while it is outside their body? I’ve only seen mine on an ultrasound, and that’s as close as I hope to ever see it.

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We’ve finally reached the end of time

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Eric

AT&T withdraws Time service, effective September 2007.

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Bounce messages considered harmful

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Eric

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 →

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New software development methodologies

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Eric

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.

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SCO loses!

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Eric

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 →

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Autographed SF 49ers team picture stolen from Steven’s Cheesesteaks

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Eric

Several times a week I eat at Steven’s Cheesesteaks in Sunnyvale. The restaurant is decorated with a lot of pictures and memorabilia relating to Philadelphia, but there is also an autographed 1990 San Francisco 49ers team picture. Or at least … Continue reading →

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Bridge safety

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Eric

The day after the bridge collapse in Minnesota, an article in the San Jose Mercury News reported that Caltrans claims the bridges in the San Francisco Bay area to be safe. While I have a lot of respect for Caltrans, … Continue reading →

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SSN Database for Sale

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Eric

Thinking about starting a lucrative career in identity theft? Don’t rely on stolen backup tapes! Buy our new database containing nearly one billion Social Security Numbers, many of which are actually valid. The list includes the Social Security Numbers of: … Continue reading →

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