Category Archives: The more you know…

The S is for Speed: The Pale Moon Project

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Joel

I recently ran into a problem at work in which I could no longer use Firefox or Chrome as my default browser.  I was instead instructed to us the aging kludge known as Internet Explorer 6.  Normally, I have no problems following the due process at work, but in today’s society where the vast majority of work is done either on or in conjunction with the internet I have a slight issue with an older browser being the only allowable tool (especially one that horribly fails the Acid 2 test).  Furthermore, many companies are no longer supporting IE6 and others are actively pushing modern browsers.  My search for a new browser ended when I found the Pale Moon Project.

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Google DNS

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Edwin

A few weeks ago, Google announced that they are making available public DNS servers. They claim that it “provides many benefits, including improved security, fast performance, and more valid results.” And for some people, that might be true. They also claim that they are adhering to DNS standards, unlike many ISP and OpenDNS implementations, by not redirecting you to some crappy ad-filled search page when you fat-finger a URL. And as for privacy concerns:

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Recipe: Charlie’s Black-Eyed Peas

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Charlie

While it won’t do you readers any good at this point, some of you may know that eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is said to give you good luck for the remainder of the year. Here’s my freshly-developed and delicious recipe for a New Year’s delicacy:

Charlie’s Black-Eyed Peas

Ingredients:

  • 1 Can black eyed peas
  • 4 Strips bacon
  • 1 Clove garlic
  • 1 Stalk celery
  • 1/2 Green bell pepper
  • 100% pure maple syrup
  • Crushed red pepper (dried)
  • Black pepper
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A Tale of Two Gos

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Joel

In case you haven’t noticed, the tech and programming worlds are abuzz about Google’s newly announced programming language, Go. It’s a systems programming language that’s been billed as simple, fast, safe, concurrent and best of all open source. There is just one minor problem. They’ve already received an informal cease and desist.

Yes, that’s right. Go hasn’t even been out to the public for more than a day and there’s already someone taking credit for it. Unlike the absurd claim that was just made against Steve Jobs and Sarah Jessica Parker, this one may actually have some credence. A user calling himself fmmcabe created issue #9 on the Go google code page in which he says:

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I don’t need any help, I’ll handle this one myself

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Sam

Scenario: You move into a new house. You notice that the smoke alarms look kind of old. You’re not sure if they’ll actually work in a fire. One of them actually chirps for no reason every so often. You decide to replace them, but you keep putting it off.

Then one night before you go to bed, your wife decides to throw her favorite pair of pants in the dryer so they’ll be ready for her in the morning. But during the night, that bird’s nest in your dryer vent, which you’ve been meaning to clean up, causes a lint clog. It catches fire while your sleeping, the alarms fail to go off, and you die a slow, horrible burning death.

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