links for 2007-07-25

OS X 10.4.10 update causing widespread wifi problems? – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) I updated my girlfriend’s laptop to 10.4.10, and now I feel bad about it. Always sucks when you tell people to patch, patch, patch but then get bitten by something like this.

links for 2007-07-23

Pupils browse porn on donated laptops – Yahoo! News Turns out it’s One Porn Viewing Station Per Child… My guess is that nobody working on this project has kids, because this would have been obvious. DUH. Herd – the hidden truth about who we are: Advice to a 12 year old Forthcoming: kids, leading and managing I was a Scoutmaster once, and the ideas here are dead on. Key to kids: “How can I get them to want to do what I want them to do?” Plus, be honest with them. No, really. Fake Name Generator WHY DID I NOT THINK OF THIS?!? Next version of Windows: Call it 7 | CNET News.com Three years until the next Windows… great. …

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links for 2007-07-20

Will security firms detect police spyware? | CNET News.com My opinion: they better detect any spyware, police or not.

links for 2007-07-19

SIGG USA – Flasks, Stainless Steel Canteens, Klean Kanteens, Swiss Army Water Bottles – SIGG BLACK OVAL WITH CUP 0.6L(20 OZ) – 8067.70 These bottles are sweet. Discovery Channel :: News – Technology :: Ice Blocks Used to Chill Buildings Giles Bowkett: How To Talk To Your Boss: Corporations And Small Companies Very good advice here. I’ve learned this all the hard way from a former boss. 62 Little Known Uses Of Vinegar | because you value your body Good stuff here, though I think all the ones that involve dissolving minerals are dupes. 🙂 Midwest ISO – Market Information Midwest ISO is the electricity broker in the midwest. This map shows the current price for electricity. You can usually …

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links for 2007-07-18

19 Eponymous Laws Of Software Development As usual, great content from Mr. Haack. Totally applicable to System Administrators, too. Yahoo Job Postings: Back End Engineer Why is it that I chuckle every time I see the phrase “Back End Engineer?” Bad Bob. LOL.

links for 2007-07-17

Leaks: How Geek Squad Steals Your Porn – Consumerist Exactly what I was saying. Wheels : Choose Your Religion – Knock Knock

links for 2007-07-16

The JoBu Group Consulting, Outsourcing, Management and Technology Services Maybe these guys didn’t watch Major League all the way to the end, where Cerrano gets pissed that JoBu isn’t doing anything for his bat. But I guess that’s typical of some consulting companies. I wonder how many times they’ve heard “F- you, JoBu!” xkcd – F’ing Blue Shells Awesome, as usual. Second Circuit Court of Appeals: Decision about the College of Staten Island Judge Dennis Jacobs has a great opinion in this case, beginning with “I concede that this short opinion of mine does not consider or take into account the majority opinion. So I should disclose at the outset that I have not read it. I suppose this is …

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