Author Archives: Silicon Valley Dazed
James Stephens » The Problem With Spamassassin’s AutoWhitelist Feature
James Stephens » The Problem With Spamassassin’s AutoWhitelist Feature I turned off Razor and AutoWhitelist today on my Spamassassin settings in order to speed up Spamassassin checks. Some spam is still getting through when spammers flood my smtp connections and Spamassassin can’t keep up. The items that Razor caught were already way above the threshold … Continue reading
The JonBenet case, examined. By James R. Kincaid – Slate Magazine
The JonBenet case, examined. By James R. Kincaid – Slate Magazine For kids really do not fare very well in our culture: Millions of children are, in fact, abused in unspeakable ways. Five hundred thousand kids every year are classified as “throwaways” (children whose parents or guardians will not let them live at home, as … Continue reading
Apple – Report on iPod Manufacturing
Apple – Report on iPod Manufacturing Kudos to Apple for responding to criticism and producing the report above.
Firedoglake – Firedoglake weblog » Note to Joe: You Get What You Paid For!
Firedoglake – Firedoglake weblog » Note to Joe: You Get What You Paid For! The first hosing company we went with was on a shared hosting account. This is the same thing that Joe has with MyHostCamp (a shared hosting account is exactly what it sounds like – numerous websites are hosted on a single … Continue reading
Daily Kos: CT-Sen: Why Lieberman’s site is down
Daily Kos: CT-Sen: Why Lieberman’s site is down But now I have the definitive answer as to why Lieberman’s site went down. They are paying $15/month for hosting at a place called MyHostCamp, with a bandwidth limit of 10GB. MyHostCamp is currently down, along with all their clients. Here’s the deal — you get what … Continue reading
Apple – Mac Pro
Apple – Mac Pro I like the new Mac Pro with the dual Xeons. The item that I like the most about the new machine is the room for 4 drives. The room for only 2 drives in the old G5 towers was inadequate for many users. Even at $2,199 for a dual 2 Ghz … Continue reading
Gibson’s Anti-Semitic Tirade — Alleged Cover Up – TMZ.com
Gibson’s Anti-Semitic Tirade — Alleged Cover Up – TMZ.com TMZ has learned that Deputy Mee audiotaped the entire exchange between himself and Gibson, from the time of the traffic stop to the time Gibson was put in the patrol car, and that the tape fully corroborates the written report. I really need this tape for … Continue reading
Google WiFi Mountain View Coverage Map
Google WiFi Mountain View Coverage Map Coverage of Google WiFi Mountain View access points shows that one of the access points is right next to my home. I’ll have to check it out when it goes live to see what type of upload and download speeds I can receive. This will be a nice backup … Continue reading
Final Fu
Final Fu This show is hilarious since the girls are so outmatched by the guys. I saw the episode where the twins were beaten badly by their respective male opponents. In the obstacle course competition, the girls also come in dead last. Comic books and action movies notwithstanding, women just aren’t built to fight like … Continue reading
Landis attacks in mountains, climbs to third
Landis attacks in mountains, climbs to third I told him how much I was looking forward to Saturday’s time trial, when he would have the opportunity to salvage something from a Tour gone awry. His smile came back. “You know,” he said, “we may be able to get some of that time back today.” He … Continue reading