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A reader complains about the fact that I stopped writing about the more basic system administration and maintenance and claims that I am gradually losing some of my core readers.
My reaction?
I didn’t stop writing about system administration, I write less than I used to entirely with no relation to specific aspect of the site. I
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Jose Avilla is an Arizona programmer who couldn’t afford an apartment full of furniture, so he built a desk, bed, couch, dining table and chairs out of FedEx boxes held together by FedEx packaging supplies.
All the furniture in his apartment are100% functional. Jose sleeps on a FedEx box bed every night, eats at a
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I remember the good old IRC from back in the old days… it never sopped being a source of fun and amusement. Here are a few quotes that possible can make your day.
[09:14]<Deri> Peeps im loading up the new IE 7 beta
[09:14]<Deri> Lets how long before it crashes
[09:14]<Deri> Damn, it just crashed
Jack3432: You MTF.
deedro: hu?
deedro:
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I have just been awarded for coining the newest buzzword. And the word is: BlogSex.
Seems like the natural evolution after PhoneSex and CyberSex, it’s the turn of BlogSex.
Truth is, I’m sure I’m not the first one, actually I’m not the first one, far from it. I can find records of using this word back in
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The technology world is stirring over the news of a new iPod called the ipod nano.

The new iPod nano is a flash-based player that looks like a cross between the iPod Mini and the iPod Shuffle. Navigation is done through the same ergonomic Click-Wheel and a 1.5-inch color LCD display. The gadget will come
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In a recent publication NASA warns that there may not be any more shuttle flight missions for at least a year. This is because of the continues fuel tank problems and damages from hurricane Katrina.
NASA’s Michoud facility in New Orleans has been affected by the recent storm.

None of these computer generated images is real. No concpt work, no nothing. But wouldn’t it be nice if they were?

I just had this conversation with a friend.
Me: Hello
Friend: Hey man, the Evil Listener has taken over my computer
Me: What?
Friend: The Evil Listener virus or whatever.
Me: Never heard of it, what does it do?
Friend: I don’t know, just sits there recording everything I do. It drives me crazy. I don’t know what to do.
Me:
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On September 1st, the FBI issued a warning after noting many sites soliciting fake charitable donations for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Some of the websites and spam emails could lead to phishing and pharming activity related to identity theft. Of course, they might also lead to charity fraud, or even a combination of both activities.
Here
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It seems like some sick person has decided to release a virus infected email pretending to offer news updates about Hurricane Katrina and instead it infects the readers computer with a virus.
The malicious e-mail gives a quick news summary on the disaster before offering users a link to “read more”. Clicking that link will lead
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