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Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 1:26 am
by Alan
It's already on dictionary.com, albeit classified as jargon.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=automagically
Apparently it's been around since the '70s.
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:30 pm
by Jonathan
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:22 pm
by Jonathan
http://www.internetweek.com/breakingNew ... D=29106061
You have, on average, 16 minutes before your unpatched Windows box is compromised after you connect it to the internet. If you have a fat pipe, the time to compromise is even shorter.
Here's a PDF telling you how to bring a new Windows installation online without risking infection before you can patch known vulnerabilities.
http://www.sans.org/rr/papers/index.php?id=1298
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:34 pm
by Alan
Jerry Falwell to start a fundie law school
NYTimes wrote:"We want to infiltrate the culture with men and women of God who are skilled in the legal profession,'' Falwell said in a telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. "We'll be as far to the right as Harvard is to the left.''
That sounds rather sinister.
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:21 pm
by quantus
Heh, yeah, Falwell is a nut, but a powerful nut. I just read Al Franken's book Lies and Lying Liars Who Tell Them and he talks about Falwell some. Interestingly enough, Franken has an appointment at Harvard...
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:36 pm
by quantus
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 4:18 pm
by Peijen
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 4:48 pm
by Alan
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:04 pm
by Peijen
that's because people here are too dirt poor to eat
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:02 pm
by Jonathan
http://www.thismodernworld.com/weblog/m ... tml#001687
George Bush delivers illegal, but gratifying right hook to opposing ball carrier. True!
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:10 pm
by Jonathan
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:56 pm
by Jonathan
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 2:59 am
by quantus
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/19/techn ... 9blog.html
I guess this is an extension of class mailing lists at universities...
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:54 pm
by Alan
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:40 am
by VLSmooth
Free 1 month Netflix for friends and family
http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/352646/
I've heard good things about
Netflix. Alas, I'm too lazy for it myself.
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:46 pm
by Jason
Two week free trial of blockbuster's version:
http://www.blockbuster.com/homepages/di ... fer.action
It's 20 bucks a month rather than 22, but I don't know if there are any differences in service.
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 4:28 pm
by Alan
What better way to show your affection for a loved one than by giving them a disease?
A STUFFED DISEASE! Hah hah hahhhah...
http://www.giantmicrobes.com/
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:47 pm
by Jason
Alan wrote:What better way to show your affection for a loved one than by giving them a disease?
A STUFFED DISEASE! Hah hah hahhhah...
http://www.giantmicrobes.com/
my sister got some for her last birthday and now she's giving them to everyone she knows works on those diseases.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:38 pm
by Peijen
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:49 pm
by VLSmooth
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ wrote:Motley Fool Covers 4Kids (2004-08-20 18:01:02)
The Motley Fool, one of the most popular online destinations for investors has an article highlighting 4Kids Entertainment as a "hidden Gem". In it, the author calls 4Kids a "compelling investment idea."
http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/200 ... 081801.htm