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December 26^th, 2004 : I know it's a day late now, but continued prayers & condolences for all those affected

InfoSec : New exploit for Win* .WMF vuln & more here ... no patch
... possible workaround : "Start, Run, "regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll"" (unverified by Symantec)

NIF : In case you ddin't notice, posting will be spotty for the "between week" ... lots of real life stuff going on!

Riley : You did see her Christmas picture, right??

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Iraq : Post-election protests, violence continues ... one US GI killed, condolences
... Mass grave found ... from 1991

Katrina : More Red Cross fruad ... ~50 arrests!

Economics : Chinese firms helping Iran, getting sanctioned
... Putin's econ guy quits, "Russie is not free"

Fire : Texas, Oklahoma

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Islamofascism : In France, "rage is asleep" ... just waiting for a trigger?
... Clinton-Kerry-etc. conspiracy led to 9/11? ... "MegaFix"

Illegal Immigration : Slavery by any other name ... ... "Por La Raza Todo, Por la otros Nada" indeed!

Merry Christmas Capitalism : Amazon has a record season

NSAgate : Unprecedented tinkering by FISA Court led to bypass

Computing : Default PWs and Deafult PWs
... DVD ripping, a how-to ... for personal backups, of course
... Some back & forth on Open Source
... This watch makes julienne fries! ... well, not quite - but it does a LOT!
... Cel phone GPS, some thoughts & laws
... Europe making "Galileo", GPS of their very own
... iPaq rx1950 = lotsa bang for little bucks
... Huge list of misc WinXP fixes, tweaks
... EU slaps tax on large LCDs

Internet : MS "Online Crash Analysis" detects worms, virii
... Cybercrime in 2005, a look back ... Sony's DRM Rootkit wins!

Terri'ish : Fla courts conducting a survey ... let your voice be heard!

Left : More Clinton badness? Some IRS hinkiness

Nature : Science in 2005, a look back
... 'Top 50 Inventions' ... remote control!
... Don't forget we get a leap second this year!

Health : Biology / medicine in 2005, a look back
... Your motorcycle wants an airbag
... Short glasses make you drink more ... yeah, but tall glasses make it easier!

TV : Shows of 2005, BSG wins! ... Colbert Report gets #7, everything else on the list sux0rs
... Firefox getting "product placement"

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Foot in Mouth Awards : Blunders in 2005, a look back

Health : Panexa, new drug - only for living people

Confusing : I don't know what Goonbase is/is supposed to be, but it made me laugh

NSAgate : Invasion of Privacy = "The gift that keeps on giving"

Relationships : Now not to win 'em back ... thanks Chris!

Computing : Misc Computer songs, poems, etc.

Flash : Space Invaders'ish

The Onion : Best Articles of 2005, a look back

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Quick Hit Wednessday Quick Hit Wednessday

A Little Self Promotion, Just for A Day...
Get the ACLU off the Taxpayers' Dole

Merry Christmas Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas :From my family & I, to you and yours ...
Click for more Riley!

King of the World King of the World

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ME : Wow, workload really snuck up on me today!

NIF : Just like combination fried rice, this post will be a combination Wed+Thurs post.

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Oil : Senate GOP loses spine, denies ANWR drilling

NSA : FISA says "the President did have inherent authority to conduct warrantless searches to obtain foreign intelligence information" ... any questions?

Crime : Serial rapist escapes in Florida .... facing atleast life w/o parole, not much to lose IYKWIM

RIP : 'Son of Colts' coach Tony Dungy found dead'

Air Travel : How about a 45 hour lay-over?

Auto Travel : The UK will know where you drove from, drive to, and when ... and you thought listening to terrorists' phone calls was bad!

Crime : Guiance Software loses CC info for 3800 clients ... What's that smell? Ah yes, Irony.
... Not so sure the "Wardrobe Malfunction" excuse will work for this guy ... found via the *good* OSM

Stupid laws : No smoking in most of Scotland, including your own home! ... WTF?

Unions : Illegal strike continues ... striking workers may get sent to jail
... "Thuggish" is a racist term? ... WTF?? Just get back to work, slackers!
... oh, a WRT "We wake up at three and four in the morning to move trains in this town" yeah, it's called a JOB! I get up at 3-4am everyday to, what's your point?? ... already losing 2*(# of days striking) in pay .. and TWU being fined $1M/daily ... TWU-local leader also faces jail time!
... Mediator involved now ... they just had a press conference to say they won't have any more press conferences. Oh, and workers may be are going back to work soon'ish.
... Is the solution to remove the state from the equation ... free markets are good

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Islamofascism : Germans cave, free Mohammed Ali Hamadi ... bargaining with terrorists?
... UK convicts Abu Mansha

National Security : "Failing to renew the Patriot Act in it's strongest form is an example of such dhimmitude"
... Why bypass FISA?
... B5 has more on NSAgate, 'Enemy Signal Surveillance not Domestic Spying' ... "Al-Qaeda declared war"

Iraq : Ba'athist involvement - "an unvanquished enemy can’t become a reliable ally overnight, if ever"
... Some troops probably coming home soon! ... above and beyond the "additional election" troops coming back home

Illegal Immigration : We Need A Fence ... that is step 1!
... Guest worker programs, "all smoke and mirrors"
... Mexico promises to block the fence ... them being that upset means it must be good!
... one quore really caught my attention - "It's against what we see as part of our life, our culture, our territory"
... THEIR TERRITORY, whih exemplifies why we need a wall!

"Palestine" : Not such good farmers ... having to hire the Jews they just kicked out, more Irony!

Katrina : Hypocrisy from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Crawfordstock : Sheehan gets part of a "Knucklehead of the Day award"

Computing : Quantum Computing, thanks to Ion Trap?
... More on Sony's DRM rootkit ... installed even if you said No
... Linux vs Windows on the desktop, some thoughts
... MS looking at $2.4M/day in fines?

Internet : Symantec not handling RARs so well ... MAJOR BUG!
... Broadband over powerline, coming to Texas
... eCommerce taxation to crush online businesses ... that is bad, bad and bad
... Tim Berners-Lee joins ranks of bloggers
... Cain & Abel 2.8.2 released (DL this) ... and here I have been using OPHcrack (multiGIG DL!)
... Symantec restricting LC5 export ... just use OPH or C&A/RC :P
... GoogleTrends - are they reading your mind?
... Google owns Python, or atleast its creator Guido van Rossum
... Internet going two-tier; "network neutrality" at risk
... France OKs P2P! ... the French are now ahead of US in something; aside from cheese, wine & retreating that is :P
... RIAA vs Mother; and now she is broke ... wanna help?
... MPAA "suborn national police" in anti-priacy round-up ... not really Internet related, but the DMCA is still odious
... Blog-confessions of Vehicular Manslaughter / DWI
... Oakland County, Michigan going all wireless
... Sober worm prompts Kiddie Pr0nographist to turn self in!
... The truth about SuperNova's shutdown ... not as intersting as some of the rumors :)

Gaming : Cali's anti-game legislation blocked ...and shame of Govenator for signing it!
... Conqueror ... free, online, turn based ... Risk'ish
... Dyson presents "Vacuum Game" ... first 15 pretty easy, try it out!
... Samorost2 ... weird ... kompotarna, budoar ... beat free levels

Right : An Open Letter to Reid ... imagine that, democracy means he with the most votes wins
... Thoughts on Dem's obstructionism, and how it may help the GOP in '06 ... "the minority which runs the Senate" indeed!
... So, what possessed Govenator to hire 'vormer Gray Davis aide' Susan Kennedy? ... back in NOV
... 'White liberals support ‘diversity’ in theory, not practice'

MSM : Fox's Ailes is raking it in! ... WOW!
... TMH has some a few thoughts on, examples of media bias
... PATRIOT Act now a "domestic surveillance law" instead of "anti-terrorism law" ... no bias @ WaPo, nope, none!
... NYT - partisan hacks, like usual
... Spies for al Qaeda
... NSA "bombshell" just another Memogate?

Military Tech : Scramjet powered missiles

Nanotech : 'Nano Blocks: One-step process makes trillions of DNA pyramids'

Health : More Stem Cell magic, for children this time? ... NOT embryonic!
... More on printing organs

Robots : They don't always flip out and kill people, sometimes they save the day ... especially @ White Sands

Math : 43rd Mersenne prime found?

Space : Uranus, +2 rings
... HomeWorld Security : asteroid warning system
... Better telescope images by laser-generating a fake star
... Ingredients for life are out there, right up next to IRS46

"Global Warming" : Permafrost melting, to be gone by 2100 ... sinkholes opening already

Nature : Gene modification, through civiliation ... "linkage disequilibrium"
... How animals deal with unusual day-night cycles

Misc : Afraid of squishing spiders? Here is a gadget.

Bloggers : These awards are different ... slap a language warning on that

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OOTS : #259 ... I would totally hit that!

Christmas : Santa watches you, NORAD watches Santa
... '2005 Holiday Survival Guide for Slackers' ... "R^U = D^U/MB"
... SMB's "12 Days of (liberal) Christmas" ... up to Day 10, so far
... 'A Visit From Old St. Hillary'

RVB : #70 is available! ... slightly less red, and making Simmons cry

Racism : Byrd loves Stevens, hates that ... eh, go read it yourself!

MSM : I have no words for this, just read it! ... it's from Wuzzadem, what are you waiting for??
... Use of "qoutes" on the rise

Slang : Hip Hop Helper ... off da heezy fah sheezy ... thanks Chris!

Comics : Top10 Villainous Moments

CaptionThis : NSFW

2005 : 'CIA intelligence leaks added to 2006 entertainment book'

Iraq : Cheney entertains the troops

Blooper : "Plagiarism can be a great research tool, if you don't get caught."

TMGAIHAA : The Millington's wish you a Merry Christmas!

Eww : Golden shower, with drawings!

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Wiki!:

Gelgameth : ...Now wait a second.. There's a class action lawsuit against wikipedia?
Scarab: Anyone can join in and add a grievance.

--thanks BASH!

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Fair Use? ... pic posted here

© NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

Sources / Bloggie Linkfests: Basil-AM, JC, Basil (old)

Ooga Chaka Ooga Chaka

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NIF : Sorry I've been deNIFed lately ...

Wiretaps : The President authorized the NSA to wiretap terrorists phone calls, w/ Congressional oversight.
... What is the big deal? (Yes, I know there is a lot more to it - but this, in the end, is really what it boils down to!)
... CHT presents FICA, for your review ... quite interesting!
... B5 has a thought or two on this ... think Clinton ;)

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Military Tech : 150lbs of C4, plus giblets, missing in NM ... enough to readily take out a decent-size building
... NEIN adds 250lbs of "sheet explosives" to the list! (metal detector proof)

Air Travel : Plane down yesterday over water, near Miami ... everyone aboard killed - 19 (or maybe 20?), condolences
... "It exploded in the air, and one of the wings flew out of there"

Unions : NYC grinds to a halt as transit workers strike ... illegally, I might add

Iraq : Elections : Sunni's challenging results, make threats ... Allawi got trounced
... Before you disparage the Iraqi Security Forces ... "a force that will be able to provide stability and keep the peace"

Nulcear : Venezuale loses more Iridium-192

Democracy: It just keeps spreading! ... record-breaking 122 nations are now democracies!

ID : On trial again ... UPDATE : Federal Judge rules againsts ID

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Islamofascism : Iran banning "western influences" ... e.g. - Kenny G ... and a joke at the end
... Canada arrests Abdullah Khadr, extradition proceedings to US underway
... UK nabs 7/21 suspect
... Dying "Just because ... " ... another response to Crawfordstock

2005 : It's been a long year ... read it, and appreciate the sacrifices being made to keep us safe

Illegal Immigration : HR 4437 is a few steps in the right direction! ... now, just make that fence longer.
... (Vicente) Fox wining about the wall ... it's all about the illegal part!
... MSM still biased!
... a relevant saying I am quite fond of : "A nation that cannot secure its borders is not secure."
... FWIW - once the border itself is under control, I would be willing to entertain a guest worker program to allow foreign nationals to come into the US for work.

W : Polls inching higher - 47% approval ... not that opnion polls mean that much, but this is good

Cuba : Can democracy spread to their, peacefully?

Serenity : DVD goes onsale today!
... Order the whole series, on DVD
... They made an RPG out of it! ...

National Security : 62% support the Patriot Act

Computing : Spare some thought for the Motherboard
... Do you need QUAD-nVidia GPUs?
... RFID tags ... for people ... NOW the big brother alarms start going off :)
... Screenshots of Windows Vista (build 5270)
... Apple = better; but not for the reasn you think? ... that needs more?s on it
... RIM may be able to continue operating

Internet : No more IE for Mac
... Kiddie Pr0n on the Internet
... Another "Advanced Googling" guide ... good stuff, one or two I hadn't seen before
... Digg got $Millions - now you can do the same thing yourself! ... I mean the voting, not the $ :(
... HackingCiscoExposed ... I sense another book purchase by TJ
... Wikipedia founder caught editing own wiki-Bio ... shame on Jimmy Wales
... Cracking WPA
... Google's market cap briefly surpassed IBMs! ... insane?
... MS adopting Firefox's RSS icon

Gaming : Congress getting it all wrong with "violent games" legislation ... "for the children"

Earthquake : Louisianna, 3.0

Health : Socialized medicine, only a few maggots
... Medical fraud - ESCR "pioneer" Dr. Woo Suk Hwang
... Advances in painkillers ... more potent, less addictive

Attitude : 'Happiness buys Success' ... other factors - "intelligence, family, expertise and physical fitness"

"Global Warming" : Polar bears some of the first victims?

Nature : Rice improved again ... this staple food now gets a stiffer backbone
... Man was in N. Europe 200k years sooner than previously thought
... Human != Chimps, as of 5-7M years ago
... "Skin color" gene found

Space : Life on Mars? ... would require drilling "thousands of feet" to know

Misc : Air Guitar'ing for real music? ... wireless MIDI glove

Bloggers : Is the ecosystem rigged?
... Aaron gets medieval on commenters ... luckily, I have not had that pleasure
... Basil is Area51?

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OOTS : #258 ... Celine Dion as torture is too evil, even for the Linear Guild

Office Warfare : Nerf kicks it up a notch

Christmas : Your house, your lights - music by TSO
... And other computerized light display stuffage here

Flash : Just watch this change

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How to live :

Good marriages, good business relationships and good friendships are based on Christ's golden rule. Bottom line: - show people that you value them! John Maxwell tells of a new pastor who shared the following rules with his congregation.

a) If you have a problem with me, come and see me privately. I'll do the same for you
b) If someone else has a problem with me and comes to you, send them to me. I'll do the same
c) If someone will not come to me, say, "Let's go see him together". I'll do the same
d) Be careful how you interpret me - I'd rather do that. It's too easy to misinterpret intentions. I'll also be careful how I interpret you
e) If it's confidential, do not tell. If you or anyone else comes to me in confidence, I will not tell unless the person is going to harm themselves or someone else; or a child has been physically or sexually abused. I expect the same from you
f) I do not read unsigned letters
g) I do not manipulate; I will not be manipulated; do not let others manipulate you. Do not let others try to manipulate me through you
h) When in doubt, just say so. If I can answer it without misrepresenting something or breaking a confidence, I will.
And one final thought: if people can still construe that you are taking advantage of them, even after you have had a chance to explain your motives, you need to rethink your idea.

Whatever you want men to do to you do also to them. (Matthew 7:12)

--thanks to Andy, from my church, for forwarding this along

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Sources / Bloggie Linkfests: Basil-AM

It's a beautiful day It's a beautiful day

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ME : You know when you have "one of those days" ... but it spread over multiple days, non-stop? That's me, right now.
... What I am trying to say is sorry for the unexpected NIF-outage yesterrday, and don't expect too much today :(

Weather : And I know they are just taunting me again, with promises of ice & snow ... we shall see!

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Iraq : Voting!
... And, of course, some bombing too
... Don King supports Bush, Iraq ... "George Walker Bush is a tremendous advocate to America"

Islamofascism : France(!) nabs terror suspects
... Iran's President again says the Holocaust is just a myth
... Bush - "Iran is a real threat"

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Crime : 'Students Arrested For Oral Sex In Classroom' ... I never knew that was an option!

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OOTS : #257 ... "disproportionate revenge over quasi-imagined slights" ... and rocket skates!

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Zing! Zing!

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Kerry : How about that 180? (more later)

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Crime : RIP, Tookie

Beverages : Meet Coke Blak ... Coke + Coffee

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Illegal Immigration : +1 example of why it must be treated seriously, stopped ... just a bunch of $lost. Oh, and 9 rapes.
... Sorry I missed the "Guard Our Borders" 'burst yesterday

Katrina : More docs show Blanco did not help the situation

MSM : NYT, where it is ALWAYS Bush's fault ... what news?

Christmas? : Killer Santa ... WTF?

Computing : Cel-phone TV? or RFID Phone or Doggie-phone
... Yahoo updates Konfabulator

Internet : Chinese military is cyber-attacking US ... although Paller's statements are wrong, not giving some non-governmental bad guys enough credit
... Internet turns 15!
... IPv6 migration to cost US $75B?
... Nessus 3.0 released
... Comprehensive Firefox tweak guide
... Firefox extension for Gmail, multi-account mgmt
... Networking Win* and Apple* ... or just throw out the Macs :P
... Tempe, Arizona to have city-wide WiFi

Gaming : Violent games do alter how your brain reacts to violence? ... uh-oh
... And some "uncool" parents restrict games ... damned straight; although Daddy has an XBOX (and really wants a '360)
... XBOX360 no workie in vertical position?
... Nintendo Revolution, "Displacement Mapping"

Elections : SCOTUS to review Texas electoral map ... remember when the Dems ran out of the state, that was hilarious!

Health : Vioxx mistrial
... Bone resilience to impact depends on angle ... duh?
... Kids' cancer caused by colds?
... Positive mental attitude makes you happier ... duh?

Space : Galactic collisions not so infrequent
... Hayabusa hopes fading ... missed it's target, and now it probably won't make it home

Nature : This mouse has human brain cells ... do scientists EVER watch horror movies??
... Surprise geysers springing up in OK
... Microscopic enginge moves @ 8cm per second

Photography : Another use for Pringles cans!!

Fire : Windproof utility lighter ... and it's flexible

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The Incredible Machine The Incredible Machine

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NIF : Gonna be a little late / light today ... sorry!

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BOOM : Buncefield Oil Depot explodes ... cause underdeterminced as of yet ...developing

Racism : Riots in Australia

Earthquake : 6.8, Papua New Guinea

Iraq : Early voting underway ... let's hope & pray things go smoothly

Economics : Gold reaches higher, $535.75

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Islamofascism : France still has 40-60 cars being torched, per night

Crime : Cali's Supreme Court denies Tookie's plea ... it's all up to the Govenator to let him fry
... Yes, I know, technically it will be by lethal injection - but "Let him fry" has a certain ring to it
... UPDATE : Arnold (correctly) denies clemency request

Internet : Wikipedia lazy, having problems

Bloggers : You can make $! ... speaking of which, Buy an ad, help Riley go to college :)
... YOU can halp make the US more secure

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OOTS : #256 ... as long as it include rocket skates ...

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Christmas -16 days, and counting Christmas -16 days, and counting

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NIF : Slowly developing, just like the Democrats' cut & run plan exit strategy ... ok, a little better now

Jack Idema : Ever heard the name? Know the details? Go here and learn something

Snow : Another disappointing storm ... but I am feeling too damned sick to have enjoyed it anyway :(

ME : This cold is killing me ... I think I have some hybrid SARS / Avian Flu thing going.

Bloggers : Vote TJ for King of Hearts!... or let me be a Joker :P

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Islamofascism : "Bicycle suicide bomber" kills 6 in Bangladesh ... condolences
... More fallout from Iranian President's ridiculous "What Holocaust?" and "Move Israel to EU" comments

Air Travel : Jet slides off runway in Chicago, hits car, kills 6yr old ... Boeing757's nosegear broke off ... condolences
... FNC reports it as a 737 .... most other sources agree it was a 737 ... YMMV

Crime : Debra Lafave's plea deal rejected! ... excellent; maybe she will actually be punished!
... "Cartoon Network" drug ring busted ... no "hydroponic chronic" for your Christmas!

Wow : Louisville Sheriff's deputy Andy McDowell loses both sons, minutes apart ... umimaginable, prayers & condolences

Katrina : NOPD still housecleaning

Economics : House passes $56B tax cut plan ... now the Senate's turn
... The strongest economy you may not have heard of ... atleast not in the MSM

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Islamofascism : "Truth is the best propoganda" ... and thoughts on what W, US should be doing
... Web design contest; winner gets to kill Americans ... WTF??
... The IMF would also disagree with Murtha
... Morale, public opinion ... to Murtha : "You owe every American soldier a formal apology"

WMDs : No conspiracy to mislead us into war! ... & at first glance, looks like they reference NIF :P

Avian Flu : If it goes into "severe pandemic" mode, 2M Americans could be wiped out ... if

National Security : Feingold, Dems to obstruct Patriot Act extension ... continuing their assault on our security

Military : Pentagon sticking with "2 war" plan

Religion : Churches closing on Christmas Sunday? ... gobsmacked is my reaction as well!
... War on Christmas, or not? ... someone wants to know (The answer is YES THERE IS)

Computing : Son'y DRM rootkit not fixed?
... OPHCrack 2.1 ... your Windows PWs are now EASILY crackable
... P4 overclocked to 7.1GHz! ... dude named Memesana takes 3.8GHz CPU, adds a touch of frosty liquid :)
... Podcasters rejoice, the "M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96" is here to save your day
... RIM vs NTP, USPTO still in the mix? ... and why the judge really should slow down!
... Samsung releasing 8GB memory sticks ... "FB-DIMM"
... InSb to help extend Moore's Law ... "accelerate the transistors by 50% while reducing power consumption by a factor of 10"
... Outlook12 to include native RSS support!
... SysInternal's "Autoruns", what MSCONFIG shoudl have been all along
... Speculation - Apple moving toward Solaris?
... Hardware-based rootkit detection ... would it spot Sony's DRM rootkit? :P
... Alienware trying to go mainstream?
... Camera batteries - to last 50x longer?

Internet : UWB standard finally seeing some movement
... Sober URLs cracked - January 5, 2006 to be a bad day?
... WPA cracking tool available ... short keys vulnerable
... Firefox exploit released ... your history can cost you
... "Windows Live" going local .. similar to GoogleMaps / GoogleEarth
... GMail + RSS, "Clips"
... Google, now in the trip planning business ... and 'Talk to get PSTN capabilities?

Gaming : XBOX360 games dumped to ISOs ... no use, yet ...

Left to Right : Thoughts on converting to the right team ... logic & reason abound ... new word : "crypto-conservative"

Left : 'The Intrinsic Evil of Evolutionary Humanism'
... Dean's "We can't win" is directed at his fellow Dems? ... NICE!

Right : GOP's balls, finally descending? ... PT has the video!
... Fight Code Pink hags, buy "war toys" for everyone!
... Observations on recently elected Cali Congressman John Campbell ... Hewitt misleading?

AntiCivilLibertiesUnion : Lying about Taser deaths?

Economics : Suburban sprawl, and what you don't know about it ... not evil, not just American
... Sprawl, more on those ticky tacky boxes ... man, GM is OLD! :)
... Free markets - the way to feed the poor

History : Denying the Soviet holocaust ... lots of holocaust denials going around these days ... WTF?

Crypto : Online "Enigma" machine! ... NEAT!

Medical Advances : Rat brain (kinda) flies plane ... up next : rat-brain powered robotic overlords

"Global Warming" : Capitalism is the answer, no the problem ... and why environmentalism is a trojan horse for socialism
... MSM too green for our collective good?
... Greenhouse gasses my arse, "Sunspot activity is the sole cause of global warming" ... found via RT

Weather : Re-defining clouds? ... "Global Warming" impact?

Physics : Crystals made entirely of "holes" ... the future of superconductivity?

Space : The Geminids ... moon playing the role of party pooper
... Planetary doomsday not too likely ... I had never heard of "strangelets"
... Dark Matter, Black holes ... same-same? ... or Black holes don't exists? ... "quantum phase transitions"
... You are here, galactically speaking ... our place in the Milky Way, triangulated

Health : Pacifiers reduce risk of SIDS?
... New info on Metastasis ... stem cells guide, assist the growth?
... Was Vioxx data obscured? Merck says no ...

Nature : Greyhounds can run at full speed around corners, here's why
... More on dogs, and their genealogy
... North Pole, on the move ... Compasses now more inaccurate, and is Santa going to learn Russian?

Karma : Lost lottery ticket finds its way home ... a happy ending for good people, +$25k

Jeep : Gifts for offroaders ... hint hint

Crime : More "Nuke Tookie-age" ... with any luck, good bye & good riddance!

Bloggers : Make Argghhh!'s Christmas merrier - help get them to 1M visits

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OOTS : #255 ... Wile E Coyote would be proud! (be sure to catch up, I have missed posting several of these!)

Avian Flu : Dems already infected with variant, "Chicken Flu"

Flash : Crash! ... directions are in gibberish, but look for "combo-boost" & aerials :) ... 3029m

Boardgame : Monopoly, WarHammer style!

Internet : Poweerjamas Media vs UN, MSM, other bloggers

Illegal Immigration'ish : Revised "food pyramid"

Celebrity(ies) : What you didn't know about Chuck Norris ... BAMF!
... Anna Nicole Smith, Moron of the Week

Language: Banished words list for 2005

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Sacred Cow Burgers

Drudge

Committees of Correspondence

Sources / Bloggie Linkfests: Basil-AM, JC, SD, TMH, RWN

Real quick Real quick

NIF : Yeah, not today! Stupid real world!
Pearl Harbor : In memory of ... 64 years ago
ALSO : Free Jack Idema!

... rinse, repeat for Thursday AM ... not sleeping well = wake up late = no NIF, until later anyway; in the meantime - a poem

A DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS POEM:

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.

Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.

My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.

The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know,
Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.

My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
a lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.

A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.

"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"

For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light.
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."

"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.

My Gramps died at 'Pearl on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of 'Nam,'
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.

I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.

"I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.

I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."

"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?"

It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.

For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.

--thanks AOW! (recvd via email)

Ramalamadingdong Ramalamadingdong

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Kender : Should be getting out of the hospital today, yea! (Continued prayers)

Me : I can't seem to kick this cough + sinus + body ache garbage ... sux0r

Snow : They cheated me again - the snow was a flop.
... On the plus side, fixing the Jeep was nice & easy, so I've got that going for me.

Tuesday : So, Mssr Kerry, how about that AWOL 180? (Cao has a great video clip for you!)

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Islamofascism : Saddam still defiant, "not afraid of execution" ... you don't need to be afraid in order to die
... More defiance, "I will not return. I will not come to an unjust court!" ... and some persepective
... (Susecpted) Terrorist sympathizer al-Arian acquitted in Florida
... Pair of suicide bombers kill 27 ... prayers & condolences

Left : Chairman Dean says the US won't win in Iraq ... and is going to provide plans for cut, run
... CQ wonders where the MSM is on Dean's statements
... The good OSM responds to Dean
... But remember, it's not cut&run ... it's "strategic redeployment"
... MoveOn claims "ownership" of LATimes ... very Soros-like of them
... Kerry calls American soldier war criminals ... been a good week for Dems!
... Video of Kerry's (most recent) garbage
... "Kerry - The Enemy's Best Friend" ... indeed; and still no 180 either :P
... Hillary makes a money quote too! ... and a punchline at the end, because we care
... Hillary also waffled WRT WMDs ... and here I thought Kerry was the waffler?
... Are they too busy casting blame to do their jobs?
... so was I the only one who heard Carter repeat the meme-lie that the Dems actually won in 2000? (on last night's Daily Show)

Right : No DeLay conspiracy ... money laundering still on the table

Religion : Wisconsin school bans Christmas, but Hanukkah is OK ... WTF?

Iran : Iranian C130 transport crash in Iran kills 119 ... incl 25 from the building it crashed into, condolences!
... WaPo, naturally, blames US for C130 crash

Economics : Gold briefly tops $510!

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Patriotism : The upsetting story of Joshua Sparling ... and how you can help!
... Malkin has more, Black5 is on it as well

Islamofascism : Princeton - calling a terrorist a terrorist is "too inflammatory" ... walks like a duck, quacks like a duck
... More "Princeton = pro-terrorist" news
... THEY changed this from "just a disagreement" ... some perspective, and a reminder
... Marriott = dhimmi? ... start a boycott, email them, etc.
... "There may be moderate Muslims, but Islam itself is not moderate"
... Yahoo hosting pro-terrorist sites ... so, when does free speech cross into hate speech?
... Sniping of terrorists = good ... just ask Hamza Rabia :) ... "creative new principle of international law"

Employment : Google's secrets on getting the most out of employees ... MUST READ!

Computing : Your cel phone wants a telefoto lens ... for some unknown reason
... MS : "Restart Manager" coming to Vista ... patches w/o reboots (finally!)?
... Need to spend ~$24k on a PC? Apple to the rescue!
... Sun shipping UltraSparc T1 ... going to blow the industry away? ... with lower power consumption?
... Your iPod wants to be bike-powered
... Intel going 45nm

Internet : Google fixes Desktop vulnerability ... IE still not fixed?
... More interesting Google hacks
... GMail's AV of choice is Sophos
... Podcasting is the "Word of the Year"
... CNN to sell live feeds, sans commericals - day, month, year subsrciptions available

Gaming : No pre-owned gamage for PS3? ... that is a travesty!
... Revolution specs leaking out
... El Reg reviews the XBOX360 ... and I still need someone to buy me one :)

Crime : Fry Tookie

Military Tech: WWII tech drawings

Firearms : ... Some "amazing beliefs" about gun ownership

Carnival of Cordite : #40 ... mmm, cordite

Capitalism : Walmart is our economy's secret weapon

Education : More proof that home schooling works
... High School seniors' skills are lacking

Ward Churchill : Don't forget about the fake Indian! ... still drawing a salary from the state of Colorado as a Teacher

Pakistan : Pakistan censors an Ode to W ... would they prefer an Ode to "President Kerry"? ... both via IAP

Space : Wanna see a "stellar jet" ... cosmic traffic jam
... Intergalactic mergers ... we'll have one in a scant 4B years, give or take

Health : Another problem with antibiotics ... targetted ones, that is ... "Clostridium" rampant at hospitals?
... "Infant masturbation" != "episodic dystonic posturing" ... some doctors might have too much free time, methinks

Nature : New carnivore found in Borneo ... may lose it's habitat soon
... Dogs laugh! ... and the good feeling is contagious!
... Hydrothermal vents are everywhere ... well, not literally everywhere (none at my desk)

Sport? : Chess Boxing ... found via Ace

Everyone : Click here, then vote for Basil ... NOW!

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Computing : The Zaltair prank
... Conan has some fun with Tech Support

Music : 'Walkin' in a Sniper Wonderland' ... via Black5

Left : Murtha, on Wolf's 'Situation Room'

TV : In case you need help, how to differentiate the Macy's Parade from the SOTU Address

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Military :

At $3,000 per hour, we're the most expensive hookers in the world

--not what you think, go read it! ... thanks Black5!

A Love Story:

I will seek and find you . . .
I shall take you to bed and have my way with you .
I will make you ache, shake & sweat until you moan & groan.
I will make you beg for mercy, beg for me to stop.
I will exhaust you to the point that you will be relieved when I'm finished with you.
And, when I am finished, you will be weak for days.
All my love,
The Flu

-- thanks Aaron (via email)

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Day by Day

Texican Tattler

Sources / Bloggie Linkfests: Basil-NOONer, JC, TB, RWN, AW, CL, RotR, Basil-PM, PH

Monday, Monday ... Monday, Monday ...

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NIF : I am still running at about 70%, so don't expect a whole lot today!

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Islamofascism : Iran "months away": from nukes ... results of appeasement, delays
... Iran talks mostly stalled ... that would be the "delay" part
... Palestinian terrorist / suicide bomber kills 4 ... not counting himself
... Abu Hamza Rabia, al Qaida's #3, killed by UAV Rocket
... Saddam's defense team walks out ... Ramsey Clark throws a block for homicidal ex-dictators everywhere

Oil : Venezuelan pipeline gets bloweduptified
... Windfall Profits Tax, by any name, will increase our price at the pump ... and other great thoughts!
... No peak catastrophe expected

Hawaii : 44 acres fall into ocean ... as expected, shelf collapsed - lavafall reaveled

Air Travel : Failed missile attack @ LAX ... and the lack of any MSM coverage?

Weather : I'm looking @ 3-8" of snow! ... of course, this happens whilst my Jeep is busted :(
... Epsilon, the December hurricane

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Islamofascism : Why they don't have a serious claim on Jerusalem
... If you are dumb and are getting all your Iraq news from the MSM ... ... but I am being redundant, no? Good read!!
... "The United States military is pretty good at counterinsurgency. The American public, however, is not"
... In Hollywood, its all the CIA's fault - not the terrorists ... WTF?

Patriotism : 'The Real America' - "America is on the Frontline For Its Soul" ... IR8N8 quotes John Shelley, gets attacked by (cough) "freedom loving lefties"
... An excellent way ANY OF US can help support our troops!

Crawfordstock'ish : Amazon.com is deleting negative reviews of Sheehan's book ... more here

Computing : Treo 700w details! ... drool
... Attack of the Modders
... SUN not so radically expensive anymore?

Internet : Netgear lies ... just like everyone else ... about WiFi speeds, that is
... GMail + Virus Scanning ... yea!
... Web3.0 to finally work? ... and make money?
... Wikipedia under assault, lack of accuracy ... "Caveat lector"

InfoSec : Google Desktop + IE (bug) team up to steal your data ... well, not quite - but that is the net result

IP : Patenst still running amok ... on the plus side, IE getting some changes

Economics : 'Undercover Economist' ... a text bookf or the real world; e.g. - buying "Organic" just means you like spending more

"Global Warming" : EU nations' GDPs to take a 2% hit due to Kyoto buyouts ... and why the APPCD is better!

Health : Cuase of Autism found? ... lowered activity amongst "mirror neurons"
... Monogamy controlled by dopamine ... and why drugs are bad, mmkay?
... Creativity, Sex, Schizophrenia ... got your attention yet?

Avian Flu : New vaccine en route? ... "hen oviduct bioreactor technology" would take atleast 6m, enter technology

Crime : Florida looking at "Life w/o Parole" option for molesters ... this should already be the standard everywhere, dammit!

Automotive Tech : Paint that changes color based on temperature

Space : Supernova; before, during and after
... NASA is looking for a few good robots
... Saturn's Titan, very much like early Earth - but (cough) just a bit colder

Tectonics : Volcanic activity caused the last Mass Extinction?
... Is Taipei101 causing earthquakes? ... its 700,000 tons enough to make a difference?

Morals : Making a comeback? ... "Civilization is a social contract in which the participants must agree on the terms of an orderly existence"

Misc : 'Estes XB 39 Eagleye RC Digital Camera Spy Plane'
... Soft helmet turns hard when needed ... d3o, a "sheer thickening" material

Celebrity(ies) : Megatramp Fleiss trying to open "all male bordello" ... now that is just oogie

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OOTS : Recruiting time ... oh, and V is a chick and a dude, apparently
... I missed posting a BUNCH of OOTS, so make sure you catch up!

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It's the weekend It's the weekend

ME : Not sick anymore, I (barely) survived!
... However, it is now the weekend - so Limited Blogation rules are in effect.
... And yes, I assure you it frustrates me that much as well!