There’s a story on MSNBC.com about a security vulnerability discovered in DNS servers. Those are the machines that take the name you type into your address bar and convert it into numbers your computer can comprehend. If it converts it into the wrong set of numbers, you go to the wrong place. It would be…
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I’ve often wondered about this, and now there’s a discussion going at TechDirt. I suspect the commenter who points out that suing your customers is generally a bad decision, referencing the RIAA. I think that it’s very likely that one will make money via information delivery much more than by simple generation, and if artists,…
I’m a strong advocate of thinking long term when trying to solve problems in government, not to mention business and personal activities. Very often problems result from not thinking long term enough. This reminds me of the time way back in prehistory (1992, to be precise) when I was a Computer Specialist at Radio Shack….
One of the difficulties with being absent minded is that you forget things. Did I mention that you forget things? Well, I’m absent minded, and I forget things. The other day I decided to help my wife out by running a couple of loads of wash. When the first load was nearly done drying, my…
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