You might have heard this already, but Comcast is rolling out bandwith usage caps – specifically, 250 GB per month for all residential Internet customers. Their policy is also “two strikes and you’re out,” meaning that after your first infraction, you get a call. After the second one, you lose ALL of your Internet access… Continue reading Comcast’s Bandwidth Usage Caps – A Bad Idea
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10 Tips for New Programmers
It occurred to me the other day that I’ve been doing this stuff (programming) for more than a few years now – most of them in a very much “professional” manner. So I guess that makes me qualified to come up with lists like this! Learn the machine. Build yourself a computer. Understand how the… Continue reading 10 Tips for New Programmers
Microchip (RFID) Passport Cloned
In case there was any doubt that this whole digital passport / RFID passport thing was never about security (via Slashdot): “New microchip passports designed to be foolproof against identity theft failed the test when a researcher was able to manipulate one in minutes. The cloned passports were accepted as genuine by the computer software… Continue reading Microchip (RFID) Passport Cloned
Anti-Virus that doesn’t Suck
Lately I’ve been trying to find anti-virus software that doesn’t suck. And I mean “suck” in both senses of the word – as in: Isn’t poorly designed software that doesn’t perform its function (detecting viruses) well, and Doesn’t suck up my system resources every time it scans a file (or even just while it’s sitting… Continue reading Anti-Virus that doesn’t Suck
Computational Processes
I found this very interesting quote in an article on Information Software and the Graphical Interface: A computational process is indeed much like a sorcerer’s idea of a spirit. It cannot be seen or touched. It is not composed of matter at all. However, it is very real. It can perform intellectual work. It can… Continue reading Computational Processes