Archive for April, 2003
Tuesday, April 29th, 2003
It’s still catching…
McNeil Lehrer News Hour piece on blogs. (SOURCE:”scripting news”)-Very cool!<quote>The McNeil Lehrer News Hour just did a 10 minute piece on weblogs. It had some weaknesses, but remember, there’s no such thing as bad publicity.</quote> [Roland Tanglao: KLogs]
No Comments » - Posted in E-Publishing Explosion, Outpost516 Journal by jmiller
Tuesday, April 29th, 2003
MySQL security patch
Red Hat Linux Advisory: MySQL [Linux Today]
No Comments » - Posted in Open Source, Security by jmiller
Tuesday, April 29th, 2003
Ahem. (yes, I agree completely)
Girls, please don’t get breast implants.
Girls, please don’t get breast implants. While channel surfing last night, I came across one of those surgery shows where they were showing someone getting breast implants. First of all… gross. But second of all, they don’t look natural. They just don’t. Your boobs stick out straight. Seriously, just [...]
No Comments » - Posted in The Muse by jmiller
Tuesday, April 29th, 2003
Cool ministry idea
Australia: What if the prophecy is true?. We’re putting together a mission team from our church to go to Mexico and build houses there. As a fundraiser, we decided to do a charity screening of The Matrix Reloaded, in co-operation with Greater Union Castle Hill. They have several packages available, based on the size of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Outpost516 Journal, XAG / The Redemption Project by jmiller
Tuesday, April 29th, 2003
Specs In, Widgets Out?
Issues for global IT outsourcing. InfoWorld discusses issues surrounding global IT outsourcing.
It’s tempting to believe global outsourcing is as simple as “specs in, widgets out,” jokes Brian Behlendorf , co-founder of Brisbane, Calif.-based CollabNet — an ASP that supports distributed software development — and co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation. Behlendorf points out, however, that [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Brave New World, Craft by jmiller
Tuesday, April 29th, 2003
Composing in an Outliner, and Think Before You Send
Take the fat out of your writing. Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge on tight writing.
…think clarity, relevance, sincerity, concision and transparency.
…always budget enough time for at least two editing passes. There is a lot less pressure to get it right the first time when you know you’ll have another crack at it.
…I highly recommend [...]
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003
Spammers Sue Anti-Spam Groups. SuperBanana writes “The Register reports in a story today that spammers have banded together under the name EmarketersAmerica.org to sue various anti-spam … [Slashdot]
No Comments » - Posted in Brave New World, Security by jmiller
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003
You Go Girl!
The courage to do what you love: I’ll play by my own rules, thanks. Some people think I aspire to be a failure. I have halted conversations, created gossip, and drawn quizzical, snide, or condescending looks — simply by admitting my career plans. By Julie Park. [The Daily Princetonian]
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003
Bloggin’ down the Highway
Blogging? Yeah, I’m into it alright. Can you tell?
And while I’m posting pictures, here’s one of me:
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2003
Can Net Whiz Kid Conquer Space?. After selling PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion, some entrepreneurs might retire to a tropical island. Not Elon Musk, who is determined to revolutionize the satellite-launching business with his new company, SpaceX. By Suneel Ratan. [Wired News]
