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Archives for 08/2002

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Below are the entries for 08/2002. If an entry has a light red background, that means it's had at least 10 comments added to it.

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105 entries  -  48 comments

Could this be the G5? : August 09, 2002 : Note 0

At the Microprocessor Forum, one of the topics will be “Breaking Through Compute Intensive Barriers - IBM’s New 64-bit PowerPC Microprocessor”.  According to the Web site, the topic will be about “the technical details of a new 64-bit PowerPC microprocessor designed for desktops…

Movable Type user survey : August 09, 2002 : Note 0

Ben and Mena over at Movable Type are trying to figure out how many MT users there are out there.  If you use MT in your blog, go fill out their survey.  You might win a Recently Updated key from them for filling out the form.

Total Information Awareness : August 09, 2002 : Note 0

According to this post on Way.Nu, DARPA is working on building a next generation information handling system called Total Information Awareness or TIA.  It will “capture, cross index and maintain pedabytes of information (i.e. 1,000s of terabytes) and will include automated ‘cognitive aids’.” …

Hiking again : August 09, 2002 : Note 0

Yesterday, I went hiking again, up near the same place as last time.  This time, instead of climbing up a mountain, we hiked a 2.5 mile trail around a small lake.  We also passed by

A Greenpeace member’s worst nightmare : August 08, 2002 : Note 0

Not only is it a huge car that gets absolutely horrible gas mileage, it also packs some serious heat!  This is one SUV I would NOT tail.  I would give it plenty of room to pass and would never honk my horn at it.  I’m trying to imagine what my…

Frodo Baggins charged with war crimes : August 07, 2002 : Note 1

It seems that our hero, Frodo Baggins has been charged with war crimes in a joint filing by both Sauron, the Dark Lord and Saruman the White.  Read the report to find out more. Speaking of the Lord of the Rings… I bought the DVD yesterday and watched…

Palestinians pushing for peace : August 07, 2002 : Note 0

It seems that a previously offered plan for peace has been brought back to the negotiating table.  This plan suggests that Israel would withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip and Bethlehem.  The Palestinians would then crack down on terrorists in those areas.  If things go well, then Israel would withdraw…

SunRPC leaves computers vulnerable : August 07, 2002 : Note 0

“Security researchers have warned of a flaw in communications software that could allow attackers to take over computers running Windows, Mac OS X and Unix-based operating systems, as well as those with Kerberos authentication systems.” This has already been addressed by Apple and most of the Unix/Linux companies. …

Is this being a good sport? : August 07, 2002 : Note 0

A 39 year old, male coach has been charged with assaulting a 12 year old female soccer player because she was single-handedly beating his team!  Witnesses said he walked out onto the field and struck the 12 year old girl in the stomach with his elbow while the officials were…

Bush’s doctrine : August 06, 2002 : Note 0

Steven Den Beste has written a very interesting article on the Bush doctrine.  It’s a response to a post on Kuro5hin by a member named Termite.  In that post, Termite says the following… That any country in the world whose policies, leadership, or actions we dislike will not…

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