Category Archives: Rants ‘n’ Whines

Total Information Awareness

Posted on November 25, 2002 by Solonor

Total Information Awareness. Poindexter scares me. Enough said? Get thee to The Liberty Dogs. And read thee Kim du Toit’s words. I can do no better. [ She always gets there first. ] Continue reading →

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Miss(undterstood) World

Posted on November 25, 2002 by Solonor

Asked if the organisers bore any responsibility for the violence, (Julia Morley) replied: “I think everyone does if they are holding something on a worldwide scale. But if you are asking me, ‘Did we do it?’ the answer is no, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Get Out of Your Blog Cocoon

Posted on November 25, 2002 by Solonor

Michele mentioned a new term this morning–“blog cocooning”. I followed the link she provided to Smart Genes, who’s author had just returned from a blog conference (getting a little deep there, boys and girls) where one of the featured speakers, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Minion Mission #1

Posted on November 7, 2002 by Solonor

Sometimes I really miss my mother-in-law. She could be the sweetest, kindest soul one minute, give you anything you want (and then some)…and rip out your liver, leave it laying on the floor, go upstairs, put on her cleats, sharpen … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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And So It Begins…

Posted on November 6, 2002 by Solonor

I thought of a ton of cute catch phrases this post-Election Day morning, as I stared with bloodshot eyes at the news of a completely Republican government: “Teach a man to vote . . . and you’re obviously not in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Pregnant Pigs and Pointless Politicians

Posted on November 5, 2002 by Solonor

This is just for the Floridians out there. The rest of y’all just go off to the pout-a-thon. I’ll catch up soon. According to how I voted today I am: 1. In favor of allowing people to smoke in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Are you threatening me? Why not?

Posted on October 30, 2002 by Solonor

Am I too nice? Is that why I don’t get trolls and hate mail? Or *gasp* maybe I’m just talking to myself… hulloooo?? Is anyone out there??? The reason I ask is that I’ve been dumping this crap out onto … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Comment Spam Update

Posted on October 29, 2002 by Solonor

More info on the comment spam topic. Coincidentally, Ginger also posted on the topic yesterday. She linked back to Phil Ringnalda who has much more detail and ways of combating this foul beast. Continue reading →

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Thanks RIAA. Love ya. Mean it.

Posted on October 28, 2002 by Solonor

According to Red Hat, there’s a security flaw in their Linux kernel. But, thanks to the RIAA and their draconian DMCA, you can’t see how it’s fixed. The problem is that the technical details of the fix are on a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday. You’re Screwed, Too.

Posted on October 28, 2002 by Solonor

The Register USA has some more info on the death of the eCard industry (aka, spammers). Only this time it’s the lamewad eCard company that’s doing it to itself! [ Thanks again, Grump. ] Continue reading →

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