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September 2004

94 posts

Is the International Space Station at Risk of running out of Oxygen

I have been loosely following activities at the ISS but over the past month they have been having some troubles with their Russian Oxygen Generator. They have had the thing tore apart and had it partially running but they have had to re-pressurize from the progress several times. Seems to me it is time get the lead out and get

American Red Cross Needs your Support

My 14 year old is going thru her 4th Hurricane of her life. She experienced Typhoons when we lived in Guam and I know they scared her to death. As a worried dad I will have to wait some more anxious days before I get the call from her or her mother letting me she is ok and the damage

American Red Cross Needs your Support

My 14 year old is going thru her 4th Hurricane of her life. She experienced Typhoons when we lived in Guam and I know they scared her to death. As a worried dad I will have to wait some more anxious days before I get the call from her or her mother letting me she is ok and the damage

Microsoft gives middle finger to Poor and Corporate America

Microsoft's decision not to retrofit security updates for IE for any other version besides Windows XP has a lot of people upset. Imagine if you are on a limited income and can not afford to upgrade from Windows 98 to Windows XP. Also what if you are corporate entity and you have 1000's of PC's that run windows 2000. Their

DMOZ Directory Search Engine Editors and their Politics

Approximately three years ago I was heavily involved with the DMOZ Directory project, where supposed subject matter experts edit and add websites to the categorized directory. At the height of my editing I had sole control over 4 sections that where built up to nearly 10,000 links. The majority of these links had been categorized and entered by me. It

Editorials you will want to read

Over the next several days I am going to put up some articles that will be quite lengthy but I promise worth the read. I have had 2-3 agenda items I want to cover but have not had the time. The first piece will be on the DMOZ and why I have a problem with certain editors more topics to

Gmail Scam Used by Phishers to Gather Personal Data

Internet e-mail scammers are using the popularity and allure of Google's Gmail service to phish for personal data, including e-mail addresses and passwords. Gmail e-mail accounts are one of the most coveted holdings for hip and techie Internet users. A quick eBay search proves the popularity of invitations to join Google's upcoming e-mail service that offers 1GB of mail storage.

Sony planning to support native MP3

If anyone can make a iPod killer Sony can. If the rumors that are floating around are true then those of you that love Sony products will soon have a player available that will play MP3's [News.com]

NASA Extends Mars Rover Mission

The Mars Rovers are still in great shape although running on reduced power their mission has been extended for another 6 months. The boys at JPL must be thrilled. [SpaceToday]

NASA Extends Mars Rover Mission

The Mars Rovers are still in great shape although running on reduced power their mission has been extended for another 6 months. The boys at JPL must be thrilled. [SpaceToday]

Real IT support call I made today

Hey Tech Support, Yes what can we help you with, Got to work this morning and Autocad was de-installed from my workstation? Yes we uninstalled about 20 copies last night!, Why in the hell did you do that?, We had a list and your office was on the list that does not need it anymore. (Veins in my forehead start

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