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Classic DF – 11/30/02

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November 30, 2002: [•] Last night, after work, I abducted Immy from his room. We headed on up to Middletown to scope out girls and see how badly Black Friday screwed up the stores (HAH You have to clean up after messy customer you store jockeys you EHEHEH!). We made our usual mandatory stops into the Galleria and Walmart. Amazingly at 11PM Walmart was still hopping with shoppers caught up the day’s buying frenzy. I felt really bad for the employees because it is a 24-hour/7-day a week store so there is no real rest for them. I was beat so though so I went home and passed out by midnight. Tonight I have Gette again and she’s staying over until Sunday night. More Daddy time, which just so owns (as they say). [•] BTW: Immy says that Hoagie is doing well and that’s a good thing. He’s doing something or other in Arizona. I personally think it’s a government conspiracy and Hoagie has actually been abducted by Elvis impersonating aliens, but that is just me. [•] Broken gave me a sneak preview of his next web site layout and it’s looking nice. Keep an eye out for that update. [•] The other day I taught Skyler the joys of dealing with bounced checks. I’m sure it was just as much for her as it was for me. LOL [•] Immy gave me a little peak into the plot line for the Christmas episode of Stack Ups! and all I got to say is make sure you read it once it’s posted. It is hilarious! [•] I don’t care what MapQuest claims about the accuracy of their service. Every time I ask for directions with their online service I either get steered two-hours out of the way (even when using the “shortest route”) or worse yet thrown on a road that barely exists. For example: One time it steered me up a dirt road that was carved into cliff and I was in a 2-ton van begging God to not let me plummet 20-feet down the cliff into a shallow lake below. The best part was 20′ up from that dirt road the main highway turned around and reconnected with the other side of the dirt road. So basically there was no reason to even use it! Thank you MapQuest for almost killing me! [•] Massachusetts is the sole state that hasn’t settled its antitrust lawsuit with Microsoft. Word on the street says that in order to comply Microsoft must declare clam chowder the official soup of Windows XP and hire a Kennedy family member as official Chief Executive Alcoholic in order to reach compliance with existing state laws. 🙂 [•] Intel has announced that the next Itanium CPU will debut at 1.5GHz. [•] The US Military, ISPs, and server hosts are massively cracking down on illegal content including MP3s and pirated software. So store illegal stuff on your PCs at your own risk my friends. [•] Tis the season to be scammed online. Fa la lah la, la lah lah la! [•] Check out the Times-Herald Record News Briefs and look for the article about a fight at the mall. Immy and I were at the mall when it happened. They had tons of undercover security agents walking around that weren’t so undercover looking (they were all carrying around walkie talkies and you could hear every security page… not so secret agents!) and they all went running past us. When we got outside it was police and security everywhere with the suspects being searched. Totally hilarious. [•] Traffic was insane everywhere yesterday. One of my friends made the mistake of getting off the Thruway at the Woodbury Commons exit and found himself stuck in a nightmare situation. I was coming back on 211 past the Galleria earlier that day at around 11AM and I found the same snarled traffic. By 8PM, however, most of the traffic had cleared up. Shopping patterns are interesting and fun to analyze, but I don’t feel like boring you too much so MOVE ALONG! 🙂 [•] Linux Kernel 2.2.23 has been released. [•] Apparently now government officials in Kenya are saying a recent bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel isn’t related to al Qaeda activity. Then again, everything that goes wrong they blame on al Qaeda nowadays. I really don’t think al Qaeda is as powerful or closely tied as most people think. They seem to be just a bunch of angry people who randomly hurt people. Even I could organize that “global terrorist network” and that is just sad. [•] It is time once again for my favorite auto show, The 2002 SEMA Auto Show . [•] Mmmmm… race track tuned Acura NSX. [•] I’ve come to the conclusion I need a REAL day off. I’ve been working nonstop for a month. God, I hate being a workaholic. 😛

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Classic DF – 10/18/01

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October 18, 2001: [•] The Capital Building has shut down in Washington DC after 31 people tested positive for anthrax exposure.[•] Airborne radio stations are sending Taliban soldiers an ultimatum. [•] The FAA is checking all employees’ backgrounds. [•] Israel has moved tanks into Palestinian neighborhoods hoping to keep the calm during an assassinated official’s funeral. [•] An envelope containing anthrax was sent from Atlanta, Georgia to a private citizen in Kenya. It looks like someone is testing international mail limits, now doesn’t it? [•] Japan’s Lower House has passed an anti-terrorism bill to support the US’s war on terrorism. [•] APEC is meeting in China this week and instead of economics they will be discussing terrorism. [•] Bodies from the sunken research vessel have started to be recovered. [•] Russia has pulled out of a spy base in Cuba. [•] The Canadian Navy has started making its way to join with US allies near Afghanistan. [•] Eliecer Meneses, an ex-Colombian congressman, was assassinated. [•] Diane Pretty, a terminally ill UK citizen, has lost her court case and the right to die on her own terms. [•] Saudi Arabia has asked its citizens not to sympathize with Islamic militants since they are perverting the religion instead of furthering it. [•] An unidentified man tried to hijack a bus and failed. He fled with an unknown woman into a car that was apparently following the bus. [•] Over $1 billion have been raised by charities for the victims and their families of the September 11th attacks. [•] The USS Kitty Hawk is armed with helicopters and special forces. It is only a matter of time now. [•] Before closing, the US House passed a bill that extends the ban on sales tax for items purchased over the Net by 2 years. [•] Microsoft has decided to start labeling security threats by genre and severity since users seem too incompetent to judge for themselves. [•] Apple has announced upgraded G4s and iBooks. [•] Everybody run for cover! AOL 7 is here! [•] The Ozone Hole over Antarctica hasn’t grown or shrunk for 3 years. [•] Due to anthrax fears Bayer is upping the production of the antibiotic Cipro. [•] Fleischmann’s recalls its unsalted stick margarine because whey isn’t listed on the ingredients label though it is used to create the food product. [•] So what’s stopping terrorists from tainting the illegal drug supply? I don’t know, but Wired is wondering the same thing. [•] Bell Labs scientists have developed a transistor a million times smaller than a grain of sand. [•] Yihat is looking for government support to hack terrorists. [•] GovNet may be separate from the Net, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be hackable. [•] The technicalities always get you. [•] How Route 17’s conversion to I-86 will affect traffic in Orange County, NY. [•] A cyclist collides with a van, Wanted: Politicians, a burglar is found guilty, restore your barn for free, Philip Halasz is arrested for fondling a teenage girl’s breasts, a drive-by shooting, switching from O&R Electric saves Port Jervis big money, and the debate over whether or not the Tappan Zee Bridge should be repaired begins. [•] Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson broke his foot when he threw a hissy fit and kicked a steel door. [•] Here’s Ozzy! [•] Sony and Toyota are developing a car that can understand human emotion (Ummm… great… I think). [•] Anthrax shows up at CBS. [•] Surgeons develop a way to insert an implant to restore hearing through a tiny incision. [•] Arrested Rapper of The Day: Jay-z has pleaded guilty to assaulting a record executive. [•] First pictures of the production Mazda RX-8 and 6. Very cool indeed. [•] DaimlerChrysler shows off its Mercedes F400 concept model. [•] 2002 will see the return of the Dodge to the police market with the Intrepid police car package. [•] Volkswagen unveils its new D1 and it has a 411 hp W12 engine. What more could you ask for? [•] If you look close at the 2002 Holden Monaro you can see the Australian version of the Chevrolet Camaro. Just “sigh” and think of all that could have been. [•] Sony continues its trend of integrating all of its products together with the TiVo. [•] Microsoft says that many of the exploits that turn up are due to vendors giving out early source code (Sure, blame someone else LOL). [•] I love you wife and daughter! [•] Immy reports that Reboot, a popular computer animated cartoon, will be running season four in the US. That rules. [•] I’ve been busy as heck at work. I had to compose a training transcript and work up a presentation. I completed a broadband presentation the other day. I keep getting stuck late at work solving implausible problems. I’ve had two meetings this week and next week I am going to an expo on local commerce. So faced with not enough time during prime time I got up a 5AM with Li’l Pooh this morning and had playtime. If one thing irks me about this world it’s that I don’t really see my daughter a lot during the week. I guess it’s time to wake up earlier to get some quality time– I hate getting up before the sun, but for her it’s worth it 🙂

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Classic DF – 4/7/01

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Apr. 7, 2001: [•] A bomb has killed a boy and injured several people in Thailand. [•] Pacific Gas & Electric has declared bankruptcy. [•] The Hunley Confederate submarine crew apparently went down with the ship quite fast. [•] Russia wants its independent TV. [•] Filipino rebels have released their last hostage. [•] Growing food isn’t the problem in Angola; it’s getting to it without being shot. [•] Two students are being held in connection to a dorm fire in Kenya. [•] Security concerns have closed the US embassies in Paraguay, Uruguay, and Ecuador. [•] Indonesian separatists have bombed an Exxon Mobil natural gas field. [•] Vietnam’s school are under attack by chemical weapons, but no one why knows why. [•] 33 police officers were killed by Maoist rebels in Nepal. [•] This evening the Jewish holiday of Passover begins. For most Jews it is a joyous holiday, but not so in worn torn Israel. [•] Iraq claims that US and UK jets once again bombed them. [•] Meanwhile, Amnesty International has charged Iraq with massive human rights violations. [•] Algerian national Ahmed Ressam has been found guilty of plotting to bomb New Year’s Eve celebrations. [•] President Bush’s tax cut proposal has passed Senate (sort of). [•] About 100 college students have caught a respiratory infection from going to Spring Break in Mexico. [•] Roosevelt Junior and Senior High School has been closed as teachers and administrators try to figure out how to regain control over students. [•] A child escapes a kidnapper in New York City. [•] A man attacks the Liberty Bell with a ball peen hammer. [•] Four Spidey costumes were stolen from the set of Spider-man: The Movie. [•] The FCC has almost explained exactly what indecent or patently offensive programming is. “Almost” being the operative word. [•] Get your own brothel! [•] A shop lifter dies fighting security guards. Is it really worth a couple of chocolate bunnies and a box of Cheez-Its to die? I think not. [•] Beware of tumbleweeds. [•] Linux users beware: The Adore Virus is out and looking for holes in your system. [•] EMI has teamed up with HitHive to deliver downloadable music to wireless devices and PCs. [•] Microsoft is developing an add-on for Outlook that will sort your mail by preference and priority. Great. Just great. “Sigh” [•] SunBlade 1000 workstations have a data corruption issue. Downloading a patch will fix the issue. [•] Microsoft is licensing their text-to-speech software to third parties. [•] The last of ten Norway wolves has eluded hunters. [•] Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance brings half assed Dungeons & Dragons: Third Edition rules to the Playstation 2. [•] Once again, NASA is going to send another probe to Mars to poke around for two days and then break down when they realize they forgot to include that one vital component. [•] Houston, Texas is low on blood causing both doctors and vampires to worry. [•] Some anorexia may be genetic. [•] Smoking raises the risk of bladder cancer in women. [•] Two teenage girls are suing MTV after they were shit on (literally) during a pilot taping. Nice. [•] Now, I’m Mr. Pro-Life. However, the whole posting doctors’ home addresses on the Net thing just doesn’t sit right with me. Legally it is allowed. So why can’t you do the same thing with the Feds? It’s not right either way. [•] Linus Torvalds says Mac OS X sucks. [•] Nothing is safe. [•] Back Orifice gets a Middletown teen in trouble. [•] Roy Lee Elliott is sentenced to 15 years in prison for tying up his wife and beating her. [•] A child molester is caught, the usual traffic stop turns into drug bust story, Middletown Schools has its budget approved, a man falls asleep while his house is on fire, a woman hits a senior citizen, police save a girl’s life, and a cocaine bust. [•] Creed sends kids to space camp. [•] It turns out Weezer wasn’t on the Warped Tour at all. [•] MaximumPC walks you through how to build the ultimate PC entertainment system. [•] The PT Cruiser gets topless. [•] Other distributed file sharing systems are following Napster’s lead and blocking copyrighted material. [•] My wife so rules. [•] That is this week’s flurry of postings. Once again we’ll return next week with more furry fun! See you on Monday.

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Classic DF – 8/21/09

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Aug 21, 2000: [•] The submarine rescue mission has been called off after Norwegian divers opened the rescue hatch only to find the entire vessel had filled with water. [•] The Verizon strike is over. [•] A pipeline in New Mexico exploded killing 6 people. [•] Ford has been under-inflating Firestone tires (at 26 psi) on Explorers. Firestone says that they recommend 30 psi, but that Ford had to under inflate the tires in order to avoid rollover issues with the Explorer. [•] Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is proposing to modernize the government by giving women equal rights and removing Orthodox Jewish beliefs from law to religion. Most of Israeli’s conservative groups oppose the change. [•] Citizens of the Chiapas (Mexico) have elected a non-PRI Governor, Pablo Salazar, with hopes of ending the war between the Mexican Army and Zapatista rebels fighting for Native Mexican rights. [•] East Timor has set up a multiparty Congress. [•] 8 children have died when a bus crashed in Germany. [•] A train derailed that was carrying fuel and caused an explosion that has left 18 people dead in Kenya. [•] Tiger Woods is either very good or very evil. [•] The pilot of a Northwest Airlines DC-10 died of a heart attack in the middle of a flight, but his copilot managed to land the plane without anyone else dying. [•] The Duh Study of The Day: Most people want privacy policies that require users to “opt in” to give out personal data. That is how is should be, but greed makes companies do otherwise. [•] President Clinton got flashed for his birthday (needless to say he didn’t complain). [•] The top 15 PCs. [•] The Cell is a special effects bonanza, now if only the script didn’t suck. [•] Can metal detectors and video cameras prevent violence in the school? [•] Coming to a cable lineup near you: ZDTV. [•] Celebrex, an arthritis fighting drug, seems to prevent tumors and slow the growth of tumors already there. [•] A 7 year old boy was killed at the Grahamsville Fair by an SUV who didn’t see him. [•] E-mail killed the letter. [•] The Tri-State Car Club’s 13th annual car show was yesterday in case you missed it. [•] Dr. Mark McMahon hopes to give Democrats a choice beside Hillary Clinton in the NY Senate race. [•] Cornwall has a new high school in the works. [•] Newburgh is getting an infrared detector, which is used to find survivors in fires. [•] Warwick will be hosting several experts on revitalizing and improving towns (oh there’s an original idea… improvement). [•] Cops went to a house because of a cat problem and ended up finding illegal guns, hippies arrested for trespassing, teens arrested for smoke bombing a trailer, a man shot a puppy because he was afraid it would attack his kid, a teen surrenders, and a man who pushed a prostitute out of a moving car has been found. [•] U2 has issued the track list for All That You Can’t Leave Behind. [•] The Big Day Out lineup has been confirmed. [•] SeemsLikeSalvation News is reporting October 10th as the release date for the new Nine Inch Nails EP, Marilyn Manson’s Disposable Teens and The Fight Song are getting airplay early, and I get props for spotting a Skinny Puppy scoop. [•] If you’re looking for a Java based PDA check out Teapot. [•] Apple is offering to buy back faulty Powerbooks and sell you the new model $700 cheaper. [•] Cadillac will be producing a roadster based on the Corvette platform, the Jaguar F-type will only be produced if there is demand, Mercedes will offer a C-class coupe next year, Lexus has announced prices for the LX 470 and IS 300, and Toyota has raised prices on some of its 2001 models. [•] The Presidents will take over local TV stations. [•] Ministry will be releasing one final video on Warner Brothers entitled Tapes of Wrath. [•] Various Jeph.net News: In case you missed it Korpios has resigned as an administrator and they need a new IRC operator which can be voted on here. Of course you should vote for me to become Supreme Commander of Underwater Basket Weaving for All Things Jeph.net. [•] I love my wife (that’s not really new news, but I just thought you’d like to know) 🙂 [•] Daemon Immortalis will be posting the new Marilyn Manson songs since he likes them so much. [•] I think Red Raven has finally lost it LOL. [•] So following Immy’s tip I downloaded several of the new Marilyn Manson tracks (including a bunch of fakes) and I wasn’t disappointed. The new songs are hard like the Antichrist Superstar stuff, punked out like Portrait of an American Family, and at the same time funky like Mechanical Animals. I guess that means its the best of all worlds, but without all the crap there was in previous albums. This is exciting stuff. Talk to you tomorrow.

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