Why Social Networks Stink – Columns by PC Magazine
John Dvorak is a grumpy geezer, and right on the money.
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Many scientists argue…
… that the rise of silica-hungry diatoms led to the demise of the reef-building glass sponges.
That sentence just leapt off the page at me.
I did find it online , but you have to be a subscriber to read the article on Lazarus taxa.
Wind up phones.
Do they make cell phones with wind up generators in them so you don’t have to worry about running out of batteries?
I see that there are windup chargers, but do they have it built into the phone?
Do they have a charger that fits my phone?
Someone else had a different approach to this question.
Asteroid renamed for ‘Star Trek’ actor
Asteroid renamed for ‘Star Trek’ actor – CNN.com
I wonder if there are any left to discover….
11111 Jack Asteroid… has a certain ring to it.
The Bionic Home Network – Features by PC Magazine
The Bionic Home Network – Features by PC Magazine
Things to think about.
WordPress 2.3 and Mandigo 1.26
I just upgraded exempli gratia to WordPress 2.3 and the theme Mandigo 1.26 without breaking anything, as far as I know. Technosailer has a round-up of the changes for WordPress 2.3.
The Phishing Game
CMU Usable Privacy and Security Lab (CUPS)
This is a lot of fun to try.
A Look At 401(k) Plan Fees
Planning sure is a lot of work. I don’t have time to plan!
Official Gmail Blog: Top 10 little-known Gmail features (Part 2)
I do seem to be using Gmail for everything at present. Good to realize the little tricks they let you play.
Official Gmail Blog: Top 10 little-known Gmail features (Part 2)
Snoopy has been found
Elaine seems to have fixed an error in my Exempli Gratia Word Press layout that kept saying that it could not find Snoopy and would generate an error. If you hit reload, the page would come up fine. Now the Error is gone.
Thanks, Elaine.
Update 9/17. – If I have figured this out correctly, the error is caused by the Picassa widget in Word Press.