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$ rm -dPRV /.

by Rob Friesel

Near article from a year ago that makes me so so glad that I reformatted my Western Digital drive before shipping it off for its RMA… One of the drives once lived in an ATM. It contained a year’s worth of financial transactions–including account numbers and withdrawal amounts–from a organization that had a legal requirement […]

VOTE!

by Rob Friesel

I did. Did you? Interesting aside: Howard Dean still walked away with 59% of Vermont’s vote in the primary. (*ahem* Exit polls, ladies and gents…) And apparently he has been having a strong showing elsewhere on this “Super” Tuesday. Hope everyone was up on their local issues as well. UPDATE(1): Local woman declares on news: […]

RIAA splat.

by Rob Friesel

A little article the peers might enjoy: RECORD INDUSTRY MAY NOT SUBPOENA ISPs! The appeals judges said they sympathized with the recording industry, noting that “stakes are large.” But the judges said it was not the role of courts to rewrite the 1998 copyright law, “no matter how damaging that development has been to the […]

ass kickin’!

by Rob Friesel

These sheriffs will kick your ass, apparently. My favorite part: When contacted for an explanation, Sheriff Mack Wimbish told us he didn’t have anything to do with it but that when he saw the decals he found out who was responsible and had them reprimanded. Good to know they’re watching out for us. Each other. […]

attacks.

by Rob Friesel

“It[‘]s not in the history of civilization for peace ever to reign. Never has in the history of man. … I doubt that we[‘]ll ever have a time when the world will actually be at peace.” Frightening article/redux of Gen. Franks’ opinions on war/peace and how the Constitution will be the first casualty of a […]