Monthly Archives: March 2009

The Road Back Is Long

Posted on March 31, 2009 by ehurst

During my youth in Anchorage, AK, I discovered running. Like most kids, I resented what the coaches made us do in school. In my case, I was fat and lazy in the first place. High school PE was just about … Continue reading →

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WOD Is a Fraud

Posted on March 30, 2009 by ehurst

For just about a year of my life, I drove a taxi cab in OKC at night. That was some 16 years ago before it became dangerous. I got robbed once, and assaulted twice. By God’s grace, I never got … Continue reading →

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Recommended Video: The Day the Dollar Falls

Posted on March 28, 2009 by ehurst

I’m watching the video series hosted on YouTube called, “The Day the Dollar Falls.” It was produced in 2005, based on what were then the assumptions regarding a plausible scenario: What happens over a 24 hour period if the US … Continue reading →

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Whitelining

Posted on March 27, 2009 by ehurst

From Henney Road, I looked west across the open sand pit. On the far side, heavy forestation provided a dark background against which I could see curtains of heavy mist blowing back the direction I had come. This was what … Continue reading →

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The PC and Net Are Dead

Posted on March 26, 2009 by ehurst

Let me define the terms here. PC refers in this context to the consumer devices not related to employment. That’s the home computer you buy for kids’ games, email, surfing, etc. Even if you use it for banking and taxes, … Continue reading →

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Cranky Old Bozo Computer User

Posted on March 25, 2009 by ehurst

I can accept that label. So while one of the comments I got on a previous post called me a “bozo” I wasn’t offended. The problem is the comment was merely that one word, with no qualifying explanation. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Etch Is Still Better

Posted on March 24, 2009 by ehurst

I’m not sure why, but after testing Lenny several different ways, Etch is still better. In fact, Lenny is downright inferior. After messing around with Ubuntus, Lenny, then Win2K, then XP, then openSUSE 10.3, I’m back to Etch. I just … Continue reading →

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Forcing Smuggling

Posted on March 23, 2009 by ehurst

I’ve noted before the current trend in federal government is to restrict what’s good and ignore what’s dangerous. The obvious reason is that’s where the money goes. A primary example is the FDA. The people running that show are paid … Continue reading →

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Does It Take Unplugging?

Posted on March 22, 2009 by ehurst

I really don’t know who Wayne Porter is, but some network security people I read do. Apparently he took a sabbatical from the Net for about 6 months, and learned a bit from it. I’m puzzled. Did it really require … Continue reading →

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Loop A: Breath-taking

Posted on March 21, 2009 by ehurst

Literally. Today was the maiden run on Loop A of the Trail. It was all I hoped it would be, plus much harder than I expected. Previously, I had been risking somewhat the rule about the forbidden zone by taking … Continue reading →

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