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Naming and Shaming: Criminal Registrars

Posted on June 21, 2010 by ehurst

Not only do I lack the expertise, but I am not in a position to get it. But I deeply respect those who are willing to name names and shame the guilty in public. KnujOn (that’s “No Junk” backwards) is … Continue reading →

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The Irony of Too Much Information

Posted on June 15, 2010 by ehurst

So, we got this Internet thing humming along, and the whole world can scoop up all sorts of information all in the same instant, on any matter which is published. In general, everyone has equal access to whatever it is, … Continue reading →

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Outrigger: 14

Posted on June 5, 2010 by ehurst

It was one of those rare moments when Ripley had a break. Leaned back in his chair, he stared out the window at the light traffic visible in gaps between the other buildings around the warehouse. Krumm walked in carrying … Continue reading →

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Join the Diaspora

Posted on May 14, 2010 by ehurst

Where do you congregate to share with fellow misfits who never join in mainstream pastimes? Where do the non-joiners join up? Diaspora. You can’t join yet, actually. The founders are college students struggling with finals about this time of year, … Continue reading →

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Data Mining on You

Posted on May 12, 2010 by ehurst

You should visit Spokeo. Type in your legal name, or the one you use most online. Lots of people are getting the creeps about this. They don’t dig up the information so much as aggregate what is publicly available, mostly … Continue reading →

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Traveling the Internet, Speaking Computerese

Posted on May 11, 2010 by ehurst

Computer ministry requires a vision. In my case, the computers are hardly the point. It’s just a way to get close to people. I travel the region of human space called the Internet. I’m not all that interested in the … Continue reading →

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Getting a Real Whois Client on RHEL 6

Posted on May 6, 2010 by ehurst

It may not be broken, but the default Jwhois package on RHEL and friends is not easy to use, and the results aren’t satisfactory. Why it is they dropped the original stand-alone client is beyond me. I can’t find anything … Continue reading →

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Chrome Browser for Linux: Worth a Shot

Posted on April 28, 2010 by ehurst

All browsers stink. Some are simply able to choke you less. I am fully aware Google lies about compromising your privacy. Very early on I knew they were allied with the CIA and other clandestine agencies of the US government … Continue reading →

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Sin of Secrets

Posted on April 8, 2010 by ehurst

Secrecy is sin. If you have to hide something, you are surely doing something evil. I happen to know first hand: The vast majority of government secrecy is covering up crime. Particularly military secrecy, it’s almost never denying the enemy … Continue reading →

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Seamonkey 2 on CentOS 5

Posted on March 31, 2010 by ehurst

I prefer Seamonkey to other web browsers. The generic tarball build offered for Linux on the Seamonkey website doesn’t work quite right on my machine. Currently I find no one building it for CentOS 5, and certainly not tracking the … Continue reading →

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