Monthly Archives: September 2008

Washing Machine

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Arthur

I was watching that story unfold about that 700 billion dollars bail-out, and I was just thinking, hey, maybe all they need is a washing machine. I saw the political theatre of American presidential elections where a presidential candidate suddenly … Continue reading →

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SSH

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Arthur

I read this article at SecurityFocus “Analyzing Malicious SSH Login Attempts”, which apparently was written over 2 years ago. The article goes over some statistics collected over a period of 22 days and points out interesting things I’ve seen before … Continue reading →

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Jump. Dammit. Jump.

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Arthur

T here’s nothing cuter than young kittens, except for when they discover they can feast on wires, cables and other typical loose things and stuff hanging out from computers and other hardware. Also, dog food, because, apparently, you can bat … Continue reading →

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FFMpeg

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Arthur

Between all the ripping of my (legally) purchased DVDs and transcoding them to the proper format for my iPod I found out that most of the applications that I used have something in common (from Videora [free] to Mediacoder (open … Continue reading →

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Enrich

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Arthur

You can get out of your bunkers now: I hear that the first test run at the LHC was a smashing success. The actual smashing happens later this year, so you may want to keep an eye on any black … Continue reading →

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Point

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Arthur

Yesterday, leftovers from Hanna flew past the Maritimes, dumping a whole bunch of rain for almost a whole day: This lead to some troublesome driving Sunday and Monday morning (CBC). Generally, this year the weather hasn’t cooperated a lot: according … Continue reading →

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Pod

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Arthur

I‘m a picky listener (and viewer) of news programs and the like, and the same is true for podcasts. I’m a fan of the CBC’s “The Current” (hosted by Tremonti) and unconsciously, that probably sets a standard. For example, I … Continue reading →

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Morething

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Arthur

Earlier, we were out in Saint John to check out a couple things for things that needed to be done for things in the house-thing. You know, things. So while we were trotting through town, we were surprised how thick … Continue reading →

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