A Peculiar Blog

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! On Slashdot yesterday there was an item that dropped my opinion of Dell a little bit more. Seems that they’re going to start installing Google software on their new machines. I’ve never liked Google software and the [...]

I’ve spent a fair amount of time looking around to find a programming environment that would allow me to create a linux version of my Mixminion Message Sender program because the windows Visual Basic version [...]

In an AP story back on 5/22/06, the South Korean govt rejected and appeal by Microsoft to overturn guess what? an Anti Trust decision.
The charge? It’s the same old story that we saw played out in M$ vs DOJ [...]

Memorial Cost at Ground Zero Nears $1 Billion
By CHARLES V. BAGLI and DAVID W. DUNLAP Rebuilding officials concede that the new price tag is breathtaking and is sure [...]

Finally, after what seemed like forever trying and re-trying one package, tutorial, howto, guide after another, I’ve finally managed to get a mailserver working to replace the mercury32 server I had in windows
The winning [...]

Once again David Blaine is in the news with another of his stunts and I have to ask one question?
Is it just me or does he have a death wish?
He keeps doing these stunts. They generally last a week or more, get live coverage on GMA and they are each progressively more hazardouse than [...]

Iranians Fault Rice’s Dismissal of Letter
May 9, 8:26 PM (ET)
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s abrupt dismissal of a letter from Iran’s president might only strengthen hardline attitudes and mistrust of America, some Iranians warned Tuesday.
As President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began a high-profile visit to a key Muslim [...]

Yet another islamic extremist nation threatens Israel. Big news… NOT. One group or another has been threatening (and much worse) the children of Israel since God set them apart as His chosen people.
This latest round is no surprize. Things are gradually falling into place and the events of the last days will play themselves [...]

(This Wishlist category is exactly that, entries about things I’d like to have…)
The first entries are:

A 1.2 Ghz AMD Sempron in a ‘Socket A’ or ‘Socket 462′ package
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MOUSSAOUI CURSES AMERICA BUT JUDGE GETS FINAL WORD
Publicly blasting the United States one last time, al Qaeda terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui was formally sentenced to life in prison [...]