A Peculiar Blog

Well, the economic news is continuing to slide and things aren’t looking good. According to the labor department, employers cut another 62,000 jobs in June, bringing the total to around 400,000 or so since January ‘08.
The cause? Well, lets just say that I think it’s reasonable to lay the blame for so many [...]

I just saw an article about HP’s newest toy… would you believe .. a *BILLION* color display? Well, that’s what they’ve come up with. Not only that, but it’s a LCD technology to boot. What I can’t help wondering is just how much ram do you need to work with a billion [...]

Revision3, an “Internet television” company was attacked over the weekend in the form of a Denial Of Service (DOS) attack. It turns out that the attack came from MediaDefender, a name many will recognize as an outfit doing a lot of dirty work for the RIAA, MPAA and various “Big Content” providers.
The attack consisted [...]

Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, is now claiming that TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chips that are installed on many new motherboards will make it impossible to pirate game software.
While it’s true that the TPM chips he’s talking about will present a seriously increased challenge, there’s no doubt at all in my mind that determined hackers, [...]

I just read something that needs some attention. It’s a Wired.com piece called “Air Force Aims for ‘Full Control’ of ‘Any and All’ Computers“.
Essentially, they’re working on developing a suite of software tools that will give them access to and full control over any type of computer they encounter.
The whole point is to be [...]

Christians who see this story about a new Digital Tattoo technology are very likely to wonder if this has anything to do with “The Mark” referred to in Revelation 13.
I don’t think that it is because they’re talking about installing it in your arm, not the forehead or right hand. Although if you add [...]

Theres a story on SeatlePI.com about an issue with cell phones that’s going to get bigger before it gets solved.
Basically it’s about cell phone networks releasing information to police without a warrant. Specifically location information. All that the police need do is say that it’s a life or death situation and they’re handing [...]

There’s a form of “spring cleaning” that are actually a good idea to do on a monthly basis if you can. Of course, there’s always stuff that gets in the way of doing things like this so it ends up being an annual or semi-annual event.
Cleaning out the computer case. This applies especially [...]

There’s a story at the University of Texas that I think needs to get all the attention possible. Scientists there have created a new cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae), by adding cellulose making genes from another cellulose making bacterium. The resulting critter is apparently very good at taking in sunlight for an [...]

Remember the big flap that’s been made about the National ID card that the government has been trying to foist off on us, requiring states to become “Real ID compliant”? This is the same “Real ID” that several states have refused to be part of. Well, if H.R. 5405 passes then it’s [...]