Wednesday February 23, 2005

Amazon Friends

Have you ever heard of Amazon Friends? I hadn't. Tonight I received an invitation to be someone's "friend", someone I'd never heard of before. I suspected phishing, and went to Amazon manually. It is legit, I guess, though when I searched by my invitor's last name I found someone else. So I'm still suspicious.
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What English speaking country do you belong in?

You Belong in the UK

Blimey! A little proper, a little saucy. You're so witty and charming... No one notices your curry breath What English Speaking Country Do You Belong In?

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Monday February 21, 2005

board game recommendations

Hixie keeps posting about his (?) fun board game gatherings. I just wish he'd include links to more info about the games. Many of them have such generic names that even Google is largely useless. But I keep reading, there are a bunch I'd like to try out with my friends.
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Saturday February 19, 2005

We're Number One Minneapolis MN was chosen by Popular Science as the top tech city in the USA.

What made Minneapolis our high-tech champ? It ranked first among U.S. cities in innovative transportation solutions, fourth in energy technology. The city fell above the 50th percentile in every category measured, a broad-based showing of tech savvy that set it apart from the competition. With everything averaged together, there is no city in America where a culture of high technology has a more pervasive presence.

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Wednesday February 16, 2005

Re: SHA-1 "broken"

Thanks to Sam Ruby for putting it in perspective.

At one hash operation per nanosecond, a collision can be found in less than twenty millennium.[SHA-1 "Broken"]

People have been getting hysterical about this. As Sam points out, this may be something to worry about, but we've got some time yet.
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A Java I18N Checklist bookmarked ( Feb 16 2005, 02:29:26 PM ) Technology Permalink
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Tuesday February 15, 2005

I'm a wealthy miser!

As an experiment, if nothing more, I created an AdSense account last year. Taking a clue from Russell Beattie I only display the ads to people coming here from search engines (I include Yahoo, Google, MSN, etc). Based on what I've earned so far I'll receive my first check for $100 in 19 years. ROTFL.
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Monday February 14, 2005

Your Brain Is Not Your Friend

I didn't know that Kathy Sierra was blogging. How'd I miss that?!
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