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Linux.com has a quick look at the GParted live CD.
A wonderful open source bootable CD that will let you partition/repartition your Windows/Linux/Etc hard drives.
Most Americans Support NSA’s Efforts as long as it protects them from terrorism. Unfortunately the headline should read 51% of Americans too ignorant to realize that they are trading privacy for a false sense of security. Or maybe that 51% of Americans cannot calculate how statistically insiginificant the number of people who died in 9-11 really is.
Well the news does leave one a little sad. It is always a tragedy when you hear about species that you have never seen, has never had any impact on you, and you will never see again. It might not be the big loss many people will claim, as they don’t appear to have much meat on them…
Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone calls
Here is a great collection of information on how to put an end to all that garbage that piles up in your snail mail box
As revenge to those that continue I like to take advantage of their pre-paid envelopes by mailing back their junk and anything else interesting I have lying around.
Feds tell ABC news reporters “We know who you are calling”
I know the headline is over sensationalized, but think about it… The NSA has all of the call records since 2001 (and probably before that). They will not reveal what agencies they share that information with. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that reporters (among other groups) need to be very careful using the phone…
As I read this, and I’ve seen others like it, I am left wondering just who they’ll support if they don’t continue to support those who’ve come closest or made the friendliest noises regarding agenda. I find the threat rather amusing, especially since they’ve made it so public. This undermines their attempts to impose their version of Christian beliefs on all Americans. Surely, they aren’t going to turn to Democrats. While there may be other candidates who are willing to run under the Republican banner, I suspect they aren’t already on ballots because they aren’t viable for federal office, at least not yet. The cleverness of the movement to politicize this so called “Christian Right” has been spectacular. After a series of blunders seeking high office at the federal level, they reorganized and went the route of local & state offices before trying to grab federal seats in the legislative or executive branches. Perhaps they’ll end up biding their time while their candidates acquire the disguises of experience at local & state levels, and learn the art of politics.
Perhaps these folks are finally going to be fed up with unfulfilled promises from the Republican Party for the theocracy they so badly want and form their own party. There are such parties in other parts of the world, though their rhetoric and positions, at least in Europe, are not quite so severe. They’d likely find much in common with the many religious political parties in the Muslim dominated countries. I’ve spoken with many of what I call “Country Club Republicans” over the years who wish the theocrats would leave their party and form one of their own. I always giggle at such desires because they eagerly hopped into bed with them for their votes.
Your thoughts?
Porn Maker Allows Downloads for TV Viewing. I’d like to see what proprietary tech they are using, and $19.95 sounds expensive for a movie (but I have no idea what porn sells for these days), maybe I’m just used to Circuit City first week 14.95 pricing on Hollywood movies…
Now if only Vivid Video would start releasing movies like Xmen instead of XXXmen… ;-)
Welcome to the wonderful world of Stilton. Where they have care and feeding tips, recipes, and have figured out how to make everything… and I mean everything with/from the wonderful Stilton cheese.I wonder if it’s unpasturized… ;)
I believe I posted this reference before, but I think it has been expanded since in the interim.
USATODAY has a surprisingly in-depth article describing the NSA’s efforts to extort private information from the Telcoms. All the big Telcoms folded except Qwest…
Go Qwest!
Interesting program that can transcribe cords from ogg/mp3 files.
Here come da bad news! I found this full of useful, if depressing information and links. It means I won’t lack work for a long time to come.
This one is fascinating and disturbing. I wonder what sort of protections the attorney writing would suggest. She does not suggest any which is my only complaint with the piece. I suppose it may have been beyond the scope of the article, but it is a good question.
XYZ Computing has done a review/comparison roundup of bluetooth headsets. So if you are the type who feels the need to look like a borg and walk around with a headset in your ear all day, or if you just talk to yourself out loud and want everyone to think you are not in need of medication…
here is the link
The good people at Edmunds.com have come up with a collection of the usual suspects in the driving to save fuel category. The interesting thing is that they actually spent the time to Quantify the savings.