Bob Denver Is Dead at 70; Star of 'Gilligan's Island' - New York Times

We will miss you Maynard G. Krebs

Saudi Arabia ready to help US after hurricane - Forbes.com

Saudi Arabia ready to help US after hurricane - Forbes.com:

"Amid soaring oil prices, Saudi Arabia had earlier this week said it was prepared to increase its oil production to make up for supply losses caused by Hurricane Katrina. "

How nice of them, selling us more oil to rely on them. Sorry folks, show me the money. We have helped the world out for decades, now it is our turn. Where is the outpouring of benefit for us, the telethons so that we can get help in out time of need? Do a Google News search on "foreign aid for Hurricane Katrina" and tell me what you find??? It is time for those other countries that condemn us all the time to 'put up or shut up.'

New Scientist Breaking News - Billboards beam adverts to passing cellphones

New Scientist Breaking News - Billboards beam adverts to passing cellphones:

"Ignoring adverts is about to get a lot tougher with the development of billboards and advertising posters that use Bluetooth to beam video ads direct to passing cellphones."

I finally get a bluetooth phone, which I use with the bluetooth headset, and now I have to worry about this garbarge.
And do not let them fool you. The article says:

Furthermore, there is no risk of downloading viruses or other malware to the phone, says O’Regan: “We don’t send applications or executable code.” The system uses the phone’s native download interface so they should be able to see the kind of file they are downloading before accepting it, he adds.
May be true, but what is to stop people from doing it AND sending viruses to me. It does not make me feel any better. At least with Bluetooth it has to ask you if you want to make a connection. Too bad most people give up when it keeps asking and go ahead and accept it anyway.

Ex-child actor, wife, charged in second murder - Yahoo! News

Ex-child actor, wife, charged in second murder - Yahoo! News:

"Skylar James Deleon, 26, who once appeared in the 'Power Rangers' TV series, was accused in the second case of luring a man to Mexico in December of 2003, slitting his throat and leaving the body by the side of a road."

Seems like one of the boyhood heros of my son Gabe has gotten himself in trouble.
It is better to put your trust in Jesus for sure.

FOXSports.com - MLB- Mascot hall inducts inaugural class

FOXSports.com - MLB- Mascot hall inducts inaugural classWhat is it about this story that scares me?

BBC NEWS | UK | Will police now shoot to kill?

BBC NEWS | UK | Will police now shoot to kill?:

"The Muslim Council of Britain said it was getting calls from Muslims who were 'distressed' about the incident at Stockwell Tube station."

Well, the Muslim Council of Britian, as well as Muslims everywhere have to condemn the brutal killings that are going on, otherwise you take what you get. Just my $.02 worth!

Trend glitch costs $8 million | CNET News.com

Trend glitch costs $8 million | CNET News.com: " The company has said the faulty update was only available for 90 minutes, but it still hit thousands of desktops and angered customers."

Guess who was one of the people that caught up in the update. It was on my work machine that was hooked up behind the work firewall. It took my machine down HARD. I can see where others would have been upset.

Life In The Spirit by Tim O'Malley: Surviving Cancer and Other Annoyances

Life In The Spirit by Tim O'Malley: Surviving Cancer and Other Annoyances
I do not wish his problems on me, but I wish I had his faith in the Lord that all would work well.

Will the U.N. run the Internet? | Perspectives | CNET News.com

Will the U.N. run the Internet? | Perspectives | CNET News.com:

"U.N. bureaucrats and telecommunications ministers from many less-developed nations claim the U.S. government has undue influence over how things run online. Now they want to be the ones in charge."

This from the people that brought you Sadam's Oil For Food program. When will we ever learn.

Man arrested for hopping on to home Wi-Fi network - Computerworld

Man arrested for hopping on to home Wi-Fi network - Computerworld:

"The state law under which Smith was charged prohibits accessing a computer or network knowingly, willfully and without authorization. Kajtsa said it's the first time anyone has been arrested in St. Petersburg for using someone else's Wi-Fi.

'This is a very little-used statute,' Kajtsa said.

Gartner Inc. analyst Ken Dulaney said he has no sympathy for Wi-Fi users such as Dinon.

'He should have put security on his wireless LAN system. It's the guy's fault that he left it open,' Dulaney said. 'Don't the police have anything better to do?'

Open wireless LANs are still common in many residential areas, even though Wi-Fi routers can be set not to broadcast their names, and tools for encryption have improved since the early days of the technology. Dulaney estimated that half of all wireless LANs are completely open to unauthorized users."

While I agree that people should close up their networks and make them secure, I would aslo say that the man broke the law of unauthorized access of a computer network. Because the owner of the network did not make it secure means that the person had a right to break the law. Telling us the police should find something else to do is immature at best. When do we as a people stand up and say a law is a law, break it and you get punished.
The other thing is the level of the user. I am fairly good with my computer skills since i have 25 years Computers and 15 years of that with PCs. I have a hard time setting up a secure wireless network, an amature does not have a chance.

InformationWeek > Privacy > Yahoo Chat-Room Decision Draws Fire > June 23, 2005

InformationWeek > Privacy > Yahoo Chat-Room Decision Draws Fire > June 23, 2005:

"Rather than shutdown user-created chat rooms in mass, Yahoo, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., should have targeted only those involved in the illicit behavior, said the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a free speech and privacy advocate in San Francisco.


'This is a real overreaction on the part of Yahoo,' Annalee Newitz, policy analyst for the EFF, said. 'To just unilaterally shut down chat rooms is really chilling to free speech.'"

Sorry guys, this was not "free speech". The reason they are pulling the plug is because sponsors are pulling the ad dollars they need to survive.
I do not see the EFF rushing in to put up chat rooms for all these people. If they are not going to do that, why do they have the nerve to tell Yahoo how to run their business. Yahoo cannot afford to run chat rooms without sponsors. And some sponsors were pulling company wide not just in the chats.

Secunia - Multiple Browsers Frame Injection Vulnerability Test

Secunia - Multiple Browsers Frame Injection Vulnerability Test
Check your browsers and be very aware.

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Row as hospital Bibles linked to bug

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Row as hospital Bibles linked to bug:

"It's political correctness gone mad."

What is it, putting Bibles in hospital rooms by the Gideon's is being halted by a hospital in England. To his quote I say AMEN!

Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com

Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com:

"Prince Edward Island, a small province on Canada's East Coast, says it is too expensive to operate the [suicide] hotline around the clock. Starting June 1, it will be open only between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday."

Reminds me of the old joke, "Incontenece hot line, please hold"

I am a light cycle?????

To those who know me, is this really true?

I am a Light Cycle. I drive fast, I turn fast, I do everything fast. I even breakfast. I tend to confuse people with my sudden changes of heart. Sometimes I even confuse myself, which tends to cause problems. What Video Game Character Are You?

WIZMO - Steve's Windows Gizmo

WIZMO - Steve's Windows Gizmo
Looks like an interesting piece of software.

PGP use ruled relevant in child abuse case | The Register

PGP use ruled relevant in child abuse case | The Register:

"The case, although never put before a jury, could establish the precendent that the use of an encryption programme might be admitted as evidence of criminal intent, as least in Minnesota. The attitude seems to be 'if you have nothing to hide why do you need secrecy tools'. ®"

HMMMMM! Maybe I have company secrets that I do not want other companies to know about. Maybe I am a government trying to hide bad news from the people.

Please do not think that what I think the man did is right, it is not. But a standard like this is unexceptable.

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Beds/Bucks/Herts | Two hurt in mock light sabre duel

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Beds/Bucks/Herts | Two hurt in mock light sabre duel
This kind of makes me so glad I am a Star Wars fan... (NOT)

reverend fun :: artchives :: cartoon display

reverend fun :: artchives :: cartoon display
If God had a Blog...

AP Wire | 05/08/2005 | Scientists draw fire for boycotting evolution hearings

AP Wire | 05/08/2005 | Scientists draw fire for boycotting evolution hearings
So why are they so worried about teaching creationism (here called intelligent design) in the schools. Is their argument so weak that they cannot take a little free discussion about things. In its place they boycott and other things. Seems that they cannot take the heat. I personally believe that teaching just evolution is teaching a bigger faith then if you teach that some intelligent being made the universe. You mean to tell me something as complicated as DNA just came into existence by accident. Seems that there is a better chance of winning the lottery 3 days in a row than that happening and we all know what the chances of winning the lottery just one day are.