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In light of the Christmas Day “hot pants” would-be plane bomber, I would like to make a couple of comments about security – both for air travel and in general. First off, I like security. I used to be annoyed by bag checks and the…

My company is ostensibly closed this week, and I’m making an effort to put in time on stuff that has been on the back burner all year. To wit: * Spent a few hours getting back up to speed with the iPhone developer kit. Got…

And so, fed – gifted – and feted, we pull for home today. Hopefully this will be another simple 5 hour jaunt up the expressway. We have already had the ritual conversation (Meritt parkway? Tappan Zee bridge? What about that route up the middle of…

I’m pleased to report that we have properly feted the solstice. The tree was decorated, the presents piled high. The songs were sung, candles lit, the foods prepared and eaten, the wrappings destroyed in a frenzy of ripping, shredding, and barking of small dogs. Then…

I’ve been meaning to comment on the news in India. I very much enjoy reading local papers when I travel. Here are four articles that I liked a lot, all from the 16th of December in the Times of India, Kolkata edition: Baby saved from…

Once again, I find myself awake at three in the morning. Of course, this time it’s my own dumb fault. I had just gotten back from the auto dealership – spending untold dollars to rid it of a squeal, a jiggle, and a leak. Bearings,…

Anyone want the house where I lived until I was five? It’s pretty awesome, and it’s for sale.

Since some of you are interested in the work stuff I do, I’ve posted my slides from India in a more formal context, my work blog! Hooray! Cluster user trainingCluster admin training I’m blogging about blogging about training. I’m so meta.

Debugging a mail server is one of those painful tasks that I have to do from time to time. One of the important bits is to have a unique test message for every test, so I can see if recent changes had an effect. Spam…

I do a bunch of these most years. This is the first sentence, phrase, or paragraph from the first post of each month in 2009. Makes for a good way to go through a year’s posts. No wonder I’m tired! Previously: * 2004* 2005* 2006*…