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Chertoff's Web of Terror

October 17, 2006 B. John 462 Views 0 Comments Internet, Michael Chertoff, Homeland Security, Government Monitoring

I’ve seen several articles about this over the past day or so. I’m linking to a brief article on Wired News. Apparently U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is laying the ground work for the more agressive government monitoring of the web, if not outright control. Disaffected people living in the United States may develop radical ideologies and potentially violent skills over the internet and that could present the next major U.S. security threat, Chertoff said on Monday.

General Technology

Whew! Digital Move Completed

August 25, 2006 B. John 450 Views Wordpress, Bluehost, MySQL, NoMonthlyFees, One Digital Life, Tamba2

Well, due to continuing performance issues with the hosting service I used (No Monthly Fees), and an arrogant and uncooperative customer service attitude, I decided to move as many of my accounts as possible. I think I’ve completed that move today.

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More Deep Features-Mobile Computing

August 8, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 412 Views Wordpress, Email, Mobile PC

Along with the recently added “ratings” feature, we’ve now made the jump to mobile technologies. Recently I was on the

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Update on July 17, 2006

July 17, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 415 Views Family Reunion, Nephews, Wordpress Plugins

As you may have noticed, there have not been a lot posts over the past couple of weeks. For the past three weeks, I’ve been on very tight deadlines with a bunch of very large proposals. For the first pay period of July, I’d put 110 hours on the time sheet. That’s two weeks, and I probably didn’t record all the time.

General Technology

New Feature Here At Deep Sand

July 17, 2006 B. John 398 Views

You may not yet have noticed, but using another one of the great Wordpress plugins, I’m offering a new feature. Now, when I post a book or movie review (or anything else I’d like to rate), I can add a rating mechanism at the end of the post.

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NSA Might Have Tapped Phones Pre-9/11

July 5, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 463 Views ATT, Intercepts, NSA, Wiretaps

Bloomberg is reporting that evidence seems to indicate the NSA approached AT&T months prior to 9/11 seeking to intercept telephone calls.

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Invisbility 18 Months Away?

June 25, 2006 B. John 359 Views Imperial College, Invisibility, John Pendry, light waves, Metamaterials

You thought it was some sort of satirical headline, but I’m talking serious science here. According to this article, in as little as 19 months, scientists may have come up with an invisibility cloak that would mask microwaves and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.

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Move To The Planets

June 13, 2006 B. John 8478 Views Moon, Stephen Hawking, Congress, Pork, mars, NASA, Congressional earmarks

In an article at MSNBC renowned Physicist Stephen Hawking says humans must learn to inhabit other planets in order for the species to survive. He believes the earth, through some catastrophe, will become uninhabitable at some point in the future.

Science Technology

Mind Over Matter?

June 12, 2006 B. John 386 Views BCI, Brain Computer Interface, Wadsworth Center

Sitting stone still under a skull cap fitted with a couple dozen electrodes, Austrian scientist Peter Brunner stares at a laptop computer. Without so much as moving a nostril hair, he suddenly begins to compose a message — letter by letter — on a giant screen overhead.

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Email Notification Problems Resolved

June 6, 2006 B. John 380 Views Blogs, Email

OK, I’ll admit the problem was caused by me tinkering around with the code that sends out the email notifications on new posts to the Deep Sand blog.

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Are digital cameras more popular than film cameras?

June 6, 2006April 29, 2018 B. John 1217 Views Digital Cameras, Film Cameras

This entry is in the series Deep Questions

It’s looking that way. According to a recent article from IT Facts, last year more digital cameras were sold in the United States than film cameras. Just over 40 percent of U.S. households now have a digital camera.