Here’s some stuff I’ve been either working with or reading up on lately, cool stuff that I’ve heard about in passing but isn’t in general usage yet: hping - network packet generator, more ...

It’s kinda a slow news day overall. Maybe everyone is all wrapped up in this whole city underwater thing. Not my style. So instead I’m catching up a bit on the geekier side of the reading I have si...

Apparently mammals can regenerate too. And injecting fetal liver cells is enough to get an existing organism regenerating. No retrovirus needed or anything, how cool is that? Good news for all of u...

Here’s a much more verbose version of what I was trying to drive at the other day. Having a closed off IM system makes as much sense as a closed off email system. At least I think that’s what it sa...

Can I just take a quick break to mention how much ass it sucks that I have to do things like this to even consider trying to play DVDs under Linux. I was all psyched to get some movies that I’ve be...

Interesting post over at Terra Nova about The Pathos of Nintendogs. I’ve spoken with Russ about the game before, and the overall appeal still escapes me. However, I really groove to this line: “Fro...

The Webzine tickets are on sale now. What is webzine? Here’s a schedule, check it out for yourself. I’ve heard about it mostly from Scott at Laughing Squid, which is more than enough of an endorsem...

Here’s a good one from Bruce: Identity Thief Steals House. He links to one of his older essays, Mitigating Identity Theft. Definitely worth a read: Unfortunately, the solutions being proposed ...

This was linked off Slashdot, so I’m sure everyone and their grandmother has already seen it, but here’s a story about some folks tracking down a cell phone theif. Besides liking the final bit: ...

Jeff has posted the presentation and some extra info from his Barcamp presentation: Session on Venture Capital Concepts. Fantastic stuff. Jeff is an excellent example of what happens when entrepren...