New York Times has a fun story about a time travellers’ convention at MIT this weekend. It’s supposedly the first ever, and organizers say it’s the only one the world needs, because people from the future (or past) can travel to it any time they want to. The organizers seem to have a reasonable attitude… Continue reading Never Too Late
Rolex Rambling
This is Rolex weekend. See my Rolex website for a hint about what that means, or accounts of previous events, and, maybe sometime early next week, the story of this year’s event.
Don’t Cross Bo
A few days ago, I hinted about some impending horse news. I’m sure some of my loyal readers have been waiting with bated breath. Your wait is over. At this time, it gives me great pleasure to virtually introduce the latest member of Matt’s Motley Menagerie, an 8-year-old thoroughbred gelding named Don’t Cross Bo, aka… Continue reading Don’t Cross Bo
Spam Bad – Blacklist Good – Filters Worthless
Okay, more geek stuff. Apologies to the non-geek readers; you’ll just have to wait a few days for more horse news, but I hope it’s worth waiting for. In the never-ending battle against the evil forces of spam, I have put my trust in the goodness of blacklisting, for a number of reasons. Recent experiences… Continue reading Spam Bad – Blacklist Good – Filters Worthless
A Geek’s Delight
It’s probably a sign that you’re a hopeless geek pathetically in need of a life if you’re the happy recipient of email that says: Regardless of how the rest of your day goes, here’s something to be happy about — today a honey pot you installed successfully identified a previously unknown email harvester… Don’t forget… Continue reading A Geek’s Delight
Campus Crime
As spring returns to campus, the Kernel‘s Crime Report begins to look a little more interesting as students come out of hibernation and start feeling the joy of the season. This week’s report is still mostly mundane items like theft, but there are a couple of interesting items.
Soul Food?
t’s good to know Christian charity is alive and well in the good old US of A. A Guardian article reports that malnutrition rates in children under five have almost doubled in Iraq since the US-led invasion. And while those pesky British are just whining about it, folks over here are doing something. Email from… Continue reading Soul Food?
Spring Ahead
As we approach daylight-savings (aka sleep-depriving) weekend, spring has arrived. I know the calendar says it’s been here for about ten days, and the blooming jonquils have been proclaiming it’s spring for even longer. But, from my perspective, spring arrived Tuesday. On a college campus, the harbinger of spring is the first visible navel, and… Continue reading Spring Ahead
Pick a day, any day
Have I ever mentioned that I love my horse? I woke up Saturday morning feeling like crap, which was hardly fair since I only had four beers Friday night. I had the usual Saturday morning discussion with myself about whether I wanted to drag my ass out of bed, with the Hell No faction presenting… Continue reading Pick a day, any day
A Picture Perfect Weekend
Well, actually, some of the pictures were far from perfect. But a couple of my cameras got a little bit of a workout this weekend. Saturday was the Lexington St. Patrick’s Day parade, as well as the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. And, of course, Sunday was a hunting day.