freemode.net http://freemode.net/ it -:- politics -:- rants -:- geekiness en-us 2006-10-27T09:58:52-05:00 Moving to new blog site http://freemode.net/archives/000208.html So I'm getting tired of wrestling with MovableType, and don't really feel like walking the upgrade-patch-patch-patch-upgrade path again with a... Site Info edobbs 2006-10-27T09:58:52-05:00 One point six five billion dollars http://freemode.net/archives/000207.html So GOOG is buying YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock. Erk. Not too bad for 19 months worth of work... News edobbs 2006-10-10T08:50:20-05:00 Microsoft VML vulnerability http://freemode.net/archives/000206.html There exists a "0-day" vulnerability for Internet Explorer and other Microsoft apps (Outlook and Office, at least) which use VML... Software edobbs 2006-09-22T13:58:46-05:00 Let's play Global Thermonuclear War http://freemode.net/archives/000205.html Whoa. This looks cool: DEFCON by Introversion software Apologies to WarGames. :)... Software edobbs 2006-08-31T13:35:48-05:00 Another press conference http://freemode.net/archives/000204.html So Mr Bush finally admits that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11: BUSH: .... You know, I've heard this... Politics edobbs 2006-08-22T13:50:32-05:00 Where will you find the equal of the English golfclub? http://freemode.net/archives/000203.html Oh my, Anglophile spamtext. This is rather amusing. Be so kind as to click below to peruse the source of... Geekiness edobbs 2006-08-21T07:22:13-05:00 A better distributed computing project http://freemode.net/archives/000195.html I've been a long-time dnetc user - the bovine's cute, it's fun converting electrons into packets of RC5 crack attempts... Software edobbs 2006-08-18T07:39:24-05:00 We're going to pretend this never happened. http://freemode.net/archives/000202.html It's been on the Slashdots and Digg already, but these are funny. Star Trek Inspirational Posters! (Also see Demotivators). My... Geekiness edobbs 2006-08-17T08:34:07-05:00 Security Theater http://freemode.net/archives/000201.html The Crypto-Gram: August 15, 2006 edition tells the truth about the recent airline security issues - it's all security theater:... News edobbs 2006-08-17T08:24:17-05:00 GIMP for Windows http://freemode.net/archives/000194.html Since it takes a few clicks from the main gimp.org site to get to the current Windows downloads, here's the... Software edobbs 2006-08-16T14:12:51-05:00 Safe search + icon editors http://freemode.net/archives/000193.html So I wanted to find a decent freeware icon editor for Windows, one that wouldn't come bundled with spyware. I... Software edobbs 2006-08-16T14:07:45-05:00 Google's Infrastructure http://freemode.net/archives/000192.html Older article (published July 6) on How Google Works from BaseLine Magazine. Interesting bits: * Google often doesn't deploy standard... Software edobbs 2006-08-16T13:15:20-05:00 Prudhoe Bay oil field shutdown http://freemode.net/archives/000198.html Oil Surges Above $76 as BP Shuts Alaska Field, Largest in U.S. - Bloomberg.com Apparently this field is responsible for... News edobbs 2006-08-07T09:02:45-05:00 Michael Savage's long, strange trip http://freemode.net/archives/000199.html Since I've been carpooling with my ultra-conservative boss for the past week or so, I've had the pleasure of listening... Rants edobbs 2006-08-04T16:04:15-05:00 grizzlardolphoctopus http://freemode.net/archives/000191.html Yes. grizzlardolphoctopus. Indeed.... Humor edobbs 2006-05-15T12:26:53-05:00