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| Thursday, November 19th, 2009 | | 5:05 pm |
PSA Winzip passwords are not secure
Just so everyone knows, Winzip passwords are not secure for anything except passing security. They are kinda like a car window. It will deter the casually observer, but if someone wants to get it, they only need a rock and some privacy. There is easily downloadable software that will break a 5 character password in under 5 minutes. I know because I just did it. (It was a file I am allowed to see for business, in fact required to look at, and person with password was out). If you need to really protect something important, like say credit card numbers, use a version of PGP encryption, it's a bit more of a pain, but really is better for sending to people. | | Monday, October 19th, 2009 | | 4:47 pm |
Halloween and my Grandfather
I was talking to my grandfather about Halloween. He said that when he was a kid (in the late 1920's ), their Halloween would go like this. There were no commercial costumes, if he wanted to go as a hobo, he would take a piece of rope and tie it around his pants as a belt and then burn a cork and use the dark ash to blacken his face and arms. If kid's mother's were industrious, they would make something and the kid would go as a cat or something like that. Kids would go door to door and yell "WE WANT A HAND OUT, WE WANT A HAND OUT", (the phrase "Trick or Treat" had not come about yet). In return for this, people would give them a handful of candy corn, or an apple. or if the grown-ups were into it, they may have made popcorn balls. Prepackaged candy was unheard of at the time. | | Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 | | 11:15 am |
Dear Weight Loss ad net ad people
Those two people in the before and after shots are clearly not the same person. In one, I'm thinking that unless her bones were completely rebuilt, there's no way she is the same person. It's not just a matter of fat it's a matter of frame. And face shape, dude come on. You are appealing to the desperate, if you hope to pass that on. Otherwise you think people are really stupid. | | Friday, September 4th, 2009 | | 12:48 pm |
Grammar and spelling but to what end?
When you get a Nigerian scam letter, are they ever so bad that you are tempted to reply to the person, just to correct their spelling and grammar? something along the lines of 'look you're never going to get anyone with this letter, correct these words and this phrasing and try again, I'm sure you'll get a better response'. But then there's the dilemma, do you really want then to succeed in what they are doing ? | | Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 | | 1:18 am |
| | Saturday, August 8th, 2009 | | 2:25 am |
| | Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 | | 2:08 pm |
| | Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 | | 6:51 pm |
| | Monday, July 20th, 2009 | | 5:15 pm |
| | Sunday, July 12th, 2009 | | 4:34 pm |
3 Movies and a play!
There's a bunch of movies bad and otherwise going on. Tonight, martial arts film Wooden Men https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/home.asp. At Athletic Playground in Emeryvile This is shown at a gym, with exercise mats to sit on, lots of potluck food and the movie projected on the wall. I went 2 weeks ago, knew one person, had a fun time seeing the movie. (It was also a martial arts film) It says it starts at 7:00 but that's a 'relaxed' start time. It was about 7:30-8 when the movie started last time. Wednesday Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince at the El Cerrito. It's open again, (but not serving food yet. ) Come see Harry Potter at 7:00 on Wednesday with me. Saturday A play! Midsummer's Night Dream in Los Gatos, $20 8pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=70273118633 July 24, Friday Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn, at the Paramount Theatre 8pm $5, comes with a old time newsreel and cartoon. RSVP below if you think you can make it. | | Sunday, July 5th, 2009 | | 6:56 pm |
El Cerrito Cinema is back
The El Cerrito Cinema will open next week with Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. http://www.rialtocinemas.com/index.php?location=cerritoThey are run by the Rialto cinemas now. The ticket price will be $9 ($7 for matinees). It looks like they will have food service, but it;s hard to tell. They start Wednesday the 15th, but haven't announced times yet. Stay tuned for a planned outing when more info is available. | | Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | | 1:33 pm |
President smacks down Health Insurance critic
This is my President. He is awesome http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/2 3/745916/-Getting-Smacked-Down-By-the-PO TUS.-.-.-Priceless-(Now-wTranscript!) QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. President. Two of the key players in the insurance industry, America's Health Insurance Plans and Blue Cross/Blue Shield, sent a letter to the Senate this morning saying that a government health insurance plan would, quote, "dismantle," end quote, private insurers. QUESTION: Why are they wrong? [snip] Why would it drive private insurance out of business? If -- if private -- if private insurers say that the marketplace provides the best quality health care; if they tell us that they're offering a good deal, then why is it that the government, which they say can't run anything, suddenly is going to drive them out of business? That's not logical. Now, the -- I think that there's going to be some healthy debates in Congress about the shape that this takes. I think there can be some legitimate concerns on the part of private insurers that if any public plan is simply being subsidized by taxpayers endlessly that over time they can't compete with the government just printing money, so there are going to be some I think legitimate debates to be had about how this private plan takes shape. But just conceptually, the notion that all these insurance companies who say they're giving consumers the best possible deal, if they can't compete against a public plan as one option, with consumers making the decision what's the best deal, that defies logic, which is why I think you've seen in the polling data overwhelming support for a public plan. | | Sunday, June 21st, 2009 | | 7:49 pm |
El Cerrito and Parkway reopening!
The Parkway and El Cerrito may be reopening. Yeah! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/18/BU6F189Q6H.DTL http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_12619281?source=most_emailed slightly different info in each. Basically, they are both reopening!, Both expect to to the restaurant thing like before. Though under two different managements. El Cerrito will be run by Rialto, the company that runs the Elmwood theatre . ParkWay will be run by a group from Indiana that runs similar sort of theatre over there. From stuff he said at the El Cerrito city Redevelopment meeting, I'm indirectly figuring, Will the Thrill, the former programmer for Parkway, knows people in this group and may continue to be the programmer at the Parkway, which, if correct, would be really cool. | | Saturday, June 20th, 2009 | | 10:49 am |
| | Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | | 8:17 pm |
Quizes on LJ?
Remember, before FaceBook, when there were quizzes on Live Journal? Your result for The 3 Variable Funny Test... the Ham your humor style:
CLEAN | SPONTANEOUS | LIGHTYour style's goofy, innocent and feel-good. Perfect for parties and for the dads who chaperone them. You can actually get away with corny jokes, and I bet your sense of humor is a guilty pleasure for your friends. People of your type are often the most approachable and popular people in their circle. Your simple & silly good-naturedness is immediately recognizable, and it sets you apart in this sarcastic world. PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Will Ferrell - Will Smith
The 3-Variable Funny Test!
- it rules -
Take The 3 Variable Funny Test at HelloQuizzy
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| | Friday, June 12th, 2009 | | 11:37 am |
| | Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | | 10:19 am |
| | Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 | | 5:43 pm |
| | Saturday, May 30th, 2009 | | 12:14 pm |
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