Monthly Archives: July 2002

In my Apple developer newsletter today, there’s a request for suggestions for Apple’s Powerbook/iBook division. Here’s the email I sent them. To: powerbook marketing Subject: Powerbook Suggestions Smaller, lighter, more durable. I like to take my iBook everywhere. I’d like … Continue reading →

Last weekend’s San Diego beach burn (local Burning Man gathering) was stormed by government-sponsored terrorists.

At Cybertel, our servers are all Microsoft. That’s what we bought into when we first bought them, that’s what we’re stuck with at the moment. Now, we have the (old) 4.0 version of Windows Server, and Microsoft Exchange email server … Continue reading →

Is there really any point in resisting the government anymore? Or by extension, the mighty corporations that now “own” the government? I don’t know, but John Gilmore seems to think so; he’s challenging the “secret” legislation which requires you to … Continue reading →

From a discussion on Kuro5hin about privacy and supermarket cards: *ring*ring* “Mmm, hello??” “Hello, could I speak with Mr. Chapman, please?” “This is he” “Good afternoon, Mr. Chapman, how are you today?” “Mmm, ok…is this a telemar..” “I’ll be brief … Continue reading →

…in case [Diet] Mountain Dew Code Red doesn’t give you enough of a lift in the morning…

If you’re actually checking here for updates, I guess you’ve noticed none recently. This is due to Cybertel billing week – where I shuffle data for a week to try to get the bills to come out right. That and … Continue reading →

Today at work we were discussing the phonetic alphabet to use when spelling things out over the phone. The one I’m used to is (I’ve learned) NATO standard from 1954: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, … Continue reading →

Happy Ward Cleaver Day! (Today’s the day we get to say goodbye to June, with the traditional incantaion: “Ward, I think you were a little hard on the Beaver last night”!)