The Miers Heartburn Continues
Michelle Malkin: A small minority of readers say we should wait and see, trust Bush, and hold out hope that Miers is a stealth candidate. This last line of defense is truly pathetic. We have a Republican House. A Republican Senate. And a Republican White House. Why is it, after working so hard to put… Read more
A Woman Who Chose Career Over Marriage And Children Reflects On Her Choices
MSNBC.com Vox has been on a tear against many things in the feminist agenda and women’s rights. I am interested in how he is going to react to this. I find this very refreshing. Hopefully this is the beginning of cracks forming int he feminist movement as women realize they have a very limited time… Read more
What Can You Build For a Grand?
A pretty fast machine. You can read it in this word document.
Israel to U.S.: stop Iran’s nukes — or we will
Jihad Watch: As much as I love Israel, They have no business telling us to stop iran. If you want to stop their nukes via force..do it.
Direct Revenue to Ride Kazaa onto Desktops
Eweek.com You have to love these p2p applications. Considering there is a way to create registry entries that are invisible to admins in windows it appears getting rid of spyware will soon become impossible. MS has poo-pooed this flaw which is unfortunate.
Web companies shafted by GPL(Wrong! Web Compaines Forced to Abide by The GPL)
Web companies shafted by GPL3 I don’t know what is up with the inquirer lately but this series of baseless articles is making me consider no longer reading their stuff anymore.
The World Whines While We Keep Control Of Our Internet
The Inquirer.net Heh. Let the whining begin. It appears at least for now the U.S. gov’t is going to remain resolute in keeping control of what is ours..:) More details on the whining at Yahoo.com. *Update* There’s a growing thread on dslreports.com as well. The agreement on us remaining in control of our internet is… Read more
EU deal threatens end to US dominance of internet | The Register
The Register Let’s see what happens with this. So far it appears some of the most totalitarian countries in the world are trying to wrest control of the internet away from it’s rightful owners. Of course the only way anyone can get control is if our Gov’t gives it away or hacks the dns servers.… Read more
America needs to give up Internet control
The Inquirer.net Ok, I’ll make it very very clear..:) America invented the Internet and we funded it from the beginning. It’s ours. If you want control go build your own internet. Enough said.
That Was Interesting
Well it seems my host did something that broke my permalink structure. I had to reset it back to the way it was and then the blog worked again. With me working I did not notice it until i tried read something here. Sorry about that to anyone who reads this.
Disarm our Citizens?
WorldNetDaily: Absolutly not. It may be time to get a shotgun here. I like handguns but they are too problematic these days.
The Assault on the Constitution Continues.
WorldNetDaily: What’s sad is that folks allow this to happen. The main tenet of communism is make the people believe they are helpless and can only depend on the gov’t. Well we have seen this in full effect in Katrina’s wake. Guess what Galveston did in 1900? They did not go whining to the gov’t,… Read more
My Absence
I managed to land a job!!!! I am with a local lawn mowing service. It doesn’t pay much and it hard work but I love doing this type of work..:) The posts could be few for a bit as the bulk of my day is now spoken for..:)
Democrats declare open season on Bush – Hurricane Katrina – MSNBC.com
Democrats declare open season on Bush – Hurricane Katrina – MSNBC.com ROFL! They are going to go on the attack. I can’t wait for the next hurdle a Dem president has to face. We’ll watch them meltdown just like the gov’t did this time. Most folks don’t understand the gov’t cannot handle things like this… Read more
FOXNews.com – Politics – Byrd: School Isn’t Too Cool for Constitution
FOXNews.com – Politics – Byrd: One day a year? That’s all? This is all you want to “protect” our Constitution with? This smacks of politicing just to raise his job approval and nothing else.
Tropical Depression SIXTEEN
Tropical Depression SIXTEEN Florida’s under the gun again..ick.
Here’s HAM in your eye BPL!
MSNBC.com: BPL or broadband over power lines is a unique idea with a serious drawback. BPL severely interferes with HAM radio. Right now HAMS are just about the only communications links in the devasted Guld Coast area. If BPL was online there HAMS would not be able to operate. The fact that the FCC is… Read more
I Thought XP Was Bloated
TechEd 2005 – APC Magazine: You haven’t seen anything yet. 2 GIGs of ram(i would bet 4) and more thn 256 megs of ram on the video card(more like 512). DRM rules the day. If you don’t have this monitor with this DRM you can’t watch hi-def. Your computer now rules you..you do not rule… Read more
Lawsuit Filed Against Herndon Virginia To Stop Illegal Immigrant Workcenter
La Shawn Barber?s Corner: Good Deal! Of course it also takes businesses to stop hiring illegal aliens as well. The rules are already in place for this to be tackled on the busniess side as well. Thoughts Online says Herndon is building this for legal immigrants. Herndon itself refutes this argument. But council members said… Read more
The Aid to Katrina Victims That is not Being Reported
****** Cosmic X ******: Israel is also sending aid. You would never know it by watching our media though.
Don’t Forget Mississippi Either..It’s Not Just New Orleans
NewsCom .com: Everyone is focusing on New Orleans. Take a look at this satellite photo of the total destruction of parts of Mississippi. Once you look at the big picture you can see why aid is slow to come. There is simply no infrastructure for the aid to come into and the area of destruction… Read more
Judicial Activism Runs Amok
SignOnSanDiego.com : A Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order yesterday barring the city from transferring the Mount Soledad cross to the federal government under the deal voters overwhelmingly approved in San Diego’s July special election. Judge Patricia Yim Cowett Judge Patricia Yim Cowett’s tentative, 34-page ruling in the case questioned the constitutionality of… Read more
Another View of the Katrina Disaster
The Intellectual Activist: This is a very thought-provoking essay on the dangers of the welfare state.
Camera Helps Identify Unknown Sea Creatures
Sea Creatures This was awesome to find out. Just image, leaving something alone for a prolonged period and poof look what happened. It seems almost like a Christmas present. I have to wonder what else could be discovered if scientists were a bit more patient with their studies. Maybe that is what a cure for… Read more
More Whining About New Orleans
T Reuters.com: don’t miss this part..read it very very carefully: “Call it biblical. Call it apocalyptic. Whatever you want to call it, take your pick,” said Robert Lewis, who became marooned by floodwaters in his downtown New Orleans home where he and others had sought to ride out Hurricane Katrina. They chose to ride out… Read more
Read Them EULA’S
The Inquirer.net: You know those EULA’s that popup with every bit of software? Better read them(or get your lawyer to) as they are now enforceable. So installing winders means you have no right to the winders software you jsut “bought”..oh wait..licensed(bleh).
Evicerating The Feds LaShawn Barber Style
La Shawn Barber?s Corner: There is one thing many folks are overlooking. There’s no infrastructure to get the things to folks right now. The helicopters the military is sending in aren’t armed and they cannot risk the massive collateral damage that the cobra attack helicopters would unleash to protect the transport helicopters. The Navy is… Read more
Many Famous Musicians Impacted By Katrina, Some Missing
FOXNews.com: Fats Domino chose to ride the storm out and is now missing. Some evacuated. Let’s pray for everyone in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. *UPDATE* Fats Domino has been found. I can only imagine how many others were washed out to see when the surge pulled back out to sea. They will give… Read more
Windows smashed by unpatched critical Explorer hole
Techworld.com: Wow. Server 2k3 was suposed to be more secure. Vista is based on 2k3 so is the security really going to be enhanced? Not if MS does not patch their unpatched holes.
House Speaker Doubts the Sense of Rebuilding new Orleans
WWLTV.com: WOW! New Orleans is such a historic city. Myabe it’s time to consider saving the artifacts and not rebuilding the current New Orleans. Maybe moving to higher ground? An interesting thought.
New Episode Of Security Now
This Week In Tech: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson talk about software firewalls and the benefits of a NAT router and the security benefits of a NAT router.
So Much For Security If You Give Away Your Rights
Yahoo! News: So they declare martial law which means law abding citizens canot get out of their homes. Yet the folks who are law breaking get to roam the streets freely. Yep, the government is really going to protect you with extra security if you give up your rights.
Martial Law in New Orleans
Michelle Malkin: KATRINA: THE MILITARY STEPS IN I figured this was a hollywood fantasy. Now the Gov’t in New Orleans is under military control. This is totally unconstitutional. Folks think removing their rights for security is the way to go. This is so distrubing.
Terrorists Exploiting Our Lack of Immigration Law Enforcement
ABC 7 News – Study: Terrorists Exploit Immigration Laws I saw this last night. Lashawn posted about it first..:) This is only going to be solved by geting our military stationed along our southern border and building a fence. Do not forget about the northern border either.
Woot for Coffee Drinkers Everywhere!!!!
Coffee top antioxidant source for Americans – Yahoo! News WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Europeans have red wine, Asians have green tea but Americans have their own source of antioxidants — coffee, researchers reported on Sunday. Americans drink plenty of coffee, which is high in antioxidants, compounds such as vitamins that fight damage to cells and to… Read more
Overboard With The GOP!
Vox Popoli: I disagree with VOX on one thing. Conservatives should NOT stay home and not vote. Conservatives MUST vote. Just don’t vote demopublican or repulicrat. Lashawn has another link.
Our Country is Being Invaded
The Washington Times: Lashawn Barber writes an amazing op-ed in the Washington Times. It totally nails how the gov’t is alowing this country to be destroyed under our noses while it looks to taking care of foreign buisiness.
Rev. Jackson Supports Chavez And Calls For Gov’t Censorship of Pat Robertson
Yahoo! News Ah the cry of the communists. Protect our enemies and silence those dare to criticize you.
The Forgotten Southern Border
Power Line: A positive accounting Our military has done a great job in the face of defeatism and attacks from the marxist left. As a former US Navy member I applaud the tropps for the work they are doing. However, one fact looms large to me and should to all who want to so easily… Read more
Katrina’s Wrath
Want to know what to expect by a landfalling Cat5? This is a recording of the NWS New Orleans read by a Fox News meteorologist. This warning can be expected for anyplace that gets nailed by a Cat5. Katrina Warning
An Interesting Daydream
My most inspiring times are in the shower. That’s when me and God are closest. That’s where I got the inspiration for my business and the name of it. Today I was Just relaxing and letting my mind wander and I had an interesting daydream. In my daydream Verizon(my phone provider) was running a secret… Read more
A Response to a Letter in the Frederick News Post
Edward P. Feher writes: Supposed Christians Pat Robertson, a supposed Christian, said that Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, should be assassinated by the United States government. Franklin Graham and Jerry Falwell, supposed Christians, said that Islam is an “evil” religion and that Mohammed was a “pervert.” Locally, Frederick County Christian Coalition chairmen Robert Tansey, a… Read more
Freedom to Undermine This Country: Catering to Radical Homosexual Advocates
The Frederick News-Post : Opinion – Deborah Carter It is purely biblical in nature. Marriage was created by God in Genesis between Man and Woman. The argument that biblical persons had multiple wives is a straw man. That’s true..but it is was a man and several or hundreds of women. You never see the bible… Read more
Intel Dissected and Skewred By An Outside Engineer
BS’ Blog: Intel’s Continued Marketing Evolution Wow! I was kind of excited about Intel’s new chips. I still am just because of the power reductions. I am still a bit wary about performance since some of the old holdouts(aka the FSB/northbridge) are going to still be around. Bryan J. Smith does not like it one… Read more
Pennsylvania wins base closing lawsuit – U.S. Life – MSNBC.com
MSNBC.com This is a good ruling. Natuional Guard units are under the authority of the States not the feds.
The MSM Left Twists The Truth Again
MSNBC.com The Rev. Fred Phelps, founder of Westboro Baptist in Kansas, contends that American soldiers are being killed in Iraq as vengeance from God for protecting a country that harbors gays. The church, which is not affiliated with a larger denomination, is made up mostly of Phelps? children, grandchildren and in-laws. ?God hates you,? signs… Read more
Katrina’s wrath=God’s warnings?
Interesting. Not too long after Israel began this terrible withdrawal our President endorses it and even encourages it. Now katrina in a very short time went from a small convection in the Carribean to a 175 mph Cat5 hurricane that is set to hammer the gulf coast. I have several itmes been told there is… Read more
Israel Gov’t Begins to See Rewards of Retreat
Yahoo! News Like I did not see this one from a mile away. The bombing raised pressure on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to crack down on militant groups. Israel has said any progress in peacemaking after the Gaza withdrawal will require Abbas to disarm the militants ? a step he so far has been unwilling… Read more
Security Through Obscurity Debunked
Security Now!: MS and other closed source vendors like to say because their source is closed they are more secure. In other words the fact that others do not have access to the code any zero day vulns will be kept under wraps and not pose a danger to the userbase. Listen to this podcast… Read more
Longhorn dissected.
BS’ Blog: Bryan Smith Talks about Vista. An interesting read.
Defrag my linux?
BS’ Blog: Bryan J Smith devles into the MS file systems and compares then against Linux/Unix file sytems and digs out why MS needs defragmenting but Linux does not. *UPDATE* Bryan has updaed the post with more XFS and clarifications
Emboldining the Jihadists
Jihad Watch: Like there ws any doubt this would going to be the exact result of Israel’s government turning tail and running?
Pat Roberton’s Ooopsie
FOXNews.com – U.S. & World – Robertson: I Didn’t Say ‘Kill’ Chavez I watched the broadcast via CBN.com. Fox has this one nailed down. Pat most assuredly mentions assasination. Pat is eating some shoe leather right now. *Update* Pat apologizes for his remarks. Good man. Let’s remember none of us are perfect though. I am… Read more
Changes To Growth Policy Find Little Support
Changes to growth policy find little support Now this is a GOOD idea. tighten the APFO up so the adequate emergency services are also available as well..:)
Changes To Schools Test Sought
Changes to schools test sought Ah don’t you love it? We don’t have the space so I’ll pay to add the space to the schools if you throw out your APFO. Let’s hope the county commisioners are wise to this. With the way things have been going though, don’t hold your breath.
Militants Evicted From Gaza–WRONG!! Homeowners Evicted–The Insanity Builds Higher
FOXNews.com: People thought Oslo was bad. This is going to be much worse. I don’t have to say much just look at these quotes: “In Jerusalem Wednesday, Israel and Egypt (search) reached an agreement to have 750 Egyptian troops take control of a volatile Egypt-Gaza border corridor from Israeli forces, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said.… Read more
Bush: Iraq Withdrawal Would Weaken U.S. – Yahoo! News
Bush: Iraq Withdrawal Would Weaken U.S. – Yahoo! News Putting the troops on our border will strengthen our country. Leaving them in Iraq while our borders are totally uncontrolled is destroying this county..far from weakining it.
Intel Merom is designed from the ground up
The Inquirer: There are some shades of old Intel technology in the new chip such as: On the baggage side, the lower integer performance is more due to the shorter pipe length, and it looks like Merom cores will be faster than Opteron+’s in int, but lose a little to them in FP, quite the… Read more
ABC 7 News – I-Team: Pediatrician Sex Offender
ABC 7 News – I-Team: Pediatrician Sex Offender This is disturbing.
Fantasy Presidential Cadidates
Patrick Ruffini: I figured why not? Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin
Bush Abandons Iraq
La Shawn Barber?s Corner: Vox Day called it. The new Iraq draft Constitution is out and guess what the main religion is? Islam. Not just any Islam, sharia. So we went in and removed one borderline Islam dictatorship and we are going to allow another Iran to be born. Great job Bush. If this is… Read more
Vonage Whines Again
Advanced IP Pipeline | Vonage Claims Price ‘Blocking’ Of VoIP ASPEN, Colo. — Vonage Holdings, the poster child in the debate about how open Internet services need to be, claimed Monday that an unnamed service provider was forcing its broadband customers to pay a premium to use Vonage?s Voice over IP services. While it wasn?t… Read more
Hugo Chavez vs. America(Pat Robertson’s Fantasy)
CBN News: Well Chavez is a threat if we don’t shore up our borders and fast. It’s time for us to get our military back home and station them along our borders as I have posted earlier in my blog. However for Robertson to say something like this is unintelligent and does nothing to further… Read more
Intel starts to ctach up to AMD, Sun, and IBM in the processor wars.
The Register: Nough said. I recently had a client ask me why I am not reccomending HP instead of Dell since I am not a fan of Intel’s oven chips. I told him frankly, Dell is nearly untouchable in terms of cost. When i needed a server Dell is the only I could afford so… Read more
MSNBC gets it waaay left again and wrong.
In Gaza pullout ? democracy is the final victor – Mideast/N. Africa – MSNBC.com Final victor? Democracy But the final headline ? “Settlers Lose Homes, Not Much Happens” ? is perhaps cruel, but true. So can Israel give up more land, this time in the West Bank, without too much resistance? That isn’t really the… Read more
New Structure
For anyone who finds previous trackbacks are broken the default post method was making the permalinks horrendously long. I have changed the structure a bit to shorten the uri’s. This will mean a dramatic decrease in the length of URI’s.
Leftists Try To Capitulate: WMAL Fires Michael Graham
La Shawn Barber?s Corner: This is not a surprise. The cowards at ABC fired Michael Graham. I disagree his first amenment rights are violated as ABC is a non-gov’t corporation that is perfectly allowed under the Constitution to censor it’s employees as it sees fit. It’s disgusting what ABC has done, but not unexpected in… Read more
Opportunity Long Lost
La Shawn Barber?s Corner : I agree Bush has squandered the Conservative momentum. I am not going to doubt his salvation. That’s between him and God. On the other hand, Bush I bet has some massively terribly advisors. He did not surround himself with fellow Christians and they have led him astray. Honestly, I am… Read more
Liberalism Gone Amock: Herndon Taxpayers To Shell Out More Money to Subsidize Illegal Aliens
La Shawn Barber?s Corner: This is beyond stupid. Herndon’s taxpayers are paying money to subsidize illegal immigrant employment which is also illegal for the employers to even have these “Day Laborers” work for them. WJLA has two stories. One about Herndon’s approval and then another on Loudon County’s plans to possibly fight this insane action.… Read more
More Thoughts
The temporary sheltering these folks are getting is pathetic. They get two week’s lodging and then they are out on the streets..like beggars!! Lord, Please forgive them who do these heinous acts. Lord protect your children who are being abused like this and provide for them. I know you will Lord. Open your heart to… Read more
www.joesettler.com(Disengagement Blogging From inside Israel)
www.joesettler.com Check this out..it’s amazing.
My Troubled Spirit
I have a very troubled spirit today. Watching what Jews are doing to other Jews is heart wrenching. I can only imagine the pain in our Lord’s heart watching this go on. Now the question is: Is this the beginning of another Jewish scattering Like the Lord has done many times? Or is this the… Read more
Some Expulsion Blogging
****** Cosmic X ****** I stumbled across this blog a bit ago. I read it every day via the rss feeds inside my thunderbird client. He has several posts about the near civial war going on in Israel: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vox Day correctly calls this ethnic cleasing.… Read more
Two If By Sea
La Shawn Barber?s Corner: Well it’s now the Navy folks who are getting attacked. First hte cole and now this botched attempt. Being a former USN member myself I can udnerstand what those folks are feeling. Let’s pray the Lord keeps them safe whiile they are following the orders of the president.
FCC gives DSL providers the authority to deny leasing of their lines
FCC gives DSL providers the authority to deny leasing of their lines Well DSL is now going to be incumbent only. How lovely. VZ has been a good provider..but that may not last long as it never does with an unregulated monopoly. I supported the Brandx decision because the pots(copper phone lines) were built almost… Read more
Lack of posting
I have some things going on. My mother is coming in from texas on a last minute thing due to an awesome deal she got. Also during the day I am staying off the computer to coencide with our turn off the tv fast for the month of august. When i get an hour or… Read more
Media Duped By Urban Legend?
La Shawn Barber?s Corner: This has been going around the online hardware enthusiast and gaming media as well! Frankly, I dismissed it as bogus just on my own feelings when this “story” first broke.
Business is breathing
Well my business Emmanuel Computer Consulting, L.L.C. is still around. I have two regular clients right now. I am hoping to add more soon. If you need anything and you are in my service area(web design is not limited to my county) let me know.
Bus route changes mean some will have longer walks
Gazette.net: “The worst thing in our book is to take kids [who normally ride buses in cars] to school the first day,” she said. “We encourage parents to put their kids on the bus so that we can account for them. And it’s the safest place to be.” ROFL!!!! The safest place to be is… Read more
Final Fantasy XII producer steps down
TheInquirer.net Man this is a blow to the FF franchise. Can square continue with the quality without him?
New Might and Magic game to use Valve’s Source engine
The Inquirer.net I was wondering who grabber 3DO’s IP. Now we know.
Your new hardware is already broken
The Inquirer.net How true. All of this hardware that is being sold now is junk. Vista is going to usher in a new wave of computer upgrades due to its amazing infestation of DRM. You just bought a brand new 3k computer? It sucks to be you because vista will cripple itself and you’ll have… Read more
Microsoft Vista creates DRM insanity
The Inquirer.net: There’s more. Just wait..:)
Cisco security flap leaves millions scrambling for help | The Register
The Register AND their website had an issue. It jsut gets better doesn’t it?
Microsoft Vista means you need new monitors
The Inquirer.net: yes the wonderful world of Vista. Whre your computer controls you..not the other way around. Vista is going to usher in tons of DRM that is going to say what you can’t do with the computer. I have to dig up some more links..they are few and far between but keep watching..the details… Read more
eEye Flags Another IE Code Execution Flaw
eEye Flags Another IE Code Execution Flaw Yet another Execution flaw in IE.
Huge Cisco Mess
*NOTE*” If i forgot to trackback you and i used your post let me know and i will correct it as soon as possible. Everyone i have linked to deserves proper credit..:) Cicso and ISS have created quite a mess for themselves. First, Mike Lynn showed at the BlackHat conference how to get the equivalent… Read more
Huge Cicso flaw controversey
There has been a ton going around about this. I intend on doing my own roundup as well as posting my thoughts on this whole thing. Watch here as it will take some time for me to build. I am hpoing to have it done by tonight.
Pizza Party – Command Line Pizza ordering program
Pizza Party – Command Line Pizza ordering program I love it!!! Never underestimate the power of the Unix command line and the geeks behind it! ROFL!!! *HAT Tip* Digg.com via SirThom’s post on the Christian Gamers Alliance forums.
My abscence
My hosting company was having some issues with the server this site is on. It’s back online now..:)
CW: R.I.P. Scotty Edition
CW: R.I.P. Scotty Edition – Newsweek Periscope – MSNBC.com Unfortunatly the evidence for global warming is refutable. I posted about this earlier in my blog..:)
The La Shawn-Obsessed
La Shawn Barber?s Corner : It appears somebody has decided to try to defame Lashawn. Looks like you gotten under somebody’s skin.. Keep up the great work!
CRITICIZING ISLAM ON THE AIRWAVES
Michelle Malkin: Of course they suspended him. However i bet it was leftists inside ABC that had more to do with him being suspended than CAIR’s smear campaign. There are also details by the counterterrorism blog about how the fatwa declared by Cair is bogus. Good stuff. Jewish World Review columnist Michael Graham himself responds.… Read more
Cheri Pierson Yecke: Attacked for their looks
Cheri Pierson Yecke: Attacked for their looks
My favorite Radio Station
I listen to this station almost exclusivly. It is messianic Jewish in format. They play mostly Messianic Jewish music but i have been hearing more evangelical praise music as well. A wonderful station with a good website. Check out WSTW here. I listen to the 128k mp3 stream via winamp. If you want to try… Read more
House narrowly approves CAFTA – Jul 27, 2005
CNN.com – House narrowly approves CAFTA – Jul 27, 2005 Nafta just led to our now open borders and illegal invasion. Also NAFTA was supposed to increase the mexican’s standard of lining..muchlike CAFTA is supposed to do. Guess what? NAFTA has not brought up mexico’s economy or standard of living..it has brought ours down though.… Read more
Baby yanked from couple for kisses on belly button
WorldNetDaily: Baby yanked from couple for kisses on belly button The ordeal is finally over, but for the past year, a North Carolina family has been torn apart after state officials claimed family photos of a father kissing his baby’s belly button were some kind of child abuse. It began when Teresa Hamaty took impromptu… Read more
Boy, 4, Found Wandering on D.C. Highway
Wired News: I read about this yesterday and frankly I just couldn’t comment. Hoestly, right now I really can’t comment without getting extremly angry at this woman’s…I don’t have the word.
Disengagement Improves Security – Bwahaha!
****** Cosmic X ******: Yeppers. disengagement really helps..:) Just read hte above to see how much the Jewish people have been “helped” by this madness.