I decided to move off of Fedora Linux to
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute Cybersecurity
The M.S. in Cybersecurity offers students advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in intelligence, critical infrastructures, and investigative principles as they relate to cybercrime
Screen / Byobu
Screen is one of those UNIX utilities that I’ve sort of overlooked in the past. Yea, I’ve known about it, but I’ve stupidly neglected to use it until recently. If you’re not familiar with it, some of the finer points are: 1- lets you disconnect from a terminal, and then reconnect to it later. Say […]
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I may have written about auto-tune in the past, but its one of those things that drive me bat shit crazy. How can a singer be a singer if (s)he needs a software product to keep him/her in tune? That’s your flippin’ job .. to sing. If you can’t do that right, how are you […]
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You better start speaking up and protecting your rights now. The RIAA is ruining the Internet
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Computer Science Legend – Dennis Ritchie – RIP
Dennis Ritchie died on 10/12/2011. He was credited with writing the C Programming Language, and both the UNIX and Plan 9 Operating Systems. Here is his bio: http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/dmr/bigbio1st.html. On a personal note, I’ve always viewed both Ken and Dennis as Superheros. It’s sad to see him go. “Ritchie’s influence rivals Jobs’s; it’s just less visible,” […]
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Computer Science Legend – Steve Jobs – RIP
A legend in computer science Steve jobs passed away late last week. A few people have commented on how quiet I was. I suppose I was just putting some of my thoughts together. I think Steve Jobs did a fantastic job of making technology easy. His company made simple devices that “just worked”. He will […]
Continue ReadingBook Review: MOB RULES: What the Mafia Can Teach the Legitimate Businessman
A while back I reviewed a book called Unlocked by Louis Ferrante (http://www.biffsocko.com/2010/06/17/book-review-unlocked-the-life-and-crimes-of-a-mafia-insider/). This is his follow up book and equally well done. I look forward to his next tome. You can keep up with Louis here: http://louisferrante.com/
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I’m a HUGE fan of Vince Flynn books. He may be the only person that I signed up for the fan club for (http://www.thethirdoption.net/smf/index.php). At any rate, Vince has been diagnosed with cancer. Lets keep our fingers crossed for him, he sounds like he’s going though quite a bit (you can see his personal message […]
Continue ReadingToshiba Thrive
I picked up the Toshiba Thrive a few weeks ago. I must say that I’m thrilled to death with it. I like the android OS and everything “just works”. I’ve become a fan. Initially I was woried about having a portable device that I couldn’t write code on, but I found that when I’m commuting, […]
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