http://chrisrussell.net/index.php A running commentary on the people, places, events, and ideas that make it worth staying up late and getting up early. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:21:52 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 chris@chrisrussell.net chris@chrisrussell.net en The b2 PHP scripting package that I've used to run this blog for the past several years is hopelessly out-of-date. Basically the only way I've been able to keep it up online and keep it secure from hackers is to systematically disable features (I could fix it but I haven't ... http://chrisrussell.net/index.php?p=114&c=1 Original Electronic Music (oem) Radio is a SHOUTcast stream that showcases experimental music contributed by electronic musicians. >> visit the oem radio homepage and check it out. http://chrisrussell.net/index.php?p=113&c=1 Some interesting comments posted by PC World staff blogger Edward Albro about Microsoft's acquisition of Sysinternals. > Microsoft Sucks Up Sysinternals (PCWorld.com) It's too bad that Albro decided to lead with such an incindiary headline. Otherwise, it's a well-written and thought provoking editorial. http://chrisrussell.net/index.php?p=112&c=1 I've heard it said "never trust a software engineer with a soldering iron." ... Hell - forget the soldering iron. I got myself a new Stihl MS390 gas axe (that's a chainsaw in case you don't hang out at Gritty's in Freeport, Maine). Welcome to the Pacific Northwest. Time to do a ... http://chrisrussell.net/index.php?p=111&c=1 The other day at work I made the mistake of using the phrase "begs the question" incorrectly. I was prompty corrected by a co-worker. To help me avoid such embarrassment in the future, I went looking for an explanation of "begging the question" and came across this great website: > Common ... http://chrisrussell.net/index.php?p=110&c=1 G4TV has posted the animated Star Trek doll shorts from their Star Trek 2.0 show on YouTube.com. These are hilarious: Flash Videos: Poolside Coffee House Cribs Karaoke... Tune in and prosper! http://chrisrussell.net/index.php?p=109&c=1 Picked up this slashdot.org story while eating a salad at my desk earlier today: Rico Mariani, an eighteen-year Microsoft veteran, speaks at the University of Waterloo Computer Science Club about his experiences at Microsoft, industry trends, etc. It's an amusing and interesting talk. Download the video from the U Waterloo Computer Science ... http://chrisrussell.net/index.php?p=108&c=1 I got back into Seattle late last night after spending a week back in Maine visiting with Vicki and the dogs, trying to get a few repair items completed, and generally trying to figure out what the hell-all-else needs to get done in order to get them out here in ... http://chrisrussell.net/index.php?p=107&c=1 An interesting conference early next year will be the ACM SIGPLAN 2007 Workshop on Partial Evaluation and Program Manipulation (PEPM'07). http://www.program-transformation.org/PEPM07 http://chrisrussell.net/index.php?p=106&c=1 I last posted from a dinner in Bozeman, Montana where dad and I were eating breakfast, gassing up the Mazda 6 wagon, scraping the bugs off the windshield, and considering how much more to drive. Well, we kept going... Finally made it into Spokane, WA in the middle of ... http://chrisrussell.net/index.php?p=105&c=1