Today, USC’s Shibbloeth sign-on software wasn’t working for several hours. That meant blackboard, googleapps, my, and mywiki were down. I think they handled it well, though. They responded quickly to emails, and their phone system had a recording saying that they knew about the problem and were working to fix it. I wonder why it…Continue Reading…
This is a very thought-provoking talk. I recommend watching it. Some of my notes follow the video.
I was watching Schoolhouse Rock videos on YouTube when I came across the following:
I’ve been reading Ron Paul’s The Revolution, and have already mentioned what it says about gold. Today I’d like to quote a bit about what Paul says regarding the income tax. Essentially, he believes we should completely abolish it, and replace it with nothing, not even a sales tax– and after reading his argument, I…Continue Reading…
I mentioned this book previously. Bought any gas lately? How about food? Do you think prices are going up by only a few percent per year? Consider this, from page 144: …the “inflation rate” itself, which is tracked using the Consumer Price Index (CPI), tends to be measured in a misleading way. Ask the average…Continue Reading…
In episode 141 of Security Now!— the latest episode– Steve Gibson highly recommends watching some of the keynotes from RSA Conference 2008. This is a reminder to myself to watch some of them when I have time. Here’s a link: RSA Conference 2008.