hugh macleod at Gaping Void does these great little cartoons, “drawn on the back of business cards.” First, that’s a cool idea. It’s a great size, and it lets you express just one idea in a little tiny format with which people are familiar. This cartoon in particular says something very insightful, both about PowerPoint [...]
Archive for May 2007
Single signon, but not what you wanted.
May 30, 2007I previously discussed user-level security. This morning, I ran across this story about system administrators, and how they manage security. It seems that system administrators are pretty careless with root-level security, and that the key to getting root may be finding the right Post-It notes. I keep the root passwords for all my systems (and [...]
500 Year of Women in Art
May 25, 2007I stumbled across this little movie today. I wish it had a timeline, because I only recognize some of the work, but it is a lovely piece. tc>
Notes from the All-Hands with SMD Director Stern.
May 16, 2007So, here are my usual almost stream-of-consciousness notes from today’s All-Hands meeting. There was about ten minutes of introduction and presentation, followed by an extended Q&A. The Director introduced Alan Stern. Dr. Alan Stern is the new Associate Administrator of the Science Mission Directorate. He has been in that new role for about six weeks. [...]
Security’s weak link: Us.
May 15, 2007This week in Wired there is an article on the real problem with security: People. Even if you tell people you’re going to infect their system, they’ll go download it. The original article goes into more detail about the process, and the results. This is not a new problem. A substantial percentage of the clueless [...]
YAPPiE* blog entry
May 4, 2007That’s “Yet Another PowerPoint is Evil.” You’d think people would know better by now. I don’t like PowerPoint. I like Keynote slightly better, because it’s easier to drop in and manipulate pictures. I use slideware for one of three reasons: I’m rushed. I’m tired, or just lazy. One of my many bosses wants a presentation. [...]
Does JavaOne Connect work?
May 3, 2007Here’s an experiment: They need a category “Java One Noob” for people like me. tc>
Digg, and sixteen hexadecimal digits.
May 2, 2007When I got home last night I checked digg, just to see if there was anything interesting. If you’re a digg follower, you already know what’s going on. If you don’t follow digg, digg is “a community-based popularity website with an emphasis on technology and science articles, recently expanding to a broader range of categories [...]
