Posts from: January 2010

29 Jan 2010

Yet Another Sexting Prosecution Attempt

You know what could help teens deal with the new pressures that technology brings to adolescence? Felony records and “sex offender” labels! The latest case brings felony charges against kids of 12 and 13 (via Radley Balko). I’ve been meaning to write about this issue, but just read these instead: Radley Balko: “Ruining Kids in

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28 Jan 2010

SQL Server 2008, Domain Auth, PHP5, Ubuntu Server

May this save you pain.

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22 Jan 2010

5 Cover Band Names Untapped

d’ABBA ABBA See See Emily Play Played Tapped Out Girl Material Whites in Nice Satin Extra shame: Won’tco

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16 Jan 2010

“Scary Web Error!”

Apparently on a few AT&T phones, a few Facebook users were dropped into accounts of other users. After typing Facebook.com into her Nokia smart phone, she was taken into the site without being asked for her user name or password. She was in an account that didn’t look like hers. … AT&T spokesman Michael Coe

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15 Jan 2010

Is Detroit the Outcome of Liberalism?

Lately Detroit’s terrible situation is given as proof that liberalism inevitably leads to cities lying in ruin with high unemployment, high crime, poor education outcomes, etc.

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15 Jan 2010

Configuring Sendmail for UF’s SMTP

Our Ubuntu web host, hosted with OSG, was not able to send mail (using PHP mail) outside of UF. An OSG tech said our From: header should be a valid address at UF (check) and that the logs at smtp.ufl.edu showed those messages never made it there. The solution was to configure sendmail to use

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11 Jan 2010

Tercy and the Insufferable Incline

Kathleen and I have been lucky enough to be able to carpool until now, leaving our neglected Tercel “Tercy” (see right) to the rats and other inhabitants. The Good: runs well, good mileage, heat works. Bad: cramped driver’s seat, smells kinda like feet, back doors don’t open from outside, battery leaks out in a few

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10 Jan 2010

HOPE Turns Into a Bill

Sent to my House Representative Corrine Brown (links added here): Ms. Brown, I encourage you to support H.R. 4055, Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Initiative Act of 2009. Hawaiian Judge Alm’s probation and parole reform program has shown we can significantly reduce both crime and imprisonment. The program is a clear winner all around:

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