With the Enron's trial, and a number of other sensational scandals, finally over, the US public sector can finally put the dark clouds behind it and resume its business. Only it's not business as usual. The Sarbanes-Oxley law (a.k.a. Sarbox) which was enacted as the result of the Enron's fallout now weighs heavy on US — Continue reading »
Viagra, Levitra, Cialis
📆 June 5, 2006
There was a time when spam referred to Hormel's canned meat. Then junk email was honored with the moniker thanks to Monty Python. Today spam comprises the majority of the emails sent around the world. But spamming is no longer just confined to email. Search engine spamming is another irritation that has gripped the Web — Continue reading »
Deer vs. Hunters
📆 May 30, 2006
There's a battle brewing in my hometown (Ridgefield, CT) that has been nothing short of divisive. The division lines are drawn upon whether the town is experiencing an overpopulation of deer and what to do about it. Judging by the letters in the town paper, both sides have become pretty militant in trading barbs and — Continue reading »
Fighting DDoS - Part II
📆 May 22, 2006
One of the first things to do when faced with DDoS is to make certain that the servers are actually under attack. Sometimes misconfigured code or other errant programs could soak up server resources, and while such conditions could lead to denial of service, they certainly do not constitute an external attack. If possible, in — Continue reading »
Credit card's big swindle
📆 May 13, 2006
I just received a letter with a generous offer from my credit card company. Yeah, right. Here's how it starts out: "You can earn an additional 2% cashback on purchases you make in any month you choose to carry a balance of $500 or more." Some people may view credit cards as a blessing. A — Continue reading »
Credit card's big swindle
I just received a letter with a generous offer from my credit card company. Yeah, right. Here's how it starts out: "You can earn an additional 2% cashback on purchases you make in any month you choose to carry a balance of $500 or more." Some people may view credit cards as a blessing. A — Continue reading »
Canada geese
📆 May 3, 2006
Ah, spring time. Longer daylights, warmer weather, budding trees, and new families. Living in the wooded area, we are used to seeing lots of animals roam the area. Just about every year during this time we are witnesses to new additions in the animal families. Here is a family of Canada geese, proud Mom and — Continue reading »
Oil and the nuclear charade
📆 April 26, 2006
With oil prices at record levels, and therefore anything else that is remotely connected to it getting expensive fast, I recently began to wonder about the reasons behind the meteoric rise. Geopolitical issues are certainly at the top of the list of culprits, and zooming in on those, the Iranian nuclear ambitions tops the rationale — Continue reading »
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