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Caveat Linker
“Inline Linking” or “Deep Linking” is the practice of linking to content hosted on a website you don’t own. There are various reasons why you might do this, but the practice is often frowned upon by site owners because it generates traffic that doesn’t come from actual site visitors. Not only does this drive up…
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Cyclists, Drivers, and Vigilantes
July 4th weekend saw a pretty horrific encounter between a driver and two bicyclists in Los Angeles. The residents of the community involved are upset about how cyclists have come to make driving difficult, cyclists are in an uproar about the outrageous behavior of the driver, the police are involved, and it’s starting to garner…
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HP 5MP Service Manual
If you happen to own an HP 5MP Laserjet printer, than you’ll probably be interested in HP5MPServiceManual.pdf – the service manual for it. If you don’t, than let me explain … In the center of the desk that my wife and I share sits one of these printers. It is easily the oldest piece of…
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Mutual
attractionauthentication“Hi, this is Mark from Experian. We’re calling to update your contact information…” That’s how I was greeted when I answered the phone just now. This was nominally someone from one of the big 3 credit reporting agencies calling to make sure they had current contact information for their database. Harmless enough, right? Well… probably.…
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Common Threads
I recently stumbled across a nice thread cutting across my favorite comic strips. The latest XKCD.com strip features a quite literal mashup of XKCD’s stick figures and Bill Waterson’s Calvin & Hobbes. And Bill Waterson was an unabashed admirer of Charles Schulz and Peanuts, as shown in the piece he wrote for the LA times…