Every time I turn on the radio or go online, I hear about how the Bush Dictatorship has plunged us into another Vietnam or how I’m a redneck just like everyone else who ever voted Republican. And at work, I’m buried in Backup Exec problems, a program so bad that it continues to make me think its main purpose for being written was industrial sabotage.
All posts for the month March, 2003
Good thing: It’s baseball season. Better thing: My Royals won
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 31, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/03/good-thing-its-baseball-season-better-thing-my-royals-won-2/
Sorry I’ve been away
I meant to post last night, then I noticed nobody had written a Wikipedia entry for Daniel Pearl. I had to jump on that one. We’re talking about a guy who wrote a feature story about Iranian pop music and got it published on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, folks. Who gets those kinds of ideas? And then gets them published in a venue like that?
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 29, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/03/sorry-ive-been-away-2/
This is priceless
I don’t normally do this–wait, I’m doing two things I don’t normally do, namely, post to my blog at work and link to someone else’s blog without writing anything containing a hint of originality–but you’ve got to read Charlie’s entry for today.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 27, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/03/this-is-priceless/
A tribute to Adam Osborne
One of my Wikipedia entries has been doing some time on the front page. Compuer pioneer Adam Osborne (the “Osborne” in Osborne/McGraw-Hill and in the Osborne 1 protable computer) died last week after an 11-year illness.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 26, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/03/a-tribute-to-adam-osborne/
I’m back
My DSL connection was up and down like a yo-yo for the past day and a half or so. Sorry about that, but this is a budget operation, and that’s bound to show sometimes.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 26, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/03/im-back-5/
Replacing wall warts with PC power supplies
I wrote a long, long time ago about my adventures trying to find a wall wart for my old 8-port Netgear dual-speed hub. The other day I stumbled across a novel idea for a replacement.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 22, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/03/replacing-wall-warts-with-pc-power-supplies/
The Abit BP6 and modern Linux distributions
Mail from Dave T.: I bumped into a place that is selling a used, functional Abit BP6 and a 400MHz Celeron to go with it. I already got another 400 MHz Celeron so it would be perfect. I always wanted to try out SMP but so far I haven't thought it was worth it. Now I can buy this combo and make my dream come true 
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 20, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/03/the-abit-bp6-and-modern-linux-distributions/
Slashdot just located another sleazy spammer
The Dayton Daily News ran a story today about another sleazy spammer. Naturally, it took Slashdot mere hours to dig up an address, based on clues from the article.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 19, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/03/slashdot-just-located-another-sleazy-spammer/
Fun with 419 spam
If you are a carbon-based, oxygen-breathing mammal with an Internet connection, you’ve undoubtedly received countless 419 scam spams.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 18, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/03/fun-with-419-spam/
Can I ever buy a record again?
I read something today that tells an awful lot about the record industry, and it’s not a pretty picture.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 15, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/03/can-i-ever-buy-a-record-again/