ancestor Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:39:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 Microsoft: No x86 apps for ARM https://dfarq.homeip.net/microsoft-no-x86-apps-for-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-no-x86-apps-for-arm Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:10:20 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4203 So, The Register reports that Windows on ARM will not have compatibility with apps compiled for x86. Intel has been saying this for a while, while Microsoft has been mum. So now we know. There are arguments both for and

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My connection to the new center of the U.S. population https://dfarq.homeip.net/my-connection-to-the-new-center-of-the-u-s-population/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-connection-to-the-new-center-of-the-u-s-population https://dfarq.homeip.net/my-connection-to-the-new-center-of-the-u-s-population/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:33:56 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=3236 The new population center of the United States is a town I’m sure you’ve never heard of before, though I have. It’s Plato, Mo., a town 22 winding miles southwest of Fort Leonard Wood. The population is 109, up from

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The American Dream vs. the American Greed https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-american-dream-vs-the-american-greed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-american-dream-vs-the-american-greed https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-american-dream-vs-the-american-greed/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:38:49 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1900 Last week at church, our newly-installed vicar preached about greed vs. generosity, and he ripped a little on the American Dream, which he defined as each generation having better stuff and living more comfortably than their parents did.

I think he's right, letting that consume you definitely leads to problems. But I was taught that the American Dream was more about opportunity than it was about materialism. And maybe that's where we've gone wrong.

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What’s wrong with American manufacturing and industry https://dfarq.homeip.net/whats-wrong-with-american-manufacturing-and-industry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-wrong-with-american-manufacturing-and-industry https://dfarq.homeip.net/whats-wrong-with-american-manufacturing-and-industry/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:04:33 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1881 I read a disheartening story today. It's the story of an entrepreneur, making models out of his garage and selling them. A competitor took a liking to his models and started selling crude copies of them, made in China. The competitor is so much larger than him, he can't afford to sue.

There's something even more sad than this story, however. It was some people's reaction to it.

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Why study genealogy? https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-study-genealogy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-study-genealogy Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:16:44 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1641 Mom made one of those rare but very valuable genealogical finds recently: A cache of information about a family line that's more complete than what we had. It seems like the longer you do this, the less often it happens, but the more you appreciate it.

It got me thinking about why these kinds of finds are exciting. Indeed, to a non-genealogist, it probably seems weird.

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Make sure you use this link before it gets sued off the web https://dfarq.homeip.net/make-sure-you-use-this-link-before-it-gets-sued-off-the-web/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=make-sure-you-use-this-link-before-it-gets-sued-off-the-web https://dfarq.homeip.net/make-sure-you-use-this-link-before-it-gets-sued-off-the-web/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:08:55 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1501 It never occurred to me to type print.google.com into a web browser and see what happens. I've known for months that Google was digitizing books but I had no idea the service was out where you could get to it.

Visit and search for something. You'll be amazed.

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A super-cool Mozilla extension https://dfarq.homeip.net/a-super-cool-mozilla-extension/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-super-cool-mozilla-extension https://dfarq.homeip.net/a-super-cool-mozilla-extension/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2004 02:59:38 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1264 I'm about to get you to dump Internet Explorer for good.

And no, this has nothing to do with the latest security exploits (there were only four revealed this week, right?). This has to do with functionality.

Super Drag & Go is what I call a disruptive technology. It's like multitasking. You won't understand what the big deal is when I explain it to you, but once you try it out, you'll find it impossible to use a computer that doesn't have it.

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Visiting the house where my ancestors grew up https://dfarq.homeip.net/visiting-the-house-where-my-ancestors-grew-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visiting-the-house-where-my-ancestors-grew-up Thu, 17 Jun 2004 03:00:38 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1240 I went to a family reunion this past weekend. You typically need rosters at my family's family reunions, because my grandmother had 13 brothers and sisters. I don't know why, but before I got into genealogy, I just couldn't keep everyone straight.

Now that I know how people are connected to one another, it's somehow easier to keep it straight.

At the end of the day, my aunt drove me out to the house where my grandmother grew up.

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Getting started in Genealogy https://dfarq.homeip.net/getting-started-in-genealogy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-started-in-genealogy https://dfarq.homeip.net/getting-started-in-genealogy/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2003 17:05:48 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=42 I'll admit it. I'm not ashamed of it. I'm a johnny-come-lately to the genealogy game. My computer can tell you how I'm related to more than 1,200 different people. And I just started last week.

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Royal roots https://dfarq.homeip.net/royal-roots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=royal-roots https://dfarq.homeip.net/royal-roots/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2003 06:25:41 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=41 This past summer, someone told me he'd traced his genealogy back to William the Conqueror. I acted impressed, but I didn't believe him. I dismissed it as wishful thinking.

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