April 2009
9 posts
Lifehacker - Make a Quake-Style Command Prompt... →
Look in the comments for a version that includes tabs for PowerShell and Cygwin. I can’t believe I haven’t had anything like this before — definitely a time saver. For those of us who miss the scriptability of Linux, AutoHotKey is a godsend as well.
Federal agency warns of radicals on right -... →
This article is particularly interesting for a few reasons. First, it looks like the DHS is trying to curry favor with the new administration — instead of “anarchists,” now we’re supposed to be scared of right-wing militias. Next, the Obama administration has distanced themselves from the report (and good for them). I’m not sure what this means, but hopefully DHS...
What's playing at your favorite theater? →
This is awesome. Generate RSS feeds for any theater indexed by Google.
Coworking Space Coming to Downtown B’ham →
A new space for independent workers to come together and collaborate and create is opening in May on 2nd…
Coworking in Birmingham? I didn’t expect this anytime soon!
App to Synchronize Google and Facebook Contacts →
I have been wanting something like this for a long time. Tried it and it works really well (although some photos get scaled improperly).
Spam Haiku
Got this in my email today:
your time is too important such as blocks and dolls, of the events in your
—Laverne Peoples
There was no link or anything else.
Bham Job Sprawl Causing Array of Environmental... →
Oh, weird! You spend time and money making the roads bigger and better to the suburbs, all the people are going to move out there and then all the jobs are going to follow them. Then everyone…
Bill Would Grant President Unprecedented... →
The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate would allow the president to shut down private Internet networks. The legislation also calls for the government to have the authority to demand security data from private networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule or policy restricting such access.
This is not right. I’m supportive of some aspects of this bill,...
Omegle →
This site lets you talk to an anonymous person at random. You know, I used to talk to people I didn’t know on the net, but now it just feels extremely strange.