Now this is what true computer hacking is all about. Make your computer beep at you or flash keyboard lights when your firewall drops packets. It’s a simple one, but I think it has a high wow factor, especially for non-admins and non-geeks. Maybe I’m just easily entertained.
The Spinning Cube of Potential Doom is another nifty visualization for firewalls.
I like the beeping one. I’ll have to try that out on my server.
My Cyborg Name
The IMABUG Mark IV. I think I like the sound of that.
Get your own cyborg name.
Found at Tangible Thoughts.
Cell phone worms
Guess it was just a matter of time. Now worms are propagating through cell phones. This particular one is more of a pest than anything else, but it probably won’t be long before a nastier worm comes by.
If I ever get a BT cellphone, I’ll have to make sure to guard against this kind of thing.
Found at Slashdot.
The laptop is here!
It’s here! It’s here! It arrived sooner than expected, but I won’t be able to pick it up until I head home for the day. Maybe I’ll cut out of work for lunch and go pick it up. The wife will be happy it’s here already. Looking forward to playing with it and checking it out.
It’s got more horsepower than my desktop at home. I think it’s time for an upgrade soon…
Warning: Gross Anatomy class may be hazardous to your family’s health
In addition to learning all the various bits and pieces that make the body work, my wife has been learning all sorts of nifty tricks that you can do with your appendages.
Things like if you hold your index, ring and little fingers flat against something, it’s impossible to move just the very tip of your middle finger. You can move it from the second joint, but not the very tip. Try it.
Or various spots that open up when you move into certain positions so you can hear things better.
And how to dislocate your shoulder, or mine as she was thinking of doing last night. How to put it back in is next week’s lecture. Good thing for me she decided not to try it out on me. I can just see it now, me wandering around with a limp arm waiting until she learns how to pop my arm back into place.
I’m starting to have second thoughts about this medicine thing she’s doing. Maybe they need to put a warning statement on this gross anatomy course.