September 01, 2002
Not at the Car Wash
I haven't been up on the news lately, so forgive the blatant lack of links.
Annie and I did a late night drive to New Jersey on Thursday night. We ended up at my Dad's in New Jersey on Friday morning, about 2:00AM. Dad and I left for New York City at about 7:30, and barely made it there by noon (partially my dad's fault for not bringing his phone book the first time :)). We had to run for 2 miles in the city to get the Consulate on time, and got there with 7 minutes to spare.
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| The doors to the Consulate |
Being completely destroyed as I was, from lack of sleep, I went out with my dad Friday night. We met Annie, Fritz, and their mother in Philadelphia for some dinner and beer. Stayed out late, woke up early Saturday....
Met up with Erik early Saturday morning. We went cruising in his new wheels.
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| 1984 CJ7 |
Hung out with Erik, Annie, Dad most of Saturday afternoon in Manayunk, PA. Ate lunch on the canal, went to my mom's for the big dinner finale.
Then....drinking Saturday night with Erik and Annie. I was destroyed, could barely move by the end of the night. Managed to snag a picture of Annie at our evening thingie.
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| Ain't she cute? |
Unfortunately I learned that Medford Lakes (my dad's town) has some thieves about. It looks like someone stold Annie's car cd player and a bunch of her CD's. Booooooooo them. Why do people gotta steal from people with no money, huh?
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Stealing the Network
I first bumped into the Stealing the Network series when reading the exploits of Joe Grand, one of the book's many hacker authors.
The 'Stealing the ...' series of books follows a rather disparate group of computer hackers as they help a former NSA spook (many of them unwittingly) gather the money he needs to retire.
The stories themselves are not fantastic fiction. The writing is uneven and choppy, the characters are stereotypical and not very well thought-out. What is fascinating about this book series is the technical accuracy of the exploits (at some points *too* accurate, with screen shots and step-by-step instructions).
It's a great series to read if you're a system administrator, or just getting into the wonderful field of computer security.
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by reid
on March 06, 2011
by reid
on March 06, 2011
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Close to the Machine
Ellen Ullman is one of those authors that somehow avoided my radar. Until now...
Close to the Machine is less a book than a collection of loosely related personal anecdotes from Ellen's time as a very rare thing -- a successful female bisexual independent computer programming consultant.
In the course of her work and relationship life, she learns hard lessons about programming, running a business, being lonely, and loving the wrong people. I found it particularly poignant being a crypto-nerd with difficult times in relationships and a more-or-less NDA'd, secret work life.
This book is a must-read for anyone into running their own business, programming, or anyone dating a person that is a business-a-holic or programmer.
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by reid
on November 23, 2009
by reid
on November 23, 2009
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The Long Trip Home
I had the joy of dining with the author in Florida. We went to a little Brazilian BBQ where he spoke with our waitstaff in (what I can only assume was) flawless Portugese.
Brian Wyllie spent 1969-1971 living in Brazil working for the Peace Corps. His recent book outlines his trip back to the United States via Bolivia, Peru, and the Carribean chain, by way of bus, train, and sailboat. The format comes spattered with observations from the modern day, and makes me think, "this must be what John McPhee's journal looks like."
The trip sounded like a fantastic one, but I was left wanting more detail...where did the gun (being snuck through customs in a variety of places, no doubt) come from? And how did Geneve's hair smell? Alas, we'll have to wait for another book to find the answers.
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on April 16, 2009
by reid
on April 16, 2009
like your name, have traced any family to poland? are we related?
Posted by: Andy on August 13, 2004 01:09 PM