January 09, 2004
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Went for a birthday dinner with my mom at some Chinese restaurant called "Jasmine's" in NJ. The menu had an oddity.
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| I'm referring to item 10 |
The next day, I headed up to Syracuse, and met Chris on the way. We once again ate Chinese (I'm beginning to think I really miss the Syracuse Asian gang that I hang out with all the time). This time the fortunes were more amusing.
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| Out of focus, sorry. The fortune reads, "Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it." |
We discussed at some length the moral implications of his fortune.
I then continued along my way to Syracuse, through blizzards, white-outs, deer, and sub-zero temperatures. I'm back in the 'cuse, arriving Wednesday night to a little blizzard. The temp is -19C (-3F), and that's at 2 in the afternoon. Tonight promises to dip far lower. I've already burned through most of the wood Chris gave me on the way up, and ordered a face cord from a local wood delivery company. Warm times inside.
The most obnoxious thing about the extreme arctic cold we are experiencing? Any exposed skin gets frozen almost immediately when outside. I'm nursing a wee little cold, so am staying in for the time being...
| TrackBackdo what i did...get out of the 'cuse.
it's fifty in the people's republic.
paradise.
Posted by: ajm on January 13, 2004 12:49 AMI got a fortune one time that said "Everyone knows you are the best." I saved it. Particularly due to the "in bed" ritual.
Posted by: Bill Stevenson on January 14, 2004 11:27 PMPost a comment
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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
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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
you coulda told me you had chinese the day before dude. there's a bitchin pizza place in the same shopping center. I just though I'd take you somewhere nice.
Posted by: Saiph on January 11, 2004 09:05 PM