September 01, 2004
Metrosexual Internet Junky Suburban Cowboy
The state of New York was infinitely wise when it provided a sales tax hiatus on clothing this week. I went on a shopping spree, with my upstairs neighbor, Lindsay (also known as Pete's wife^Wgirlfriend), using me as a dress-up doll.
It went quite well.
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I can finally retire a lot of my old t-shirts and beat-up pants, though. Thanks to Queer Eye for the inspiration.
On to the Internet portion of my title. We've hijacked the upstair's neighbors wireless network, and made a quite convoluted network of our own out of it.
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| My laptop goes through 3 routers and a wireless to wired bridge before hitting the internet |
I thought the setup was quite spectacular. Even funnier is the fact that Greg D. upstairs has an open Airport Express in his room -- connected to his computer speakers. Let the 2 a.m. blasting of Ride of the Valkrye commence.
In closing, I leave you with this picture of me in my 3-piece curdoroy suit, which I wore to the first instance of each class this semester.
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| Be sure to make a good first impression |
You... did not... hahahaha! Dude... I will never be able to forget the first day you wore that and I started laughing from across the quad. Back in the old moppy-hair Reid days...
And the new pic at the top looks totally emo.
Posted by: mk on September 2, 2004 04:12 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
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.
Rated by reid
on April 16, 2009
by reid
on April 16, 2009
You are quite the dashing whippersnapper!
Posted by: rebecca on September 2, 2004 03:10 PM