Linux Consultants Making $75-$250 an Hour. I enjoyed Corinne McKay's piece on Linux consultants titled, “Linux consultants find a niche in growing market.” With Linux consultants reporting billings of $75 to $250 and up per hour, while working flexible schedules and freeing themselves from the strings… [Koozie Notes]
Happy birthday, Bill of Rights
Happy birthday, Bill of Rights. Today is the anniversary of the US Bill of Rights, aka the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution, becoming law in 1791. Give a good rah-rah to the Bill of Rights, which under attack by the radical right in the US these days. [Ceejbot]
Designing for Failure
Designing for Failure. When designing secure systems, a critical component is understanding failure code paths. This is something woefully neglected in software systems of today, which is really to bad. Today I read an interesting interview with Bruce Lindsay (an IBM fellow who is one of the guys behind the original RDBMS concept) about designing… Continue reading Designing for Failure
m0n0 wall
m0n0 wall. Swetland-san dropped by today, full of vinegar and interesting ideas. He also had a m0n0 wall box in hand. This is a tiny BSD firewall in a box. Really cool! He had extras, so I will be grabbing one from him for our home firewall. [Ceejbot]
The Wait is Over: All Hail the King!
The Wait is Over: All Hail the King!. At last! My copy of the extended version of the Return of the King arrived today … and it is the best one yet! Like the extended versions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, the added scenes are mainly character development and additional… Continue reading The Wait is Over: All Hail the King!
Snippy convulsions
Snippy convulsions. Had a long useful discussion with former officemate Swetland-san tonight. As a result, Snippy features has seen some revision. There might be some inconsistencies left. And I need to describe the data storage scheme in more detail. Or I could just get Brian to update the page himself! [Ceejbot]
PHP is not Python is not Java
PHP is not Python is not Java. Just back from Bali. Very nice vacation, thank you. Time for a little more speculation: PJE has written two excellent articles Python is not Java and Java is not Python either. Being a busybody, I thought I'd chip in by saying PHP is not Python either. Now let's… Continue reading PHP is not Python is not Java
Faster cable, Same Cost
Faster cable, Same Cost. Time Warner Cable is raising its cable modem speed to 5 and 8 million bits per second without increasing prices. The higher speeds are available in New York City starting Tuesday and will roll out to the rest of the country in January. Road Runner, the company's broadband service, has been… Continue reading Faster cable, Same Cost
Seconding Tom's Comments on Copernic Desktop Search 2
Seconding Tom's Comments on Copernic Desktop Search 2. Tom “Inter-Alia.Net” Mighell has made positive comments about Copenic Desktop Search, noting especially that the new version 1.2 will index Firefox bookmarks. I've been using both Copernic Desktop Search and Lookout as local hard drive search tools. I've slightly preferred Lookout because of its blazing speed, but… Continue reading Seconding Tom's Comments on Copernic Desktop Search 2
Libraries and the Internet
Libraries and the Internet. Kudos to Google and its new university allies — including my alma mater, the University of Michigan, as well as Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford — for their exciting project to open the stacks (Wall Street Journal, via Paul Kedrosky). It's a great day for the dissemination of knowledge! Bloggers from these… Continue reading Libraries and the Internet