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Canadian Thanksgiving 2007
We headed out Friday morning, listening to The Nutmeg of Consolation by Patrick O'Brian on the way.  At our first stop, for gas, Jon realized that he hadn't brought his wallet.  One of our stops was at our "usual" rest area, the one with the pedestrian walkways over the... (More)
Posted by joyful on October 12, 2007, 2:47 pm
Category: General
Fairly Mindless Entertainment
This game would be better if it were random, but still kind of fun.  I think 17 seconds was my high score on my desktop, and I just it again before posting on my laptop, and I only got to 11 seconds.  Perhaps I am just more tired, or else it might be showing the difference between a... (More)
Posted by jondaley on October 11, 2007, 7:34 pm
Category: Internet
Anti-spam tool for Web Forms
I got a couple spams through my Lime Daley contact form the last couple days, so I took another look at the script that I was using.  I wrote it a year or two ago, and was my first attempt at writing an anti-spam tool that was designed to have a 0% false negative rate (ie. humans can't... (More)
Posted by jondaley on October 4, 2007, 8:36 am
Category: Internet, Reviews
Kill-A-Watt
Peter was nice enough to loan me a Kill-A-Watt for a couple weeks to investigate power usage around our home.  I have thought about buying one before, but borrowing one is certainly better, though it is quite a bit of fun to test out devices to see how much power they use. I... (More)
Posted by jondaley on September 25, 2007, 8:25 pm
Category: Reviews
American History
I am sorry to report that I am below average, when compared to college and high school seniors in the United States with regard to knowledge of history. Here is a quiz to see how you do .  (More)
Posted by jondaley on September 25, 2007, 11:40 am
Category: Reviews
Organizing for your Brain Type
Here is a brief review of Organizing for your Brain Type by Lanna Nakone .  This is a neat book that gives some explanation about why some people have trouble keeping things organized and why some have trouble understanding those others. She puts people in four different groups,... (More)
Posted by joyful on September 22, 2007, 1:20 pm
Category: Reviews
Using tcpd_wrappers with pure-ftpd
pure-ftpd isn't designed to work with TCP wrappers, which is unfortunate, because then I can't simply add an ip address to /etc/hosts.deny to block the hackers when they guess passwords.  But, since the hackers have tried to login to my servers thirty thousand times this month, and... (More)
Posted by jondaley on September 19, 2007, 4:04 pm
Category: Programming
Always Assume the Best
Mom wrote recently about thinking the best , and Janet just got back in touch with a lost friend whose email was misbehaving.  Now it is my turn to be on the receiving end of a gracious friend thinking the best of me.Our friend Sanda, who grew up in Romania, is now staying in our house... (More)
Posted by joyful on September 19, 2007, 3:15 pm
Category: General
Speaking at IVCF
I was recently asked to speak at IVCF at CMU on the topic of Christian view of success and vocation.  I am supposed to talk for 15 minutes, which will probably go very fast, so I need to be more concise than I usually would be. Our topic for this Large Group is the Christian view of success... (More)
Posted by jondaley on September 14, 2007, 1:43 am
Category: Reviews
Found it on the Internet...
I read that Harry Potter invented electricity, and that it wasn't Benjam Jam, so it must be true. Source for the answer: unasked.com Original source for the question: ADustyFrame . (More)
Posted by jondaley on August 24, 2007, 2:05 pm
Category: Internet
Debian Updates vs. Windows Updates
Everyone always says how user-friendly Windows is, and as I sit here waiting for my Windows computer to endlessly update itself, I am struck by how much harder it is to update my Windows laptop than all of my Linux (Debian) servers put together. On Debian: Type "aptitude",... (More)
Posted by jondaley on August 23, 2007, 6:53 am
Category: Reviews
XP vs. Vista
I was recently asked by a Microsoft engineer why I am still asking questions about Windows XP when I should be using Vista, since it is better for various reasons. My response is below, which he called, "stunningly clear", and said that he had already forwarded it onto his executive... (More)
Posted by jondaley on August 15, 2007, 4:21 pm
Category: Reviews
Rashes and Power Failures
Jon first noticed red spots on Jonathan's tongue and soft palate while brushing his teeth.  Then we noticed bug bite/pimple-like spots on his knees and then Noah's knees.  Then Noah got more and more spots all around the edges of is diaper area and some on arms and legs. ... (More)
Posted by joyful on August 9, 2007, 8:36 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah
Vacation and Back, Plus Random
We're back from a lovely two weeks at the best little house in the world.  I'll save time (so much to catch up on!) by linking to Janet's first post and you can proceed through all five entries.  The boys absolutely loved the sand and water and freedom.  It was... (More)
Posted by joyful on August 6, 2007, 10:41 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah
Taking His Name
" Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." Exodus 20:7 (KJV)  I've been thinking more recently about what this means.  I grew up thinking that it pretty much just meant don't... (More)
Posted by joyful on July 16, 2007, 8:53 am
Category: Bible
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