Monthly Archives: November 2004

Happy Thanksgiving to you

Posted on November 24, 2004 by Karl

Every year I have so much to be thankful for. I’ve been blessed. But I gotta admit, this one is special – it’s Richelle’s and my fifth anniversary. I’ve gotten in a habit of writing a Thanksgiving list every couple … Continue reading →

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Looks like I need to work on my commenting system

Posted on November 24, 2004 by Karl

Saddly, I am coming to understand why some bloggers are I respect, like Rafe, have decided to forgo allowing comments on their site. I don’t want to go that route since I think so much of blogging is about the … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Vet, 53, Called for Duty in Iraq

Posted on November 24, 2004 by Karl

A 53-year-old Vietnam veteran from western Pennsylvania has been called up for active service with the U.S. military in the Iraq (news – web sites) war, The Tribune Review of Greensburg, Pennsylvania reported on Wednesday. Paul Dunlap, a sergeant in … Continue reading →

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Lobbyists try to kill Philly wireless plan

Posted on November 24, 2004 by Karl

No matter what your take on this is, I hope you agree with me that corporations shouldn’t stand in the way of a public works project funded with tax payer dollars. Disclaimer: I work for Comcast, do not have any … Continue reading →

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Eclipse IDE for Lazlo

Posted on November 24, 2004 by Karl

This is very, very interesting. I’m just going to have to play with this as soon as I get the chance.

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Rather Pissed

Posted on November 24, 2004 by Karl

I’m familiar with the 60 Minutes flap over the fake National Guard memos. I certainly believe Rather and CBS News stepped in it over that one; and I believe they were eager to promote a story that was unflattering to … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania GOP strikes again – now SEPTA at serious risk

Posted on November 23, 2004 by Karl

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Republicans who control the Legislature said Monday they won’t return to Harrisburg to discuss Pennsylvania’s cash-strapped public transit systems, even though the session doesn’t end until Nov. 30 and Gov. Ed Rendell is unhappy with a stopgap … Continue reading →

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wgets and cURLs

Posted on November 23, 2004 by Karl

OK, many of you are going to scratch your head, but I find this just awesome.

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‘Bourne’ Director to take on Watchmen

Posted on November 23, 2004 by Karl

So many things don’t live up to the hype, but The Watchmen, the greatest comic book of all time – does. Hope they don’t mess this up.

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Loading data across domains in Flash

Posted on November 22, 2004 by Karl

Flash 7′s security model provides a way for servers to authorize your Flash .swfs to load data from them, however, you might run into a host that uses IP based access control. Old tried and true methods still work – … Continue reading →

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