Author Archives: David

Grey Gibbs drives the Grey Ghost

Ok, he’s not THAT grey … just a bit ’round the temples.

Ginny and I went down to my folks house for dinner last weekend.

Of course the first thing he wanted to do when we arrived is take the new Escape Hybrid for a spin around the block.

I think he was impressed … although he admitted to being a bit disconcerted when he put the car in gear without the engine running, and pressed on the accelerator … and it moved. He did like the smooth transition from electric to gas engines.

Although I don’t need my father’s approval … it’s nice to have.

Enterprise

Dammit … why did they cancel Star Trek: Enterprise?

This last season is the best one they’ve had yet.

I just watched In a Mirror, Darkly – Part 1 and loved it.

Even the opening sequence was reworked … and it a really good way (I was swearing at the Tivo, however, because it was glitching at that point … need to open it up and check the hard drive).

Scott Bakula did a fine job as a hard-ass Archer.

This last season has done a good job of establishing some of the canon from the original series and the movies.

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that they have some veteran Trek authors writing the stories … I’ve always enjoyed Judith Reeves-Stevens & Garfield Reeves-Stevens books.

Weather Report

[A] bill, introduced last week by Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., would prohibit federal meteorologists from competing with companies such as AccuWeather and The Weather Channel, which offer their own forecasts through paid services and free ad-supported Web sites.

– Palm Beach Post — Weather info could go dark

I wonder if this bill would make it illegal for us to look out the window to see if we need an overcoat or sunglasses?

I guess it was just a matter of time before the weather got political.

It’s all HER fault!

The reality is the web site is full of misinformation, including the people who are actually running it, and when you get to the point when you start to strip away the people that are in front of Groklaw I think you’ll find that Pamela Jones is not who she says she is, and the key to finding out who is behind Groklaw is to understand who is Pamela Jones

– SCO blames Groklaw for IP licensing disappointment – Computer Business Review

This was from conference call when it announced a net loss of $3m on revenue down 22% from $11.4m to $8.9m.

Basically McBride is saying: It’s all HER fault!

And, in a chat with my friend Jim said …

mcbride is a raving mad lunatic who should be <censored>. pj is not a sinister person and groklaw is not some evil plot … i really wish there was some way i could take action. sco is so close you would think there is something i could do about them. mcbride’s “digging to the bottom of this (pj identity)” is unethical, immoral, … makes me mad. it turns the issue away from “is the info on groklaw accurate” to “is pj satan”

To be honest … I’m getting tired of this who SCO vs. Linux thing … I really wish the judge’s involved would just say “Ok, put your cards on the table” and get everything out so we can see the truth.

EFF: How to Blog Safely

Here we offer a few simple precautions to help you maintain control of your personal privacy so that you can express yourself without facing unjust retaliation. If followed correctly, these protections can save you from embarrassment or just plain weirdness in front of your friends and coworkers.

– EFF: How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else)

This can also apply to your family … if you decide to talk about parents, inlaws, siblings, etc.