I Was Wrong About UD and Google
Some time ago, Bill Dembski’s weblog, Uncommon Descent, was de-indexed from Google. My assertion at the time was that they
Read moreComputation
Computers, software, programming, and other bits
Me Against Google
Update: This update is up at the top so that some people may keep their blood pressure in check. Since
Read moreGood News from the CA Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court has ruled that web sites are not liable for libellous material on those sites if it
Read morePayPerPost terms
There’s a fair amount of buzz about PayPerPost, a service that links up bloggers and advertisers such that a blogger
Read moreSpam as DoS
The server here handles several WordPress weblogs. I have Akismet running, so they weren’t filling up with spam being served.
Read moreDarwin Online
Darwin Online Dr. John van Wyhe has been on a mission for years now to collect and make available the
Read moreGetting Cozy with Drupal
Recent software upgrades on the server here busted the xtemplate themes that I had set up for three domains running
Read moreSmall Universal Turing Machines
I ran across my copy of Marvin Minsky’s Computation: Finite and Infinite Machines. This isn’t exactly light reading, but it
Read moreUpgrades Break Things
Back when I worked at the Pacific Northwest Laboratory, we worked on a software project hosted on DEC Ultrix workstations.
Read moreAntievolutionary Objections to Evolutionary Computation
Back in 1999, I started a draft of an article about objections to evolutionary computation. It looks like now would
Read moreBartering Blogger Turns Paper Clip Into a Home – –
Bartering Blogger Turns Paper Clip Into a Home – – It’s official. One red paper clip plus the Internet equals
Read moreCode and Recode
Between 1999 and 2001, I wrote over 50,000 lines of code for data collection and data analysis. Well, we’re starting
Read moreThe Modular CV/Resume’
One certain piece of “unavoidable delay” for those of us who are either on soft money or would like to
Read moreComputing This Week
Today I took some time at work to work on getting our FreeBSD server more space. That turned into a
Read moreMore FreeBSD Stuff
I’m going to talk about setting up a laptop computer to boot and run FreeBSD from an external USB 2.0
Read moreFreeBSD OS Upgrading Notes
I’m working on upgrading the OS on a FreeBSD server currently. The server is running version 4.9, and I want
Read moreDisaster of the Week
A personal one: a hard disk on the server that hosts PT went south. I am working on getting things
Read moreTravel Day
My time in the DFW area is coming to an end. I head back to California this afternoon. I had
Read moreScienceDaily: UCSD Project Takes Fish Collection Into The Digital Age
ScienceDaily: UCSD Project Takes Fish Collection Into The Digital Age Project coordinators will create a resource that allows scientists to
Read moreCensorship as Damage
A Reuters news report has Bill Gates saying the government censorship of web sites will not work. Microsoft Corp Chairman
Read more