Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

Just an old guy with opinions that I like to bounce off other people.

The Internet is diverse

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Kevin

I read on Slashdot about a guy being threatened because his blog got higher Google rankings than this business owner. The blogger’s decision not to reply is, in my opinion, a wise one. The Internet is a big place, and … Continue reading →

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My Contribution to National Security

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Kevin

In order to make the air traveling public safer, I submitted to the confiscation of 3 ounces of toothpaste by the TSA. Apparently it’s not how much is in the container, but how big the container (in this case a … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Rant

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Kevin

I just learned that Microsoft requires a separate Windows license for every Virtual machine created to run under Microsoft Virtual PC 2004. With Virtual PC, you can run a separate instance of Windows on a machine already running Windows. It’s … Continue reading →

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South Carolina (SC) “Marriage Amendment”

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Kevin

Tuesday, South Carolinians will vote on Amendment 1, the so-called “Marriage Amendment”. I voted absentee, so I have had the thing to read. I also got a phone call about it from Senator John McCain, someone that I’ve always had … Continue reading →

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Whither the youth?

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Kevin

My view is that the reason youth are largely disinterested in the evangelical church once they “grow up” is that the evangelical church has largely been co-opted from its mission by excursions into right-wing political action. Let me give a … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 17, 2006 by Kevin

My Motorola V557 cell phone pitched off the boat into Lake Hartwell (SC) in about 9 feet of water. One of the more aquatic members of our party dove down and recovered it after about 5 minutes. I removed the … Continue reading →

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I lost my chip

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Kevin

I, like many folks, have a USB flash drive that I carry around (I call it “my chip’). Last week it went missing. I have a backup of the chip, so it was easy to copy stuff onto a new … Continue reading →

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