Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

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

16-cent Aggravation

Posted on May 6, 2005 by Kevin

After a recent peak, gasoline prices are falling a little. I had bought some for $2.02 and thought that was pretty good. Then I saw gas for $1.96. I had half a tank, but I pulled in to get some … Continue reading →

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Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy

Posted on May 1, 2005 by Kevin

Review of the movie adaptation of Douglas Adam’s popular 5-book trilogy Continue reading →

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Vacation Spam

Posted on April 15, 2005 by Kevin

Not only do I have to deal with my own spam… Continue reading →

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Selfish Spam Filtering

Posted on April 15, 2005 by Kevin

Challenge-response email filtering is abusive. Continue reading →

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Where is Cheney?

Posted on April 6, 2005 by Kevin

So I read that President Bush is heading to the Vatican for the Pope’s funeral. Was Vice President Cheney tied up or something? But that leads me to the question of just where is Cheney. I haven’t heard pea turkey … Continue reading →

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You’re not as clean as you think

Posted on March 16, 2005 by Kevin

Delusions of anonymity Continue reading →

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ChoicePoint, Worse than Hacked

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Kevin

What’s ironic about what happened at ChoicePoint is that they actually sell identify verfication services. For example, if you order a birth certificate online in the United States, you’re probably going through the VitalChek Network (a subsidiary of ChoicePoint) who … Continue reading →

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