In 2009 Joe Viglione wrote A Study of Lou Reed’s Berlin and Rock & Roll Animal Albums; in it he said: Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner were as potent a duo as Keith Richards and Mick Taylor, and the four make-up the “Golden Era” of both The Rolling Stones and Lou Reed, that period when the recordings were beyond magical…. Lou’s 9/1/73 show still rates as numero uno in my book, […]
So I’m walking down the street and get stopped by an effervescent volunteer who claims to come from UNICEF. Now… come on, who doesn’t like unicef? All around good people who have done good things for kids for a long time, as far as I can tell. But they/she was pressing for a $x per month donation/membership kind of thing. After declining that I asked about a one-time donation on […]
Thanks go out to bruce schneier for pointing out this article in the New Yorker* about the american prison, process, and justice (sic) system. (Below, by adam gopnik.) It’s important, and worth reading (has a great opening line as well.) I’ve spoken, written and read before about the appalling situation of this system; the numbers continue to rise and stagger even more. I think one of the biggest realizations […]
Really? This little line solves so much. Sometimes I wonder what devs are thinking, if anything. Tnx to KG for figuring this one out. <pre>define(‘FS_METHOD’, ‘direct’);</pre> <span style="text-align: left;"> They’re not alone. Don’t get me started on Centos.
I’ve a larger writing project afoot… putting it down to see how it looked in a different format. zen@trouble.org/2012/Draft Your most important systems are your least secure Here’s an easy one. Do you think that your most critical computers – the ones that are most important to your company’s health, wealth, and well-being – are among your most secure? If you answered yes you’re not alone in thinking so, […]