Monthly Archives: August 2005

Pirates of Silicon Valley DVD

Posted on 16 August 2005 by tychay

MacMinute clued me in to the fact that Pirates of Silicon Valley is coming out on DVD. I recorded this movie when I last had cable (back in 1999) because I was out the days it aired. I enjoyed this … Continue reading →

Posted in books, business and economics, Macintosh, society and culture | 6 Comments

More libertarian hypocracy. Why big business rules…

Posted on 14 August 2005 by tychay

From a comment on Mark’s blog:
I don’t remember who said this, but recently I read something interesting about business
mom and pop kind of business, do what they want and offer it to you. (meaning if you like it, they will … Continue reading →

Posted in business and economics, religion and politics | 3 Comments

PHP Security, the oxymoron

Posted on 10 August 2005 by tychay

Well now that some of you have met me from OSCON, you are probably thinking to yourself, “What’s the deal with your blog? There is no PHP in there, you poser.”
How true.
I better start writing some stuff, before they kick … Continue reading →

Posted in PHP | 37 Comments

FYIFV?

Posted on 10 August 2005 by tychay

I was catching up on Mark’s blog when I read a reference to FUIFV.
Dave Coursey’s memory is a bit off.

Posted in society and culture | 1 Comment

Switched back to DSL

Posted on 9 August 2005 by tychay

I’m back up.
Comcast was very funny.
For the last half-year, if the cable modem goes down, by the time they address the problem, it is gone. Since addressing the problem means sending an engineer which costs me and Comcast a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in business and economics, computers | 1 Comment