Monthly Archives: July 2010

Portland: as a list

Posted on July 26, 2010 by cbd

My trip to Portland, list style: travel, breaktime, beer, and food. Continue reading →

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Odds and ends WPA

Posted on July 18, 2010 by cbd

A summary of WPA 2010 in Philadelphia: good sessions, my talk went well, and good beer with Jeff. Continue reading →

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Tag A tag cloud

Posted on July 17, 2010 by cbd

Tag cloud for From A to <A>, my edited collection from Minnesota Continue reading →

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Slow numbers

Posted on July 12, 2010 by cbd

My department’s general education enrollment continues to decline. We need to diversify our Continue reading →

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Okay

Posted on July 10, 2010 by cbd

Got this error message from Yahoo yesterday: “Something seems to be wrong. [Click] Ok.” Continue reading →

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Work pays, I guess

Posted on July 9, 2010 by cbd

An unexpected check arrives in the mail: an $800 tax credit. Continue reading →

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tcpdump

Posted on July 3, 2010 by cbd

Using tcpdump: tcpdump -A -i en1 -s0 Continue reading →

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Madelyn’s computer time

Posted on July 2, 2010 by cbd

Madelyn’s computer time is increasing, in part because she’s about to get her own computer. We’re using the parental controls in Mac OS X to keep her from using the computer too much. Continue reading →

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When copyright goons attack

Posted on July 1, 2010 by cbd

ASCAP and NAMP go after Creative Commons, EFF, and Public Knowledge. Good responses from Mike Masnick and Gigi Sohn. Continue reading →

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