OnePass program changes for 2003. Non-Elite OnePass members traveling on leisure economy fares in T, Q or V* class of service on Continental may no longer use miles to upgrade to First Class on a Series 0 AllPass Upgrade Reward+ (for travel within or between the 48 contiguous U.S. and Alaska and Canada). Yuck. Don’t … …
The last words I expect to hear from a panhandler after giving spare change: “Please give the full dollar. I have to eat, and ten cents is going nowhere.”
State To Operate Anti-Terrorism Tipline. Big Brother is here. As if the idiotic Shoney’s incident weren’t enough…
Turns out the toolkit included in the FreeBSD PowerPak can be pretty useful after all as the open-motif distribution is available on disc 4. Saved me a ton of time when I tried to install Motif last night. Easily the best money I have ever spent on an operating system… How To Win The War … …
Higazy case revisited. The government tries to cover up its colossal screw-up. What an utter disgrace.
Police Fire Beanbags at 81 – Year – Old. Police in Florida shoot beanbags and pepper spray at an old man in a wheelchair armed with (gasp!) a vase. Pure madness… Did anyone consider just throwing a blanket or sheet over the old coot? This sounds like a textbook example of excessive force. Israeli tank … …
X and PPP dialup are now running, and I am so psyched! Who could have imagined that a fun weekend would consist of reading the FreeBSD Handbook and recompiling UNIX kernels? :-p GEORGE W. BUSH HATES AMERICA. Too easy a target, but you know it’s true. Our Sandbox FF league finally drafted (almost a week … …
Just installed FreeBSD for the first time. Not as easy as I had hoped it would be, but I’m having fun with it… Once I get X running, I will be sitting pretty. Count Zero (by William Gibson) is turning out to be a fantastic read. I am already looking forward to the last book … …
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The Israeli Army is destroying the homes of relatives of past suicide bombers in hopes that this will deter future suicide bombers. On the contrary, I believe this simply leaves some (justifiably) pissed-off and impoverished people with little else to lose but their lives. Lightning storm killed the modem this weekend. What a pain. This … …