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A biker was riding along a California beach when suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, “Because you Have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish.”

The biker pulled over and said, “Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can ride over anytime I want.”

The Lord said, “Your request is materialistic, think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports required to reach the bottom of the Pacific!

The concrete and steel it would take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources. I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of something that would honor and glorify me.”

The biker thought about it for a long time. Finally he said, “Lord, I wish that I could understand my wife. I want to know how she feels inside, what she’s thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means when she says nothing’s wrong, and how I can make a woman truly happy.

After a moment the Lord replied, “You want that bridge with two lanes or four?”

Ever heard of it? Don’t worry I hadn’t either. It is apparently the oldest geared mechanism known to have existed. It dates back to 80 B.C. an was found in a shipwreck in 1902. It was believed to have been used to calculate astronomical positions. You can read more about it here on Wikipedia. Check back often as it’s inscription, some 2000 characters, is still being translated.

Sounds like a funny statement but it actually happened. A university IT department apparently put Linux on an Xbox and installed it in their server room. It was then used for their students to work on their web projects. When the helpdesk started getting calls that the site was down a hunt for the missing Xbox began. You can read the entire story here.

So I have said for years as everyone in the security industry has “security is as good as your weakest link”. A couple of auditors for a credit union have performed a very real example. They laid USB drives where employees would find them that had trojans on them. These trojans then emailed persaonal info back out to the auditors. The easy way to audit eh? That is also another example of why anything on your systems not needed to perform business functions should be turned off. I don’t just mean inbound listeners and services but outbound as well. If a user doesn’t HAVE to have email to to their job don’t install it. It would help lessen the impact of situations like this. Remember the biggest key in being secure is to imagine that anything and everything can be exploited. The only truly safe computer is one that’s unplugged, and even then only if the hardrive doesn’t get stolen.

It is a very valid concern that people truly can’t live without their always on email connection. It wasn’t till recently that I couldn’t be away from my business email for more than a short time. That kind of constant need to be in communication with the whole world is what has one Chicago area Sheraton hotel manager wanting to help detox blackberry users. Apparently he personally quit cold turkey and offers a similiar experience to his guests. It’s not a bad idea to take a working vacation from your little always on friend. If you are reading this and have a Blackberry, turn it off for 30 minutes. C’mon, I’m just trying to help.

This is without a doubt the coolest bit of R/C flying I have seen. The timing this guy has to fly like that, inside no less, is amazing. Be sure to check it out.

Update:

For those of you who are more helicopter lovers check out this clip of another amazing job in radio control skills.

My new job is mostly Linux based now which has led me to find this pretty complete listing of BASH commands. I must say I did get a little rusty but it’s all coming back to me now. Hello Linus goodbye Bill.

Click more below to see the commands.

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