Father of Internet honored posthumously

Jonathan Bruce Postel (pronounced /pəˈstÉ›l/; 6 August 1943 – 16 October 1998) made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly in the area of standards. He is principally known for being the Editor of the Request for Comment (RFC) document series, and for serving as the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority until his […]

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Eliminate Spam

This can be done. It is beyond me why it has not happened yet. Firstly you should know that these spam filters, these little applets that move suspected spam into a designated Spam folder, are a complete waste of time, money, effort resources etc. etc. They do not work. The fact that they move suspected […]

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A better mousetrap

As someone who makes his living with a keyboard all day long, I sometimes find myself pondering the ultimate keyboard. First off I’ll let you in on a little known secret: the mouse needs to die. The mouse as a pointing device is counter productive. Yes, it’s counter productive. The mouse is great and intuitive […]

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Dossier

Conceived: ~ Jan 1961, Ft Worth Texas. This fact is the basis for my so for undisputed claim to be a Native Texan. Born: Nov 1 1961 Sculthorpe England. Yep, in the womb about 10 months. Father was in military stationed at US occupied Royal Air Force Base outside of London. We returned to Ft […]

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