ReasonTV: Obama’s Doublethink Doubletalk

George Orwell defined doublethink as “the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. I wonder if there are some out there who still believe this bullshit.

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Is My Mac’s SuperDrive Dead?

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been unable to burn DVDs on my MacBook Pro. I insert a blank disc whenever the SuperDrive prompts for one, it then checks and checks for about a minute before ejecting the disc. At first I thought this was related to the type of disc I was using, [...]

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On Net Neutrality

This is a response to Gavin Roy‘s post on the subject. While I agree with the basic concept that broadband providers should not place restrictions on users, I believe strongly that a company is entitled to create products that result in better value for their shareholders. I am sure there are good intentions behind “net [...]

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Upgrade and Secure WordPress

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There is a worm making its way around old, unpatched versions of WordPress. Here’s how to avoid getting infected.

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Geeks with Guns & Half-Life

Ruger Mark III Pistol

Accelerometers, drywall and a suppressed .22 caliber Ruger Mark III make for an interesting combination, and a potentially great training system.

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ColdFusion 9: What’s Hot

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Here is my initial take on an article by Ben Forta on the new features of ColdFusion 9.

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Bing.com Honors D-Day

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Nice job Microsoft!

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YouTube HD-fier Script

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This grease monkey script enables HD, when available, for any links on the YouTube Homepage, My Videos & My Favorites.

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Introduction to Ext.Direct

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Evan Trimboli of the Ext-JS team just published an article describing Ext.Direct, a remoting API that is part of Ext 3.0.

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Thesis 1.5 is Now Available

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Thesis 1.5 is available now, and it boasts completely rebuilt options pages as well as some new design options that are quite literally going to revolutionize the way we build websites.

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