General

Recipes

Wow! Thanks to Top Secret Recipes, I now know how to make Girlscout Cookies! Granted, I’d have to get over my aversion to eating food that came out of my pantry, and I’m not sure where I’d find the Girlscouts (or a woodchipper, for that matter), but it’s a start!

“People who trade stocks, trade

“People who trade stocks, trade based on what they feel will move and they can trade for profit. Nobody makes investment decisions based on reading financial filings. Whether a company is making millions or losing millions, it has no impact on the price of the stock. Whether it is analysts, brokers, advisors, Internet traders, or the companies, everybody is manipulating the market. If it wasn’t for everybody manipulating the market, there wouldn’t be a stock market at all. . . .”Jonathan Lebed, at age 15.

1337

For Robyn: the most precise definition of 1337, or ‘leet’.

James Bond OSI

The ISO OSI and IEEE 802 models define a modular approach to networking, with each layer responsible for some discrete aspect of the networking process. Since understanding this model is critical to understanding how networking works, allow James Bond to assist you.

Smart Agents

Working on making intelligent agents that are really smart, researchers at NEC developed software agents that have evolved their own language, in order to better coordinate their hunt.

Newer Phone

Friday, on my way to Atlanta, I returned my Sprint PCS phone. I really liked the phone; the service, however, left much to be desired. Apparently US Unwired, the affiliate who serves as Sprint PCS in my area, has a signal area that extends for a whopping thirty square feet in the city of Huntsville. This includes the mall kiosk where I bought the phone, and possibly the parking lot, too.

Comet Curses

In case you hate Comet Cursor as much as Katie does, here is a wealth of information regarding its tactics, blocking, and removal.

Cups

When Mary suggested this link, I’m sure she didn’t expect me to order a case. I think everything will “come out all right” for our staff party next week.