Monthly Archives: February 2010

Microsoft and Privacy

Posted on 02/25/2010 by Wired Pig

Microsoft, in 2008, published a document detailing the various privacy policies of Microsoft services and the ways that Microsoft can expose user data to law enforcement, among other things. This document, below, was the subject of a DMCA request by … Continue reading →

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Random Noise

Posted on 02/19/2010 by Wired Pig

A few random thoughts – Climate/Global Warming – UK climate researcher Phil Jones, the head of the British Climatic Research Unit tells the BBC that the recent warming trend that began in 1975 is not at all different than two … Continue reading →

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Pirated or Bought

Posted on 02/19/2010 by Wired Pig

Hat to to @Harlem for posting this.

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I am in the planning stages for converting my current WordPress theme from HTML 4 to HTML 5.

Being early in the planning phase I am looking up HTML 5 resources and gathering links that may be useful. Continue reading →

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Just some Google Voice Spam Voice Mail I’ve been getting. Continue reading →

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The Boom Effect Promo

Posted on 02/17/2010 by Wired Pig

Here it is- the promo for the Boom Effect. Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit, Tony Mast of the Back Seat Producers and Philippa Ballantine of Chasing the Bard find a way to both promote the auction and also give social media a gentle ribbing. Continue reading →

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Hard Lessons

Posted on 02/16/2010 by Wired Pig

It’s never easy to hear of or see a child in pain. When it is your child, it’s a thousand fold more difficult. I was, yet again, reminded of this when my youngest had her heart broken. It was the … Continue reading →

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Lutran Airlines

Posted on 02/16/2010 by Wired Pig

As usual I received this from my mom.

Growing up Lutheran I can appreciate the humor in this. Continue reading →

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Familial DNA and You

Posted on 02/12/2010 by Wired Pig

This is something most of America has not heard of. Familial DNA is the process of using found DNA at a crime scene to search for ‘near matches’ in a DNA database when a direct match isn’t found. Continue reading →

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No Cellular Privacy for You!

Posted on 02/11/2010 by Wired Pig

According to a report in CNet, Americans do “not have a legitimate expectation of privacy in the cell phone” location information saved/stored by their cellular provider. This was noted in a 2009 opinion by U.S. District Judge William Pauley in … Continue reading →

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