Techie Manager

Wired News has published that Scientists have successfully modified the AIDS-causing HIV in such a way that it can attack metasticized melanoma (cancer cells). The impact of genetic research on cancer research is in and of itself amazing. To mix this with the strategy of using one strong enemy against another is brilliance! Research will [...]

How it really went down - c/o the New Yorker (by way of JWZ):
“Oh, it’s like that?” Mr. Cheney queried.
“Whut? Whut?” Mr. Leahy shot back.
“Once again,” Mr. Cheney replied (quite obviously quoting a lyric from Ice Cube’s 1990 album, “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted”), “it’s on.”
As a quick-thinking senatorial aide switched on the Senate’s public-address system and [...]

From Risks Digest #23.19:
Bank ATMs Converted to Steal Bank Customer IDs
A team of organized criminals is installing equipment on legitimate bank ATMs in at least 2 regions to steal both the ATM card number and the PIN. The team sits nearby in a car receiving the information transmitted wirelessly over weekends and evenings from equipment [...]

Three members of the SETI@home team will head to Puerto Rico this month to point the Arecibo radio telescope at up to 150 spots identified as the source of possible signals from intelligent civilizations.

B3TA has picked the Top 10 Best Flash movies ever. I pretty much agree with every selection, except for #10.

DNS Bajaj - a DNS query and display tool.
Want a baby but also want to avoid missing the Super Bowl? Check out the Birth and Labor Conflict Catcher.
I’ve always been fascinated by symbols, especially hobo marks. From this we now have “wibo marks” which mark areas with free wireless Internet access.

Ran into a strange problem today. A week-old XP box that could log in to a domain yesterday suddenly couldn’t today. We were getting an error box that said:
Windows cannot connect to the domain either because the domain controller is down or otherwise unavailable or because your computer account was not found.
It winds [...]

Here’s some band/album recommendations:
Niacin, Time Crunch
These guys have just become one of my favorite bands. Jazz/rock (not really fusion) featuring Billy Sheehan on bass, John Novello on keyboards, and Dennis Chambers on drums. I remember seeing Billy play with Talas quite a few times when I was a teenager in Buffalo, NY. [...]

Heather and I actually got the chance to slip out of the house today to see Star Wars Episode II with my bro-in-law Bill (thanks to my parents for babysitting). Wow, I was actually very happy with the movie!
I went expecting the worst - Lucas really royally f’d up Episode I, [...]

The post BD-X unemployment period has thankfully come to an end. Yours truly is now the Managing Director of Technology for The Debt Exchange.
DebtX is a “business-to-business marketplace for the auction of commercial real estate and business loans. It is an open, market-driven exchange that reduces transaction costs, compresses transaction cycles, and [...]