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• Cyberculture & the Net

  Notice anything different?

  10.07.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Yup, that’s right…everything. I traded in my original (hacked beyond recognition) red theme, for a new, more functional minimalistic theme. It’s amazing what a fresh coat of CSS will do for a site. All the code under the hood has been overhauled as well.
  I also changed the name of the site from :skyecade online [...]

• Rogue Bytes

  What an interesting few weeks it’s been.

  09.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Sarah Palin’s Yahoo account got hacked by Anonymous. – This has been all over the news, so I’m sure you’ve heard it by now. But in case you haven’t, here’s some coverage. – PC World, ComputerWorld, Fox News.
  International Space Station infected by a Virus. – That’s just sad. Really, really sad.
  Google launches Chrome [...]

• Rogue Bytes

  Court case turned upside down because of a blog

  05.31.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Boston Globe ran a story today about a Pediatrician who was betrayed by his very own blog while defending himself in a malpractice suit involving the death of one of his patients.
  His name is Robert P. Lindeman. Apparently, the case was leaning in his favor, at least until the opposing counsel sprung the following [...]

• Rogue Bytes

  At least Boston reacted

  02.02.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I feel like I’m living in bizarro world — reading all these stories about how people around the country are claiming that Boston officials overreacted to electronic devices scattered across the city. Are you serious? Who are these people?

  Are you telling me that those devices couldn’t be mistaken for a bomb? Why not? Is it [...]

• Upcoming Events

  Macworld Conference & Expo

  01.09.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  We’re less than thirty minutes away from Steve Jobs taking center stage at the annual Macworld Conference & Expo. This year promises to be pretty exciting, so say the experts.
  You can check out live coverage of the keynote, courtesy of uneasysilence.com. They also have a list of other websites offering live coverage of the [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  Jason Calacanis resigns

  11.17.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Jason Calacanis of AOL/Netscape has resigned. In case you don’t know who he is, let me refresh your memory. He is this guy.
  Though he may be despised by a good chunk of the digg community, he is still arguably one of the most respected business men in the internet world. This news will surely send [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  Digg vs Netscape: It’s on!

  07.26.06 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  I’m a huge fan of Digg.com. I have been for quite a while now. I think the concept is brilliant; user submitted news, promoted to the front page by other users. No editors, no censorship, no agendas, just users. Democracy at its best. Sure, it has its share of problems, but by and large it’s [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  Internet Freedom Preservation Act

  05.20.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Senators Olympia Snowe(R) from Maine and Byron Dorgan(D) from North Dakota propose an Internet Freedom Preservation Act.
  ISPs would not be allowed to “block, interfere with, discriminate against, impair or degrade” access to content or to prevent users from attaching devices of their choosing to the network. They would also be barred from making special [...]