Month: July 2004

College Offers Online Degree in ‘Cybersleuthing’

From the Raw Feed:

Champlain College in Vermont announced an online Computer and Digital Forensics program to train students to apprehend criminals who use the Internet to commit crimes. The program targets “cyberforensics” — the forensic analysis and procedures of digital crime. Online students can earn a professional certificate, associates degree or bachelor’s degree entirely online.

I’ve actually always been interested in digital forensics, and getting a degree entirely online might be something to consider down the road — might go good with my journalism degree. Really. But my wife needs to finish her degree, first, which I’m working on getting setup for her as we speak.

July 6, 2004

Ever seen a plywood tuba?

Now you have. Via Fark.

July 6, 2004

EFF’s Top 10 Most-Wanted Patents

The EFF took submissions a while back to name the 10 most ridiculous patents that they could dedicated to help bring down. They’ve now named their 10 targets, and there are some ridiculous ones.

July 5, 2004

Communists

Man spends 30 years collecting 1-million pennies (on a bet with a friend), only to find out that the U.S. Mint won’t exchange them.

July 5, 2004

Employers: Read This

Pay your employees more, and you’ll actually keep labor costs down. Makes smart sense to me, actually.

July 5, 2004

Why Spam Will Never Die

Because, apparently, twenty percent of Americans buy items from Spam e-mails. I say we all do our part to find those people, beat them senseless, and take away their computers and e-mail accounts.

July 5, 2004

Microsoft-owned Publication Recommends Firefox

Slate, the Microsoft-owned online publication, has a good article about why they like FireFox better than MSIE (and who doesn’t?). Link via kottke.

July 5, 2004

Armstrong goes for his Sixth Tour Victory

And if you ever wanted to know what all the jerseys mean, how the guys pee, and other pressing questions, visit this site. If you’re a junkie like me, know how it all works, you just want the news, visit this site, or this kick-ass interactive Flash, or even this blog.

July 5, 2004

Your Tax Dollars At Work

New York City put a up fence to keep morons from diving into shallow water. Two morons climb over fence and dive in anyway, become paralyzed, sue city, win $25 million in free taxpayer money.

July 4, 2004

Say This In One Breath

One of the longest parenthetical phrases in history. From Marlon Brando’s LA Times obituary (reg required):

Marlon Brando, a two-time Academy Award winner who spent much of his career shunning the Hollywood establishment yet earned its enduring admiration through muscular, naturalistic performances that transformed the craft of acting and led peers and critics alike to hail him as the finest actor of his time, has died. He was 80.

You think that could’ve been written a little bit better? Thanks Barney for the tip.

July 4, 2004