AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 10:52 PM ----- BODY:

Vacation...



well, I'm off to my vacation. Last day at work was today, now off to the desert for a few weeks. maybe I'll have something important to say when I get back, but probably not.... -------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 3:23 PM ----- BODY:

Don't do Shit!



I'm really hoping that the gov doesn't put this "Economic Stimulus Package" through...things are going ok, and it looks like things are going to work out...the market is doing ok, and the supply/demand thresholds are looking like they are about to fall into equilibrium again.

For fuck's sake don't monkey things up with artificial markets... -------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 11:30 AM ----- BODY:

Terrorism 101



ok...so a couple of threads come together and it gets me thinking...with undoubtedly another wave of attacks on the horizon, and some bio threats sitting around as well...what would you use as the delivery mechanism?

We're seeing, I think, some proof-of-concpt going on right now...send some contaminated paper to a few targeted locations that if it hits, it will definatly get broadcast out for all to see/hear. There may have been a few other "Love Letters" sent out, each employing different methodologies.

So if we've seen a contaminated paper proof of concept, why not make the true bioattack using contaminated currency? Currency gets moved around a lot, handled by a lot of people, and in theory, richer, softer Americans handle more of it (not counting, say, cashiers or something)...

and, once again, it's using our own symbols of power and success against us...what happens whan Americans are affread to even handle money?


-------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 10:20 PM ----- BODY:

Today not so bad...

as I noted before, I though today would be shit...but it wasn't...I got more done, there was no political battles, I had drinks with friends after work, the weather here in the Bay Area was awesome!

next week is the last one at the current gig...guess I'll see how that goes ;) -------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 9:56 PM ----- BODY:

Gotta disagree with Glenn...



The solution to airport security does not lie in the hands of the federal governement, as noted here..

Obviously, Airport security should become more local...let mayors compete for "Safest Airport in America" to try to earn tourist dollars...those the run seemingly "unsafe" airports will lose dollars as no one will fly into nor out of thier city.

some may be lost in the process, but with some competition, in the end, we will probably see some great innovation in how to make an airport safe AND efficient without violating basic civil liberties....

add to that the issue the you'll never know the drill from one airport to the next, that'll keep "would-be's" off guard enough...instead of trying to build a big wall, we should be circling the wagons so that the aggressors will never know where the next shot will come from...

it also provides for one person to be directly accountable if anything like this ever happens again...we havn't heard nearly enough about whomever was in charge of security at Logan...I know it was some FAA flunky who is still is employed at the FAA, just not at Logan...

when things go wrong at the federal level, blame is dispearsed until it disappears...when something goes wrong at a local level, you know exactly who to look to....
-------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 12:26 AM ----- BODY:

And I thought McNeeley was a libertarian....




This link is proof positive against the flip floppers who want less government in good times and more in bad times.

Fuck...pick a side and stick with it for christsake!

I give Sun about 3 years before they fall to HP level marketshare...Wintel may be a lion, but at least you know who your getting in bed with....

National ID system my ass! Hey Scott..Java's dead, get over it. (did I mention I'm a Java developer?) -------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 10:08 PM ----- BODY:

Today was a good day...



I got most of the errors cleaned up at work, people left me alone, all the cars got out of the left lane on the freeway as I came barreling up on them, the stocks I grabbed two weeks ago shot up, and only six more days left with my current employer...

every once in a while it all comes together....this probably means tomorrow will be shit.... -------- AUTHOR: TomCarr DATE: 8:20 PM ----- BODY:

Project "Complete"



well...the latest web project is at least complete enough for Prime Time....so This is Dust Pipe

*sigh* wrist is starting to hurt --------