When RFC1149 was originally published on April 1 1990, it seemed that the entry barrier to implementing this method of encapsulation was too high. But as always in technology, time has seen change and it took a mere 11 years for a working implementation of TCP IP over Avian Carriers to surface. Now with the [...]

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According to about.com the US has significant enrgy savings through their implementation of daylight savings. I never thought of daylight savings as an energy saver, but it must be true. Here’s the excerpt: How Does Daylight Savings Time Save Energy? Theory has it that daylight savings time promotes energy conservation. According to the California Energy [...]

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So according to the Spamhaus project, whose spam realtime blacklists I have just implemented, SAIX.net has at least five listings for hosting spam relays. See them here. I’m not going to bypass these blacklists for the sake of one or two adsl clients that use my mail servers, they must complain to Telkom. It is [...]

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On the back of a new study by Genesis Analytics, the Business Day has ripped Telkom’s pricing structure to shreds with the following articles: 1, 2, 3 and 4. Finally, some of the excellent citizen journalism is taking root in traditional media.

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Due to the untimely demise of my Polo Playa, I have now unexpectedly found myself in the market for a new vehicle. As far as my research goes, the following are options at the top end of my price range (in no particular order): Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline – R136 350 Problem here is that [...]

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Cherryflava points out SCIgen, the perfect way to save my ailing tertiary education attempts. My next thesis is guaranteed to rock with the help of a few MIT students who managed to get computer-generated gibberish to be accepted as a paper at a scientific conference.

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Oh yes. It’s back. As they say, no story is complete without being, well, complete. The reason for delay of the final episode, you ask? The author has been on hiatus in search of a muse. That muse has arrived. Previously on The Espoo Diaries: “…soothing, sultry manner in which certain young Finnish women speak…” [...]

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My car was stolen in Rynfield, Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa on Saturday at around 13:30. Strictly speaking the colour is “Anthracite Blue”, but it looks more like Charcoal (dark grey to black). If you do happen to see it, phone the cops, please. Let’s hope the inevitable insurance chronicle is not a pain in the [...]

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Very, very interesting news – keep an eye on this site for news about Barney Simon’s radio future. I spoke to him on Saturday at The Rock Concert 6 at Carnival City, and he indicated his interest in releasing his show as a podcast while he works on bringing his choice of rock music back [...]

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If you don’t understand my new tagline (Rock Star Hacker in Training), here is something to show you where I’m heading…

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