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Author Archives: paulschreiber
Prius AV
the f-secure folks tried to hack a Prius via Bluetooth. The Prius stood strong.
The Hal Bergman Photostream
Hal Bergman’s gorgeous photos. damn.
my prius’ check engine light
so my prius check engine light came on the other day. now, i knew from the internet that the most common cause of this is a loose gas cap. so, i promptly unscrewed my gas cap and re-screwed it in. tight. i started the car again. light still on. went to bed. started the car …
CMU prof tells RIAA off
Cary Sherman weasled an op-ed out of the Post-Gazette where he spread the usual BS. CMU Professfor of Computer Science and art Roger Dannenberg told the RIAA where to go: Mr. Sherman, you say that stealing “is not OK,” and yet I have musician friends who cannot get RIAA members to pay them the royalties …
funny craiglist roommate ad
from toronto: If you have screaming fights with your boyfriend every 3 days, or teach aerobics in the living room, please don’t call. Bonus points if you can sew or have a hot brother(s).
hot type action
jason kottke points out all sorts of crazy/amazing features found in the mercury text font family.
applied moneyball
Michael Lewis, who wrote Moneyball, has a nice piece in the New York Times illustrating the principles behind his book: He finished his career at Notre Dame with the third-most hits in N.C.A.A. history, the second-highest batting average and the most stolen bases ever at Notre Dame, and he led his team, in 2002, to …
yay tsa
your tax dollars at work: A uniformed pilot waits impatiently at a checkpoint for 10 minutes while two screeners from the Transportation Security Administration scrutinize every item in his carry-on bag. After he was allowed to go on his way, he explained why it took so long. “They told me they had to make sure …
tiger mail: cage fighter
Cage Fighter restores Mac OS X Mail to its former glory.