Micheal’s rantings, ravings, and general banter

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In case you don’t see the problem, the message is saying JavaScript is disabled in my browser (which it was), but the link uses JavaScript. Tell me, how is JavaScript supposed to be used when it is disabled?

There have been times in my life where I’ve wanted to get in to 3D graphic design. There’s this great program called Blender that I play around with from time to time. But there is just no way I can get to this level of incredibleness anytime soon.

Anybody have some tips for a graphic artist wannabe?

In this article, the writer complains about being invisible to women. The problem I have with this article? He has a girlfriend! He does not need to worry about being invisible to women when he isn’t invisible to his girlfriend.

I, on the hand, am invisible to women, and still single.

I like to think I’m decent when it comes to judging people’s actions and words. Here’s a few examples.

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I just did a blog post about Google being evil. Well, Facebook is being evil too. Again.

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Raise your hand if you downloaded Google’s Chrome browser. Now put it down before someone gives you funny looks.

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Here’s a new tool. If a site you are trying to visit and you are not sure if it is you/your ISP, or everybody, try this: http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com

This has always been a pet peeve of mine. I don’t normally share much about myself openly to people, but when I do, I expect some semblance of respect and understanding. Talking down to me or treating the topic of discussion with disregard is not how you treat someone with respect. Especially if they are sharing frustrations …

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After reading the title, I’m sure you are curious as to what PII is. Or maybe you know already and just want to get to the rest of the post. Either way, PII is short for Personally Identifiable Information. Things like your Social Security Number, email address, driver’s license number, and yes, even phone number all encompass PII. So what does this have to do with anything?

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As the creator of the Java programming language, Sun is responsible for maintaining updates to the language and the interpreter and compiler. However, their current update strategy leaves customers at risk even after they have updated.

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