Ramblings & ephemera
From Reuters’s “Chinese fugitive leaves cave after 8 years” (5 October 2006):
A Chinese man wanted by police on gun charges has given himself up after hiding in a cave constructed at the back of his house for eight years, the official Xinhua news agency said.
The 35-year-old man from the southeastern city of Fuzhou had tunneled [...]
Posted on October 5th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From Bruce Schneier’s “Burglars and “Feeling Secure” (Crypto-Gram: 15 January 2005):
This quote is from “Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief,” by Bill Mason (Villard, 2003): “Nothing works more in a thief’s favor than people feeling secure. That’s why places that are heavily alarmed and guarded can sometimes be the easiest targets. The single most important [...]
Posted on August 2nd, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From Paul Graham’s “The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn“:
1. Release Early.
The thing I probably repeat most is this recipe for a startup: get a version 1 out fast, then improve it based on users’ reactions.
By “release early” I don’t mean you should release something full of bugs, but that you should release something minimal. [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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Denise talking about me, March 2003:
There’s a fine line between a freedom fighter and a conspiracy theorist … and sometimes I’m not sure which you are.
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Posted on November 22nd, 2005 by Scott Granneman
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I wish Mother Nature would decide if she wants to snow or rain or what.
Added a product to their wishlist:
Good God a'mighty but that big man positively.WAILS on the geetar!
The amazingly loud & good Tony Campanella is just starting. This guy rocked the house last year.
On my way with Robin to the annual Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute show at the Pageant. $15 for a kickass 3 hour + show. Awesomeness!
Daniel Craig = best James Bond ever. Good flick. Amazing fight scene among ropes & flying scaffolding!
About to see Quantum of Solace. I'm just expecting a popcorn movie, so I'm gonna be happy.
Just signed up for Mint to track my finances. http://www.mint.com. So far, it seems great. Really slick interface &easy to use. And free!
Awesome way to search Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, &more: http://keyboardr.com. VERY impressed, I am.
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Debt collection business opens up huge security holes
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