I’m still busy, but got quite a bit done yesterday, which helps. I'm feeling pressure to get a lot done this week though, since next Monday begins an eight-day Saints home-stand, and I know I’d better get the little stuff off my plate before then, or I’m going to feel swamped.
Today, it’s a mix of geek news and local politics. I guess it’s pretty much the normal mix, but for some reason I noticed the clear distinction today. I’m not sure having multiple foci is a good thing, but hey, it’s what interests me.
- A bunch of Minnesotans were Gunning for fun last weekend. I need to set a reminder for myself not to miss the fall shoot on September 18th. More information is available at the Spring and Fall Machine Gun Shoots page. [press-patch]
- Well, no surprises here. The Crown Hydro plant is voted down by Park Board, with Commissioner Dziedzic saying he got
150 calls and letters that were 99.9 percent against Crown Hydro
. Either mine wasn’t tallied, or I was the only one to call in favor. Clean Water Action did an emergency phone campaign yesterday, but I suspect it was too late, and at least in the case of Dziedzic, a waste of time. But I think the bigger problem is that Crown Hydro hasn’t done a good job of explaining the plan to people, and maybe doesn’t have as compelling of a plan as they think. I think plans to utilize the lower falls are probably a higher priority. [strib] - Minneapolis acts to curb begging, trying to make it illegal to solicit someone in a rest room, at a bus or light-rail stop or shelter, at a crosswalk, in public transportation, at a sidewalk cafe, in a parked or stopped vehicle, within 20 feet of an ATM machine. Getting panhandled here in Minneapolis is a nuisance, but if they want to see real aggressive panhandling, they should see San Francisco sometime. [strib]
- We’re not quite at the mercy of Verisign just yet. VeriSign Told to Bolster Antitrust Claims against ICANN, which is preventing them from putting up their SiteFinder, which is almost as annoying as the .org.com redirect problem in Mac OS X which sends you to digimedia.com. Grumble. [slashdot]
- Here’s a guy who took a look at Fragmentation in HFS Plus Volumes and came to the conclusion that
Defragmentation on HFS+ volumes should not be necessary at all, or worthwhile, in most cases, because the system seems to do a very good job of avoiding/countering fragmentation.
That’s good news for users of Mac OS X, but bad news for companies who used to make disk tools. [slashdot] - Yahoo’s New Standard Could Reduce Spam by implementing signatures for
valid
email servers. I guess it stands a shot of working, but getting there is going to be a pain in the ass, and spammers will probably find a way around it anyhow. Donncha has more, including links to other comments people have made about DomainKeys. [wired]