Nonstandard Politics

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I can’t help but wonder if Donald Trump wouldn’t be president-elect right now if America didn’t have such an insatiable appetite for entertainment (amongst other very nasty habits).

Oh well… at least we didn’t have a Bush or Clinton squirm their way into the White House again.

Data Harvesting, Lesson 1

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If you’re ever curious what goes into computer security, take a glimpse at Facebook’s privacy messages in the off-chance that they happen to appear. Make sense? Kudos to you for at least making the attempt. If they don’t—which is usually the case for the small number of people who actually try—consider talking to your local trustworthy IT person. What’s that? You don’t have a local IT person whom you can trust? Okay… now you are starting to understand the current state things.

Having Fun with Domain Implementation

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anacronist.com (domain)
— ceres.anacronist.com (name server + mail server)
— zebes.anacronist.com (site)
—— crocomire.zebes.anacronist.com (name server)
—— draygon.zebes.anacronist.com (web server)
—— phantoon.zebes.anacronist.com (game server)
—— skree.zebes.anacronist.com (nas)
—— dev-chad-lin01.zebes.anacronist.com (linux workstation)
—— dev-chad-lin02.zebes.anacronist.com (linux workstation)
—— dev-chad-mac01.zebes.anacronist.com (mac workstation)
—— dev-chad-win01.zebes.anacronist.com (windows workstation)
—— etc…
— aether.anacronist.com (site)
—— amorbis.aether.anacronist.com (file server)
—— shriekbat.aether.anacronist.com (nas)
—— quadraxis.aether.anacronist.com (virtual machine host)
—— chykka.aether.anacronist.com (name server + directory server)
—— grenchler.aether.anacronist.com (web server)
—— kralee.aether.anacronist.com (windows server)
—— dev-chad-lin01.aether.anacronist.com (linux workstation)
—— etc…

Facebook, In a Nutshell…

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This jocularly-captioned image by the popular Facebook user and “public figure” Shitheadsteve icon-external-link-12x12 is just one of millions uploaded to the popular social networking site every day.