Technophiles Anonymous

2009-12-21T20:37:00.002-06:00

Why I pretend I don't know anything about computers (COMIC): http://digg.com/d31DTif?t

Connect To A Shared Windows 7 Printer From Mac OS X Snow Leopard

2009-12-19T14:15:00.009-06:00

Below I have listed a brief set of instructions on how to connect to a shared printer on a Windows 7 host from Mac OS X Snow Leopard.  These instructions assume that you already have a printer shared on your Windows 7 host (without a space in the share name) and have file and print sharing enabled in Windows 7.

On The Windows 7 Host:

Create a new user account used explicitly for printing. This will allow you to change your password for your regular user account without having to change settings on your Mac.

Right-Click the 'Computer' icon on your Desktop and select 'Manage'
Expand 'Local Users and Groups'
Select Users
Right-Click anywhere in the list and select 'New User'

User Name: print
Description: Printer User
Password: <password>
Un-Check 'User must change password and next logon'
Check 'User cannot change password' and 'Password Never Expires'
Click 'Create'

On The Mac OS X Snow Leopard Host:

Open 'System Preferences'

Click 'Print & Fax'
Click '+'
Right-Click anywhere on the Toolbar and select 'Customize Toolbar'
Add the 'Advanced' icon to the Toolbar and click 'Done'
Click 'Advanced'

Type: Windows
URL: smb://print:<password>@<Windows7Hostname>/<PrinterShareName>
Name: <AnythingYouWant>
Print Using: Select Printer Software
Add

It's as easy at that.

*To hide the new "print" user from the Windows Welcome Screen, do this.

Welcome To The Family

2009-10-08T18:51:00.001-05:00

Interesting

2009-09-30T17:42:00.000-05:00

Interesting  comparisons....conservatives and liberals:

•If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy one.
•If a liberal  doesn't like guns, he feels that no one should have  one.
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•If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat.
•If a liberal  is, he wants to ban all meat products for  everyone.
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•If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat his  enemy.
•A liberal wonders how to surrender gracefully and still look  good.
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•If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
•If a  liberal is homosexual, he loudly demands legislated  respect.
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•If a black man or Hispanic man is conservative, they see themselves as  independently successful.
•Their liberal counterparts see themselves as  victims in need of government  protection.
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•If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his  situation.
•A liberal wonders who is going to take care of  him.
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•If a conservative doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches  channels.
•Liberals demand that those they don’t like be shut  down.
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•If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn’t go to church.
•A  liberal non-believer wants any mention of God or religion  silenced.
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•If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for  it, or may choose a job that provides it.
•A liberal demands that the rest of  us pay for his.

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What I Was Trying to Say . . .

2009-09-22T18:43:00.002-05:00

What I was trying to say with my last post: http://digg.com/d3155Gk#

My Little Rant

2009-09-21T22:51:00.004-05:00

Before Angela and I moved to Marshfield, we had had a great experience with Verizon Wireless as our wireless carrier. However, once we moved, the reception at our new apartment left a lot to be desired. We had little, to no reception anywhere on the north side of town. My first instinct was the check out the Verizon Wireless Network Extender. The Network Extender is a femtocell. As Wikipedia explains, a femtocell is a small cellular base station, typically designed for use in a home or small business. It connects to the service provider’s network via broadband (such as DSL or cable); current designs typically support 2 to 4 active mobile phones in a residential setting. A femtocell allows service providers to extend service coverage indoors, especially where access would otherwise be limited or unavailable. What a great idea, I thought. The price was a ridiculous $249, didn't support 3G, and whenever we used it, it would use minutes against our plan. Furthermore, it used our Internet connection and allowed other Verizon customers to use it. So, let me get this straight . . . I get stuck paying $249 because Verizon has poor coverage in my house and they use my Internet connection to place my calls. Yeah, that makes sense. I mean how is me using this device detrimental to them? It is less burden on their network and more on mine. As long as it worked, I guess I didn't really care. After some research, I found out that we live in the Extended Enhanced Services Area, not the Enhanced Services Area. Therefore, the Network Extender wasn't an option.

Now, Verizon isn't the only wireless carrier that offers such a device. Sprint has the Airave, T-Mobile has the HotSpot@Home, and ATT is going to be coming out with the 3G MicroCell. All of them have a different pricing structure (both upfront and monthly), but all are nonetheless BS. Again, customers get stuck paying an upfront cost, and in some cases a monthly cost, because a wireless carrier has poor reception. Yet, by purchasing a femtocell they take less burden off the carrier's actual wireless network. IMHO, it would make more sense to charge customers the cost of the device and give unlimited minutes unconditionally. That way, you have a happy customer that has great coverage. In my case, I switched carriers and Verizon lost $150 a month from me (pennies for them).

About Apple's Keynote - From Digg.com Comments

2009-06-08T14:37:00.002-05:00

This whole conference was crap. All Apple did was bash Windows, introduce a service pack for Leopard priced at 29USD, and introduce a phone which, well, is only evolutionary, and tell everyone in the US that tethering via AT&T isn't an option for god-knows-what-reason.

They also took out an ExpressCard slot from their MacBook Pros, worsened the battery situation on said laptops, and generally just ripped everyone off. What a waste of time.

What was with the Windows-bashing? They didn't even give a reason. All they said was that it's built on top of Vista... well, duh? Snow Leopard is built on top of Leopard. That's supposed to mean something? Apple is spending a good amount of effort trying to become the biggest troll on the planet... for what? What's the benefit? Too many of my friends were turned off by the unnecessary Windows-bashing; I guess if Apple was trying to win over the enterprise crowd, they did a good job of alienating them right from the start.

By gcnaddict

New Computers

2009-05-24T01:37:00.004-05:00

Shortly before graduating I decided it was time for a new computer. Apple was the first choice because of my desire to change to a Mac as my primary machine and their educational discount. So, I got this great deal on a previous generation iMac. Well, after about a week of using it, I noticed about 10 random specs on the screen. Turns out there was tons of dust trapped between the actual screen and the outside glass display. No good! One of my biggest pet peeves is dust trapped under screens. Either do it right or don't do it at all. Unfortunately, I sent my iMac back. I wasn't sure what to get next. The newer, Aluminum MacBooks have the same type of display, so it was between a Mac mini or a plastic, white MacBook. After reading about some problems with the Mac mini I decided to try my luck with the white MacBook. Ha! After about two days I noticed my gradient grays were showing up as a nastly yellow. Apple deemed the screen defective and now that is heading back. Now I stuck using my trusty, old iBook as the motherboard in my slightly, faster Windows PC decided to fail.

What do I do next?

To be honest, I thinking I'm going to pick up a Lenovo ThinkPad T400. I can get a great deal on an excellent computer for less than $1000. I really wanted a Mac, but until they can figure out their screen issues I'm done.

I'm Getting This Car

2009-03-16T08:56:00.000-05:00

Nice

2009-03-16T08:53:00.000-05:00

Dance, Dance

2009-02-17T21:21:00.001-06:00

BOOMBOX from Ely Kim on Vimeo.

Current State of the Economy

2009-02-16T20:16:00.002-06:00

Why our current economy is nothing like that of the Great Depression.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123457303244386495.html

1967 Computer Prediction

2009-01-16T16:59:00.001-06:00

Good Video

2008-12-20T00:22:00.000-06:00

Priceless

2008-11-13T19:00:00.003-06:00

A New Twist

2008-11-07T18:12:00.001-06:00

The Treatment of Bush Has Been a Disgrace

2008-11-05T19:35:00.000-06:00

Good Read:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122584386627599251.html

Don't You Want a Pepsi?

2008-11-02T16:20:00.001-06:00

Do You Still Want Free Heathcare?

2008-10-31T22:08:00.001-05:00

McCain Says Progessive Tax is Not Spreading the Wealth

2008-10-31T21:33:00.002-05:00

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/spreading_the_wealth_and_killi.html

Well Said

2008-10-31T11:05:00.001-05:00

Taxes

2008-10-30T16:57:00.001-05:00

Do-It-Yourself Fact-Checking

2008-10-30T16:55:00.002-05:00

An absolute must read!

Taxes are back in the news. Barack Obama promises to raise them, but only on people making more than $250,000, or maybe $200,000, or maybe $150,000. But really, he's going to cut them for 95% of us. Trust him. He's not going to cut them for the super-rich, and only the super-rich, like George W. Bush did.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/doityourself_factchecking.html

Netflix Finally Brings 'Watch Instantly' to Macs

2008-10-27T17:12:00.002-05:00

In a move that seemed like it would never, ever, ever happen, Netflix has finally managed to bring its streaming video technology (and decent library) to Macs everywhere, thanks to Microsoft's Silverlight.

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Obama's Four Tax Increases for People Earning Under $250K

2008-10-27T17:11:00.003-05:00

I've worked as the state level media and strategy director on three Presidential election campaigns -- I know how "promises" work -- so I analyzed Senator Obama's promises by looking for loopholes. The first loophole was easy to find: Senator Obama doesn't "count" allowing the Bush tax cuts to lapse as a tax increase.

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Qik Announces Client for BlackBerry Devices

2008-10-26T20:51:00.003-05:00

Qik announces client for BlackBerry devices, world jumps for joy.

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19 Ways to Slash Your Utility Bill

2008-10-26T12:00:00.002-05:00

Good Read:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4288639.html

Must Watch!

2008-10-18T12:50:00.001-05:00

How NOT To Use PowerPoint

2008-09-16T11:27:00.002-05:00

Funny video on how NOT to use PowerPoint. Funny and true.

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Awesome!

2008-09-09T20:54:00.001-05:00

Good Story

2008-09-04T18:25:00.002-05:00

Check this out. I got a good laugh from it.

http://evil-klown.blogspot.com/2008/09/life-and-how-it-all-happened.html

Why Are You Explaining My Job As If I'm an Idiot? [COMIC]

2008-09-03T22:47:00.002-05:00

Dilbert offers the best definition of management I've read so far.

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How Will Men Die in 2008? [PIC]

2008-08-17T17:37:00.002-05:00

Interesting.

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Good Story

2008-05-27T20:34:00.002-05:00

GTA IV

2008-05-06T07:24:00.001-05:00

7 Confessions Of An Apple Macintosh Specialist

2008-04-28T10:06:00.001-05:00

I glanced down and spotted something on the ground. As I knelt down to pick it up I saw it was a tattered white envelope bearing the words, "7 Confessions of an Apple Mac Specialist." Its contents, inside...

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A Good Read

2008-03-26T19:52:00.003-05:00

Made in the USA: Spoiled brats

Sports Illustrated Is Opening Their Archives

2008-03-18T17:34:00.002-05:00

Starting Thursday every word SI has ever published will be free and online.

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Best Video Explaining Net Neutrality Ever

2008-03-04T22:48:00.003-06:00

Individuals invented the Internet yet corporations claim they own own it - they claim it's their private property. Please watch this video.

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New Nine Inch Nails record available for download RIGHT NOW!

2008-03-02T20:52:00.002-06:00

NIN surprises us with an unexpected self-released album: almost 2 hours / 36 instrumental tracks described as "music for daydreams." Available as a $5 download, or a FREE album-length download, as well as a variety of physical configurations. The new business model done right?

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Banned Bud Light Commercial - 'Who Cut The Cheese'

2008-03-01T12:31:00.002-06:00

Bud Light - Superbowl 2008 'Who Cut The Cheese'. This special ad was originally made for Superbowl 2008, but was deemed to controversial for TV... so now it's released only for internet viewing!

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VMware

2008-02-26T19:27:00.001-06:00

Good Deal on Tuition

2008-02-21T10:10:00.005-06:00

In a radical change to its financial aid program, Stanford University will announce today that it will no longer charge tuition to students whose families earn less than $100,000 a year.In addition, the university will waive room and board fees for students whose families earn less than $60,000 a year.

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Thank You Verizon Wireless [Praise]!

2008-02-16T11:35:00.001-06:00

Dear Consumerist-

This last month I went over my monthly airtime allowance (700 minutes) for my cellphone plan. I e-mailed Verizon Wireless to ask them if they had more accurate usage information available than what was posted under "My Account" on their website. This is the e-mail I received back:

In review of your account, I found that your current airtime usage estimate is 723 peak minutes of use between the two lines on your Family SharePlan. Please keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an exact airtime usage amount. Some airtime may take up to 90 days to be reported and billed, thus you may see an increase in your current airtime estimates within the next few days.

You are a valued customer and we appreciate your business. In an effort to provide stellar customer service, I have added 100 Bonus minutes to each of the lines on your account for the next three months at no additional charge. This additional airtime will expire on April 23, 2008. Hopefully this bonus airtime will prevent potential overage charges on your next billing statement provided you do not exceed your allowance of 900 minutes.

I just thought Verizon Wireless should receive a little praise. This isn't the first time that they have bailed me out.

Thanks,
Scott T.

Favre

2008-01-29T22:27:00.001-06:00

Democrats' Dishonesty

2008-01-29T13:50:00.001-06:00

WLUK [FOX] Green Bay - Why They Are Wrong

2008-01-20T11:30:00.001-06:00

This Sunday is going to be big in Green Bay as the Packers are in the NFC Championship game after one of the best seasons in team history. If you're like me, you love football in high definition. Unfortunately, if you live in the WLUK market you will not be receiving the game in HD over cable.

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Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?

2008-01-15T10:44:00.001-06:00

"Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?" is a children's book dedicated to "Helping Your Child Understand the Stay-At-Home Server." At first we snarked at this over-the-top marketing propaganda. But then it made us crap our pants with laughter. Microsoft is Brainwashing Children!

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Awesome Packers Clip

2007-12-19T12:32:00.001-06:00

Funny Mac Commercial

2007-12-13T21:59:00.000-06:00

Favre's 250th Start

2007-12-10T13:24:00.001-06:00

Slideshow of photos from Favre's 250th start.

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It Isn't Always About Football . . .

2007-12-06T22:23:00.000-06:00

Why Brett Favre is the classiest guy in the NFL. Click here.

Check Out Mason Brothers' Red Owl

2007-12-06T21:34:00.001-06:00

Check out Masons Brothers' Red Owl at http://www.masonsredowl.com

Favre 2007 Sportman of the Year

2007-12-04T17:56:00.001-06:00

NEW YORK — Brett Favre's standout season for the resurgent Green Bay Packers has earned him the title of 2007 Sports Illustrated sportsman of the year, making him the fourth quarterback to win the award in its 53-year history.

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Favre

2007-12-03T19:45:00.000-06:00

Study: Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet

2007-11-29T23:36:00.001-06:00

Government-commissioned study says old, inefficient 'beer fridges' one in three Canadian households has contribute significantly to global warming by guzzling gas- and coal-fired electricity.

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Bumper Stickers

2007-11-18T13:32:00.000-06:00

“Health Care Is A Right” - Says who? This one perfectly captures the entitlement mentality of liberals. I am owed whatever I want and someone else is going to pay for it.

“Defend America, Defeat Bush” - On the list of Threats to America, I would rank “Terrorists” in first place and “President Bush” in 436,957,647th place just below “Crabgrass.”

“Pro-Child, Pro-Choice” - I’m for the kids, but I’m also for aborting them willy-nilly too. This bumper sticker has the intellectual consistency of “Pro-Ants, Pro-Raid."

For more gems check out this link.

The Evolution of Apple Products

2007-11-11T11:38:00.000-06:00

*This photo was taken from http://www.jowstr.com/2007/10/14/apple-evolution-poster/

Pownce Profile

2007-10-24T19:03:00.000-05:00

Check out my Pownce profile @ http://pownce.com/setrusko/. I put some interesting things up there. That way I don't clutter this blog. If you want to create a Pownce account let me know and I'll send you an invite.

Car vs. deer crashes: We're No. 3 in nation

2007-10-24T16:21:00.000-05:00

Car vs. deer crashes: We're No. 3 in nation
The Associated Press

Wisconsin is third in the nation when it comes to crashes between deer and vehicles, State Farm Insurance said today.

The company based its rankings on claims data from the last half of last year and first half of this year along with motor vehicle registration counts from the Federal Highway Administration.

West Virginia is the place where drivers are most likely to hit deer, with an estimated 1 in 57 chance of hitting one in the next 12 months, the company said. Michigan is next at 1 in 86.

Drivers in Wisconsin have a 1 in 99 chance of hitting a deer in the next year.

The best bet for avoiding deer? Hawaii. Drivers there have only a 1 in 16,624 chance of hitting a deer, State Farm said.

The number of deer-vehicle collisions increased 6.3 percent nationwide in the past year, State Farm said. The average property damage cost of a deer crash was up 3 percent to almost $2,900.

Clean Up

2007-10-13T00:28:00.000-05:00

I cleaned up house a bit on this blog. It was starting to get full of junk everywhere. Let me know if there is something that you would like to see added, removed, or brought back.

Microsoft Says College Students Can 'Steal' Office

2007-09-15T18:57:00.001-05:00

Want Office Ultimate 2007 for $59.95? Check this out. It really is a steal.

Direct Link: http://www.theultimatesteal.com/

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Las Vegas Water Show Videos

2007-09-15T14:28:00.001-05:00

Windows Vista

2007-09-15T14:14:00.000-05:00

So, I finally installed Windows Vista on my regular computer. I wasn't quite sure that it was the right thing to do because I really didn't have any real issues with Windows XP Pro, nor did I really want to spend the money on the Windows Vista Business upgrade. I recall that Dave's department gave him Vista Business for free through the Microsoft Developer's Network Academic Alliance but in the past that wasn't the case with my department. So, last week I was thinking about Vista and I decided to check again to see if my department had it available yet. Surprisingly it did have it available and a bunch of other apps for free (I ended up getting Vista Business, XP Pro, Visio Pro 2003/2007). I broke down and decided to take the plunge. So far I've been pleasantly surprised. It works pretty well and looks great. It did take some time to get used to all the menu changes, but it really paid off in the end. Vista comes with built-in imaging software allowing you to take a snapshot of your PC at any given time. Basically, if your computer takes a dump you can easily restore everything is 30 minutes with the pre-created image. It also has Remote Desktop (a must for me) and Volume Shadow Copy (VSS). VSS allows you to restore lost files or previous versions of files. I decided to upgrade my RAM and that should be arriving next week so I should have some greater performance.

How To Buy A New Car Without Getting Screwed!

2007-09-12T21:18:00.001-05:00

Las Vegas Pictures

2007-08-26T22:04:00.001-05:00

Here are some pictures from our vacation in Las Vegas.

Trailer For Movie About Ryan Jerabek

2007-04-26T17:19:00.001-05:00

Support Net Neutrality

2007-04-25T23:04:00.001-05:00

Everyone needs to take a stance on Net Neutrality. Educate yourself by watching this video.

Apple: A Romance (Leaving Apple)

2007-04-21T02:53:00.001-05:00

"Buzz Andersen has written an emotional and truthful announcement of his departure from Apple." - http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/326/saying-goodbye-to-apple

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This Is What A Partial Birth Abortion Looks Like

2007-04-20T16:22:00.001-05:00

These color illustrations of a partial-birth abortion were prepared on the basis of an instructional paper by an Ohio abortionist, explaining step by step how he performs the procedure. These drawings accurately depict a partial-birth abortion being performed on a baby at 24 weeks gestational age.

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25 years murder-free in 'Gun Town USA'

2007-04-20T13:57:00.001-05:00

This is a tale of two cities. Kennesaw, GA, requires every head of household to own a firearm and watches its crime rate plunge. Morton Grove, IL, bans all firearms (except for police officers) and watches its crime rate skyrocket.

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3 Confessions From A Former Used Car Salesman

2007-04-18T17:52:00.001-05:00

"Patrick is a former used car salesman who grew a conscience. He has three tips to share with us: Buy in December, bring your own financing, and watch out for the squeeze play..."

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No More Partial Birth Abortions!

2007-04-18T10:11:00.000-05:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench.

The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in 2003 does not violate a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.

The opponents of the act "have not demonstrated that the Act would be unconstitutional in a large fraction of relevant cases," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion.

The decision pitted the court's conservatives against its liberals, with President Bush's two appointees, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, siding with the majority.

Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia also were in the majority.

It was the first time the court banned a specific procedure in a case over how — not whether — to perform an abortion.

Abortion rights groups have said the procedure sometimes is the safest for a woman. They also said that such a ruling could threaten most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, although government lawyers and others who favor the ban said there are alternate, more widely used procedures that remain legal.

The outcome is likely to spur efforts at the state level to place more restrictions on abortions.

More than 1 million abortions are performed in the United States each year, according to recent statistics. Nearly 90 percent of those occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and are not affected by Wednesday's ruling.

Six federal courts have said the law that was in focus Wednesday is an impermissible restriction on a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.

The law bans a method of ending a pregnancy, rather than limiting when an abortion can be performed.

"Today's decision is alarming," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in dissent. She said the ruling "refuses to take ... seriously" previous Supreme Court decisions on abortion.

Ginsburg said the latest decision "tolerates, indeed applauds, federal intervention to ban nationwide a procedure found necessary and proper in certain cases by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists."

She was joined by Justices Stephen Breyer, David Souter and John Paul Stevens.

The procedure at issue involves partially removing the fetus intact from a woman's uterus, then crushing or cutting its skull to complete the abortion.

Abortion opponents say the law will not reduce the number of abortions performed because an alternate method — dismembering the fetus in the uterus — is available and, indeed, much more common.

In 2000, the court with key differences in its membership struck down a state ban on partial-birth abortions. Writing for a 5-4 majority at that time, Justice Breyer said the law imposed an undue burden on a woman's right to make an abortion decision.

The Republican-controlled Congress responded in 2003 by passing a federal law that asserted the procedure is gruesome, inhumane and never medically necessary to preserve a woman's health. That statement was designed to overcome the health exception to restrictions that the court has demanded in abortion cases.

But federal judges in California, Nebraska and New York said the law was unconstitutional, and three appellate courts agreed. The Supreme Court accepted appeals from California and Nebraska, setting up Wednesday's ruling.

Kennedy's dissent in 2000 was so strong that few court watchers expected him to take a different view of the current case.

A New Yardstick

2007-04-17T23:03:00.001-05:00

Military people are repeatedly taught and seem to simply understand that their job is to break their opponent's will to fight. If this thought is so obvious to our military leadership and extends to the lowest level Marines and Soldiers "stuck in Iraq"....why is this concept so foreign to the leadership of the Democrat Party?

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Conspiracy Theorists (9/11-Kennedy-Moon Landing) As Deranged Loosers

2007-04-17T22:56:00.001-05:00

What kind of moral universe do you have to inhabit to be able to believe that your own people – airline personnel, demolition experts, police and security forces, faked witnesses and all the rest – are capable of such a thing? How much hate for your own society do you have to carry in order to live in such a desolate and ridiculous mental hell?

Excellent read!

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Google's CEO Eric Schmidt Talks, Microsoft, Apple, and New Ventures

2007-04-10T22:51:00.001-05:00

On March 23 I spent an hour interviewing Google CEO Eric Schmidt. We talked about everything from Google's competition with Microsoft and its partnership with Apple to all those data centers it is building.

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Hacker. Dropout. CEO. Mark Zuckerberg and the rise of FaceBook

2007-04-10T16:56:00.001-05:00

"So is Zuckerberg being greedy--holding out for a bigger money buyout? If so, will that come back to haunt him? If not, what exactly is his game plan? Zuckerberg's answer is that he's playing a different kind of game. "I'm here to build something for the long term," he says. "Anything else is a distraction."

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Gaim is now Pidgin!

2007-04-08T01:00:00.001-05:00

Due to several legal issues with AOL and their AOL instant messenger (AIM), Gaim is now known as Pidgin. libgaim will be libpurple, and gaim-text will be Finch.

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WisconsinTax Burden 11.8 Percent Above National Average

2007-04-07T10:50:00.001-05:00

MADISON – In 2007, Wisconsin residents will pay state and local taxes that are higher than those in 43 other states and 11.8 percent above the national average, according to a new report released Wednesday by the non-partisan Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C.

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Google Launches Free 411 Service

2007-04-06T20:00:00.001-05:00

Google threw a new product called Goog-411 into Google Labs today - a free telephone based information service that could replace toll 411 calls. About 2.6 billion 411 calls are made in the U.S. each year, and it is a $7 billion/year market.

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Google

2007-03-31T11:51:00.001-05:00

Welcome Home

2007-03-30T12:19:00.001-05:00

Liberal Hate Speech

2007-03-29T10:40:00.000-05:00

I only hope that someday I can be as "compassionate" as they are about Tony Snow's cancer. Click here to read more.

Vote

2007-03-29T09:49:00.000-05:00

New iTunes Features: My Alerts and Complete My Album

2007-03-29T09:29:00.001-05:00

Apple introduced two new features in iTunes today. My Alerts is custom page on iTunes which lists "recent releases from artists whose work you've purchased on iTunes." and "Complete My Album" allows customers to purchase the remainder of an album for a discounted price.

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Mount A File System On Your Mac Over SSH

2007-03-28T20:08:00.001-05:00

Earlier this year, a few Google engineers released a new software package that enables Mac OS X to mount remote file systems using a variety of methods, including SSH. This software, called MacFUSE, lets you drag and drop files to an SSH-connected folder right in Finder, as if it were a regular network drive.

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Trusted Computing

2007-03-27T21:14:00.001-05:00

Smurf Yeah!

2007-03-25T11:35:00.001-05:00

Nasty

2007-03-21T18:56:00.001-05:00

'Disturbing' is right: Sex with a dead deer?
The Associated Press

SUPERIOR — A 20-year-old Superior man received probation after he was convicted of having sexual contact with a dead deer.

The sentence also requires Bryan James Hathaway to be evaluated as a sex offender and treated at the Institute for Psychological and Sexual Health in Duluth, Minn.

“The state believes that particular place is the best to provide treatment for the individual,” Assistant Douglas County District Attorney Jim Boughner said.

Hathaway’s probation will be served at the same time as a nine-month jail sentence he received in February for violating his extended supervision.

He was found guilty in April 2005 of felony mistreatment of an animal after he killed a horse with the intention of having sex with it. He was sentenced to 18 months in jail and two years of extended supervision on that charge as well as six years of probation for taking and driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent.

Hathaway pleaded no contest earlier this month to misdemeanor mistreatment of an animal for the incident involving the deer. He was sentenced Tuesday in Douglas County Circuit Court.

“The type of behavior is disturbing,” Judge Michael Lucci said. “It’s disturbing to the public. It’s disturbing to the court.”

I Love This Commercial

2007-03-20T22:45:00.001-05:00

Courtesy of Apple.com

2007-03-12T23:50:00.000-05:00

Funny Stuff!

2007-03-07T19:03:00.000-06:00

A Funny Quote

2007-03-05T15:46:00.001-06:00

"C'mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean," Coulter told the New York Times.

No Wonder Ford/Dodge/Chevy Are Getting It Handed To Them

2007-03-04T14:26:00.001-06:00

IM From Anywhere

2007-03-04T01:58:00.000-06:00

IM from anywhere with Meebo. Check it out. It's pretty cool.

New Apartment

2007-02-28T19:06:00.000-06:00

Well, I picked out my place for next year. It is pretty nice. Here are some pictures.

It's About Time . . .

2007-02-24T22:05:00.000-06:00

Well, it's about time. I'm finally going to be getting a new car; new to me at least. Jeff is upgrading to a 2007 Acura TSX and he is giving me his 2002 Chevy Malibu. I'm pretty stoked.

New Bike!

2007-01-29T22:17:00.000-06:00

Harley-Davidson released a new bike today. The XL 1200N Sportster 1200 Nightster. It is SHARP!

My Point Exactly!

2007-01-26T22:47:00.000-06:00

I was trying to explain this to Angela and Chris today. This comic does a much better job than I did. Not to mention that OSX is $69.00 for students, $129.00 for regular consumers, and $199.00 for a 5 license Family Pack. Much cheaper than Windows, but I'll probably still buy it anyway.

Cool Little App

2007-01-21T23:17:00.001-06:00

Check out this cool little backup application. CrashPlan.