tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post2782716442441408599..comments2023-04-22T12:32:24.799-07:00Comments on The House of Substance: Blogger and RedirectsSubstance McGravitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-89730855655755893302012-03-19T21:01:03.304-07:002012-03-19T21:01:03.304-07:00long-defunct Point-of-Sale hardware company
Ahem.<i>long-defunct Point-of-Sale hardware company</i><br /><a href="http://www.ncr.com/" rel="nofollow">Ahem</a>.A Sad and Very Hurt Corporationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-32581616302145117602012-03-18T11:31:11.137-07:002012-03-18T11:31:11.137-07:00el Manquécito, you might want to check out Zoho. ...el Manquécito, you might want to check out Zoho. They were the first web-based productivity suite, before teh google, and they have a fairly nice mail interface and even an database, fer cryin out loud...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-21575111862756572992012-03-18T11:16:14.362-07:002012-03-18T11:16:14.362-07:00Gmail is not so bad because it does POP and IMAP, ...Gmail is not so bad because it does POP and IMAP, so no web sign-ins necessary. I don't do a whole lot of "crucial" stuff via that address. My local ISP's address is the main one I use.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-87527161997346788212012-03-18T11:07:52.711-07:002012-03-18T11:07:52.711-07:00Ours won't be so bad. Someone in the office g...Ours won't be so bad. Someone in the office got in trouble not because they were running BitTorrent but because an American company traced the IP and complained.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-47040934778280987352012-03-18T06:14:19.675-07:002012-03-18T06:14:19.675-07:00Big brother totally freaked out when the IT guy fo...Big brother totally freaked out when the IT guy found the program on my laptop. Not even running at the time.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-24536492467752206302012-03-18T05:18:24.879-07:002012-03-18T05:18:24.879-07:00Is there a free e-mail service that frees one from...Is there a free e-mail service that frees one from the grip of Gazoogle without creating new problems?<br /><br />AFAFel Manquécitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-85288865982362797072012-03-17T21:25:12.994-07:002012-03-17T21:25:12.994-07:00those Moto 68xxx processors actually kind of rocke...those Moto 68xxx processors actually kind of rocked.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-3346782037698240292012-03-17T19:27:03.778-07:002012-03-17T19:27:03.778-07:00I've been thinking of hiding a Tor server on a...I've been thinking of hiding a Tor server on a machine or two at work. Our IT guys are pretty cool and nobody else would be able to figure it out.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-4040261731919820522012-03-17T18:41:57.913-07:002012-03-17T18:41:57.913-07:00The utter disdain of it all is what rankles. No an...The utter disdain of it all is what rankles. No announcements or explanation just a Tommy Friedman "suck on this".Hamish Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-80238622957736794112012-03-17T16:59:17.747-07:002012-03-17T16:59:17.747-07:00I only wish I could sing y'all my buddy's ...I only wish I could sing y'all my buddy's rewrite of Jesse Winchester's song 'A Showman's Life', reworked into 'A SysAd's Life'. Heartbraking I tell's ya.<br /><br />Here's Buddy Miller doing a decent version of the original. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7pWMGxDNbg" rel="nofollow">Raht cheer.</a>el Manquécitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-50953440727779106712012-03-17T13:44:53.102-07:002012-03-17T13:44:53.102-07:00I remember those NCR towers. Well, I remember put...I remember those NCR towers. Well, I remember putting them on a skid and shrinkwrapping them and sending them elsewhere.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-77845936898576930332012-03-17T13:42:14.147-07:002012-03-17T13:42:14.147-07:00It is interesting that you can solve the problem b...It is interesting that you can solve the problem by invoking the name of a long-defunct Point-of-Sale hardware company.<br /><br />Interesting historical fact. Well, for specific values of "interesting":<br /><br />The very first computer I ever interacted with, the beige box that changed my life and allowed me to earn a living in a place that still looks like a bad cartoon was an NCR Tower. These were VERY powerful departmental computers at the time (1980s), utilizing Motorola's 68020 processor, with TWO MEGABYTES of RAM and running AT&T UNIX SVR3.2. They drove a bunch of serial terminals at 9600 Baud. <br /><br />And because there was nobody there to tell me I couldn't, I learned UNIX sysadmin, basic scripting and even SQL on that box - mostly just screwing around.<br /><br />So I'm ultimately down with /ncr...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-52587447144078997222012-03-17T13:40:35.808-07:002012-03-17T13:40:35.808-07:00Yes. The free and open internet is to be destroye...Yes. The free and open internet is to be destroyed.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-40268223330879837442012-03-17T13:35:25.686-07:002012-03-17T13:35:25.686-07:00Since it is all about censorship now, the ears wil...Since it is all about censorship now, the ears will be deaf.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522672049371678717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-33647531263866043552012-03-17T13:16:23.565-07:002012-03-17T13:16:23.565-07:00It turns out that on The Lovely Daughter's iPa...It turns out that on The Lovely Daughter's iPad Blogger links do crappy things too.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-46096689208490037312012-03-17T12:45:45.874-07:002012-03-17T12:45:45.874-07:00I should have given you a mention.I should have given you a mention.Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-30608263504561732802012-03-17T12:38:53.562-07:002012-03-17T12:38:53.562-07:00As much as I seem like a Google fanboi, I applaud ...As much as I seem like a Google fanboi, I applaud you for your thoughtful critiques.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.com