Massachusetts legislators were in a mood to tax at the end of July. Even the governor's veto of the transportation funding bill was overridden by the state House and Senate. With in that bill were a few different means of increasing taxes to fund transportation costs. The gasoline tax was raid from 21 cents per gallon to 24 cents per gallon and calls for the tax to be tied to … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2013
From experience, why you shouldn’t write down passwords
As I have done several times this past year, I spent some time this weekend volunteering at my local library shelving donated books for an upcoming book sale which will raise funds for the library. During this process I had a new, entertaining experience. I prepare the donated books to be in their best condition. For example, I unfold dog-eared pages and pull out paperclips … [Read more...]
XKCD: The Mother of All Suspicious Files
Today's XKCD comic shows "The Mother of All Suspicious Files". Seriously, which part of this file name doesn't make you nervous to download it? Sadly, how many people would still click Save? … [Read more...]
Time-lapse of building a Dell Data Center
Dell's enterprise solutions team has created a few YouTube videos to show off their modular data center designs. It is fun to see how much processing power they can put in place pretty quickly once the site is ready. This video provides a time-lapse overview of the modular data center construction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrZoRyAhG5A Another time-lapse of … [Read more...]
Driving without distraction
I ended a previous post about texting and driving with "It's illegal in some states but dangerous in all." Two and a half years later, the message and the danger has remained the same. The carriers have provided some additional resources since then. The website It Can Wait asks drivers to take a pledge to not drive distracted. Verizon is promoting the site and other resources … [Read more...]