Seems that the programmers of the WS_FTP file transfer protocol client must be fans of the Paranoia role playing game. Note this unusual message buried in the WS_FTP transfer log during a routine FTP session. PORT 192,168,2,225,11,146 200 PORT command successful RETR adminapglacct.php 150-Connecting to port 2962 150-The computer is your friend. Trust the computer…

Okay, so everyone’s been raving off and on about this David Gelernter guy. I was advised by a friend to take a look at his “The Second Coming: A Manifesto,” which I did. My real impression is that it’s quite overrated. Don’t get me wrong, the technologies are amazing. However, for all his talk about…

It occurred to me today that there’s a certain irony in the fact that Americans are getting fat and having severe health problems from overeating (School Cafeterias Resist Low-Carb Pressure) while people are starving overseas. It isn’t the traditional “Oh, we are so blessed that we have food…we should help feed the hungry! *stuff face…

Cass (my girlfriend) is a black belt in tae kwan do since Saturday!

So I watched everyone else do this long enough, and in true Nathan style, I’ll jump in now. And, of course, probably find myself bored to tears in about a year. Stuff to promote – Tapping The Vein, Whitesands MUD, being American in Canada, slashdot.org, kuro5hin, cats rule, and other stuff I’ll probably think of…