26th July 2007, 12:31 pm
Another crowdsource task to the rescue! I was listening to Steve and Leo talk about reCAPTCHA on Security Now and thought I’d lend a hand in making OCR software better while having the side benefit of protecting the comments from spambots. Check it out by listening to the show and leaving me a comment after! The plugin I installed gives two words to enter (one a computer can read, one a computer cannot) to prove that a human is on the other side of the screen before you can get to the comment area of the site. Also, check out the CAPTCHA website for more info.
In the “webpage to follow” department, I was reading Federal Computer Week and found out about the Federal Elections Committee web site which shows campaign donations by state for the upcoming election ‘08, and it was a total eye opener! It’s just interesting to me as to how money pans out in politics, no matter the party affiliation.
We’ve had a sort of tech revival here at home as my children have picked up the “Cold War Game Boy” to play games like Pokemon (Blue) and Tetris. And then Carol the coworker gave me a GB color for them to fight over! I love it! Now if I could just get my hands on an Atari 2600 or an Apple IIc+, I’d be in the 80s forever! Good times, indeed.
31st May 2007, 11:06 am
I realize that I may be attracting some unwanted attention in this post, but I think sometimes the right thing is to stand up for what you believe in. I also don’t know if alot of people are clamoring for this, but it’s time to start.
Enough preamble.
Harken to me, ye black hats. Ye scofflaws of cyberspace. Ye who make money and gain power in the zombification of unprotected systems. Ye spammers, spoofers, and iMafia. I have been called by my Lord and God to demand the following.
CHANGE
YOUR
WAYS.
You may notice I did not call you “hackers”. That title would be too good for you. You disappoint me. You waste my time, electricity, and server space. Take a moment to consider what you are doing and who it is affecting. You willingly sow seeds of destruction. Think about trying to do something that would be beneficial rather than malignant. Your coding may be able to cure cancer, improve economies, colonize planets, induce goodwill. Your time could build houses, clean water, make friends. God knows I cannot change you, but God also knows that if you accept His Son, Jesus Christ, ask forgiveness, and go to sin no more, that He will pour out His blessings unto you. All I ask is you give Him a chance, and everyone else a break. Release yourself from these chains you willingly wear and stop placing your trust in things that will burn (1 Corinthians 3:11-16). Sincerely,
Jason Pieper
