Prattling before the Pratfall – Page 8

Why Am I Not Surprised? Parts 1 and 2

Musk calls MAGA element “contemptible fools”

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/27/elon-musk-contemptible-fools-maga-doge
Massachusetts drivers are worse than any other state

https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-worst-drivers-massachusetts-drivers-120206419.html

Is TP-Link TP?

TP-Link faces possible US ban as hijacked routers fuel Chinese attacks

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/report-us-considers-banning-tp-link-routers-over-security-flaws-ties-to-china/

Uhh… uh, oh? The return window has closed.

The evolution of the Ethernet standard and related products was very significant in my working life. The switch from coaxial cable to twisted-pair wiring with hubs and switches made local area networking easier to install and much more reliable.

On LinkedIn some time ago I told the tale of the strangest 10BaseT problem I worked on.

Continue reading Twisted-Pair Sister

Navidad en España

¡Feliz Navidad, Lia!

It Isn’t Christmas Without…

Holly Jolly Christmas!

May you have no need this day for the services of International Rescue. Because Thunderbirds are not go! They’re taking the day off.

I watched the whole thing because I'm a masochist, screaming at the TV the entire time. The camera lingered on…

So is my 18-year-old Canon scanner/printer. It works on one system with a driver that's no longer available.

I used to have either that very camera or a very similar model. Great piece of gear!

Yep, that was Sandy Becker's NYC TV show theme. He was the voice of Captain America in the 1966 cartoons.

Sorry, but the all-you-can-eat fish fry for $1.56 is no longer valid. ;-)

Musk calls MAGA element “contemptible fools”

Massachusetts drivers are worse than any other state

TP-Link faces possible US ban as hijacked routers fuel Chinese attacks

¡Feliz Navidad, Lia!