The Associated Pest

For those living in a cave for the last few days, a group calling itself Anonymous has formally declared war on Scientology. The group, a loosely affiliated band of ne’er do wells, wannabe hackers, and internet junkies have come together to fight a common foe. Let’s take a minute to catch up.

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Happy New Years! As per usual, I’ve been tracking all of the important stories in the news. The big surpise thus far is that beer has had a great new year. In the past week or so all kinds of bizzare and great news has been coming out about beer.
Stories ranging from […]

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There has been a lot of noise online over the last month regarding service troubles particularly with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The timing of these troubles should come as little surprise to anyone. The influx of new consoles and games sold over the holiday season has overwhelmed their infrastructure.
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As America prepares for Christmas this year, not all is well with its economy or the world economy for that matter. A recent article in the New York Times outlines how home prices have fallen over the last year. The downturn in home prices has evaporated equity the American economy has been […]

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Introduction
As many of my regular readers know, I’m a web developer by day. One of the most common subjects my clients ask me about is SEO. I’ll admit, up until about a year or two ago I didn’t have a clue about most of it either. There never seemed to be […]

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Verizon Wireless, you’re on notice. When my contract is up, I’m leaving. I’m fed up with your customer service, contract stipulations and opt-out advertising programs. I’ve got about 13 months left until my contract is up and I’m counting down the days, LITERALLY!
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It has been a few months now since the release of the iPhone. Enough time has passed now that an objective review might finally be possible. Here we review the biggest hot and not features of the device. Then we focus on some of the challenges that lay ahead.

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The tide finally seems to be turning in the ever exciting world of document standards and enterprise level document software. Freedom from Microsoft’s lousy and propriety standards may be near. There are several recent developments that are worth note.

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With time running out on public key encryption along with the rampant spread and evolution of the storm botnet. It might be time to consider the possibility that whomever controls the botnet may soon be able to crack into any and every bank in the world and steal everybody’s money. We may be […]

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