I just discovered this today, and anything that makes my Irssi and Bitlbee experience better is always worth a blog post. First off, before beginning, make sure you have the latest version of Bitlbee. The options I’ll be going through in this tutorial require version 1.2.8 or later. If you don’t have at least this [...]
I’m actually surprised that I haven’t blogged this already. This is a topic that is right up my alley, so it definitely belongs here. How many times have you been told that you need to use secure passwords? This includes using uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. You’re told to make your password hard [...]
This is the last in this series. The third can be found at http://pthree.org/2010/09/18/email-netiquette-part-3/. Continuing our discussion from the previous post, I’ll expound on the last three points in this post. Use plain text (preferred) or HTML Top-post only when forwarding. Bottom-post otherwise. Trim your replies. Keep you signature under five lines, and use the [...]
Tagged email, netiquetteThis is the third in a series of four. The second can be found at http://pthree.org/2010/09/19/email-netiquette-part-2/. Continuing our discussion from the previous post, I’ll expound on points seven through nine in this post. Use plain text (preferred) or HTML Top-post only when forwarding. Bottom-post otherwise. Trim your replies. Keep you signature under five lines, and [...]
Tagged email, netiquetteThis is the second in a series of four. The first can be found at http://pthree.org/2010/09/18/email-netiquette-part-1/. Continuing our discussion from the previous post, I’ll expound on points four through six in this post. Use plain text (preferred) or HTML Top-post only when forwarding. Bottom-post otherwise. Trim your replies. Keep you signature under five lines, and [...]
Tagged email, netiquetteThis is the first in a series of four. It’s been sitting in my archives since 2007, and I’ve been putting it off further and further, refining it here and there. I was going through my blog drafts, and thought I should finalize this, and post it. The other two will come in short order. [...]
Tagged email, netiqutteMy third week of experiencing Ramadan is already documented, this is week four. Ramadan has come to a close. It’s the end of an old month and the beginning of a new. At the beginning of the new month, a festival called Eid ul-Fitr is celebrated for three days, while Muslims eat, play games, enjoy [...]
I created my GnuPG key back in 2004, and I’ve been very active with it since (thank you Glen). I have also seen graphical representations of the Web of Trust for a specific public keyring, and I’ve always been curious how I could create my own. Well, last night I finally buckled down and figured [...]
Dear Pastor Terry Jones- I understand that on September 11th, you plan on carrying out the act of burning Qur’ans with your local church. Do you seriously realize the significance of the act you’re about to carry out? This will create all sorts of complications and security concerns for our troops in Afghanistan. This will [...]
My second week of experiencing Ramadan is already documented, this is week three. When studying Anthropology in higher education, you learn in your first class the necessity of “participant observation“. This is defined as getting involved with the group you wish to study. In other words, rather than sitting on the sidelines, just watching the [...]
