Daily Archives: March 14, 2003

UT hacker caught

The hacker who broke into the University of Texas’ computer system and grabbed personal information, including Social Security numbers, on over 50,000 students and faculty, has turned himself in to federal authorities. Christopher Andrew Phillips, a computer science major, was … Continue reading Continue reading

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The dogs get their day

Several bloggers have heeded my call for more dog pictures. Go check out Speck, Dirac and Markov, and of course the well-initialed CK, who seems to be fond of extreme closeups. It’s actually difficult to get a good picture of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Maybe there is some there there

Rob Humenik attended a DHA Downtown Forum Lunch recently which featured Mayoral candidate Michael “Boy Wonder” Berry as the speaker. Despite being a card-carrying member of the Heights Area Axis of Left-Leaning Bloggers, Rob came away with the impression that … Continue reading Continue reading

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It’s not just us

Molly Ivins once wrote that when she does radio interviews around the country, the question she always gets asked is “So just what is it about Texas, anyway?”. Doesn’t matter where she is, doesn’t matter what else is going on, … Continue reading Continue reading

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I’d like to thank the Academy

Says here I’m an interesting newcomer, which is rather amusing as I’ve been doing this blog thing since last January 1. But hey, it beats being an annoying newcomer. Don’t know how long I’ll be visible on this link, so … Continue reading Continue reading

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