Larry’s Log

Okay, the barcodes are new. These are Numly Numbers (Electronic Serial Numbers / ESNs) for digital content and media. I’m not sure I need them but in my constant need to tinker and play I’ve implemented them just for the heck of it. If you want to know more about them here’s the FAQ.
If you [...]

Remember me telling you about that lawsuit I’ve been involved in forever? I went back to trial yesterday. Once again the judge found in our favor. I’ve been assured that this is the end. Still….

My friend, Cat, notices a difference between the way men and women think about organization. She is a member of a pagan community that, from what I can tell, is a very attractive alternative to organized religion to many of its members. It seems, though, that the men want to organize the community while the [...]

I hit 51 this past February and it has me thinking about retirement. Not so much because I want to retire, just because I’m getting to the age when you start considering it. When I was in my thirties I couldn’t imagine myself wanting to retire. To be honest, I’m not so sure I will [...]

I enjoy participating in message forums. I especially enjoy being able to discuss controvesial issues in an objective manner with intelligent people of differing opinions. I have found a forum where the ability to find that sort of conversation is high and I’ve made some friends there. The problem with making genuine freinds in forums [...]

I thought pretty hard before I took this quiz. I would be embarassed with anything less than 100% so I didn’t know if I wanted to face the possibility of not scoring perfectly on the quiz. I have to admit I sweated my choice on median/average/mode.

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct!

Could You [...]

It seems that a lot of people don’t know why we type HTTP when we begin a URL. It tells the browser the protocol to use to retrieve the information. HTTP is the HyperText Transfer Protocol. Another you will see used is FTP or File Transfer Protocol.

Yesterday I stopped by the Panera Bread near my house to pick up some Assiago Cheese Bagels for my son. He’s crazy about those things.
As I got out of the truck in the parking lot a man approached me telling me he was out of gas and needed a couple of dollars to put gas [...]

Years ago I use to get an enjoyment out of getting phone calls from telemarketers. I enjoyed it because it gave me an opportunity to mess with people. I’d get phone calls from people representing banks trying to sign me up for a credit card and I’d start asking about checking and savings accounts. I [...]