Basil’s Blog

Okay, you haven’t been. At least not by us. But you could be, if I’m reading this Microsoft Security Bulletin correctly, if you’re using Windows … any version … you are vulnerable to a flaw:
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in Windows. Microsoft is also aware of the public release of detailed [...]

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From ABC News:
Northern Calif. Residents Begin Cleanup
Dirty hippies tired of being dirty hippies
From ABC News:
Flutie Hits NFL’s 1st Drop Kick Since ‘41
Patriots QB witnessed game as a teen
From ABC News:
41 Beached Whales Shot in New Zealand
Beached Whale hunting season runs through February
From ABC News:
Reporter Moved to Become a U.S. Marine
Score now: Al Qaeda 879, United [...]

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I wrote earlier about watching the Monk, Mythbusters, and Twilight Zone marathons on New Year’s Day. Both the Wife and I had January 2nd off. And since we’re lazy, we just sat around most of the morning. Okay, the entire morning.
Anyway, after she watched Discovery Channel’s “A Haunting In Georgia” (the events supposedly took place [...]

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Items I found while perusing my blogroll:

Frank J. makes predictions for 2006
Jay Tea (Wizbang) gets an all-too common form of spam
ScrappleFace finds who the NSA isn’t spying on
The 2006 Hooters Calendar is out [via Fark, via MacStansbury (MY VRWC version)]
Harvey (Bad Example verison) has the lowdown on Maine
Pirate’s Cove has advice for Dems
Vince Aut Morire [...]

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I like the Twilight Zone. And the Outer Limits. And lots of those old, scary shows.
Oh, they aren’t scary now. But they were back then.
Anyway, on New Year’s Day, the SciFi Channel runs a Twilight Zone marathon. And I like to leave the TV on so that when nothing else is going on, I can [...]

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