Journal of PlanetMike

A great introduction to video on the web: http://planetmike.com/x/video5 So much for getting away from using Flash anytime soon. #

@jpdef Site speed seems to be ok now. in reply to jpdef #

@metblogs @jpdef MetBlogs.com DNS isn't resolving still. Is something else funny going on? # @jpdef dc.metblogs.com is coming up fine now, from Northern Virginia (Verizon-DSL, with OpenDNS as my domain name servers) in reply to jpdef #

Doc Searls 'An appeal for open cameras' http://planetmike.com/x/x9 # I support the US space program. Without it we wouldn't have scientific advances, such as computers, pens that write upside down, and Tang. #

Netflix on the Wii works great! Now I'm not as worried about those few days that I don't have a red envelope at home. # US Federal Taxes suck. The whole process is broken. Insane record keeping, cross-referencing forms with other forms and schedules. Insane. # Some lame hacker wannabe is probing my web server […]

@perishable so we should immediately unfollow you since you mentioned whoever that is? 🙂 in reply to perishable #

@CharnellLucich What DNS servers should I list on a newly registered domain? ns1/2.geodns.net or ns1/2.peer1.net? Thanks. # @CharnellLucich Thanks. My new domain is now resolving, but what's the deal with the longer turnaround time now for new DNS entries? in reply to CharnellLucich #

@nambucom With the 2.0beta, all of my accounts from 1.21 are gone. Is this normal? Or did something "bad" happen? Downloading 2.01beta now. # @nambucom Ok, thanks. Once I re-enter all of twitter account info, I should be good to go then, right? in reply to nambucom # YouTube's Private – Limited access URL option […]

Police departments in Northern Virginia refuse to release public documents: http://planetmike.com/x/tm FOIA has no teeth in Virginia. #

I signed up for Logoworks in June 2007. They just started emailing me their newsletter last week. I guess they are desperate and need money. # Just received and filled out my Census form. Took less than 2 minutes. Whew! Now I'm good until 2020. #