Author: Amandla
I stand to be corrected, but I believe "amandla" means "power to the people". Last night, during an episode of Crumbs, the electricity went out in our neighbourhood. It came back on again some time this morning.
Rijndael Encryption
I've finally cracked (if you'll excuse the bad computer pun) Rijndael encryption in the new ShutOff 2007. Now the settings are encrypted in memory before touching the Windows Registry. Tr's cool.
Pretty
My friend Steven has finally updated his website. Check it out on the link to the right.
Last Kiss
We just came back from watching The Last Kiss, starring Zach Braff. I didn't enjoy it in terms of the storyline, but it was a good movie. I kept saying "kick him in the balls". Go watch it, you'll understand.
Happy Birthday
Yesterday was the 30th birthday of a friend (Mike) I haven't seen in almost nine years, though we speak on MSN Messenger quite regularly. Ironically, it's the first time also since I've seen another friend of mine (Michelle) in nine years.
This changes my perception a little
I've finished reading what I thought was just another hijacking article, until the end of the page:
Now *this* is cool
(See related link for source)
3000 URLs … sort of …
NCANE.COM flirted briefly with 3000 active redirected URLs today before I cleaned up the database, recycled old unused links (six months old and zero hit count gets a redirect reused), and banned another few IP address ranges and domains.
ShutOff 2007
Some of you may only know me as the developer of ShutOff 2000. Here's a little history lesson, and an update to the development of the "new" version.
A state of mind
As someeon with Asperger's Syndrome and aware of my shortcomings, one thing I've noticed again and again is my inability to see things from a perspective other than my own. They call it "theory of mind" in the degree I'm studying.