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Geek. Curmudgeon

GPG / PGP keys for 2012

My GPG/PGP public keys for 2012, valid for one year, also available from a keyserver near you. Replace the “:FOO:” with “@” for proper addresses. Personal correspondence: – Larry Olin Horn (lohnet 2012) <hornlo:FOO:lohnet.org> – Fingerprint: 7970 A8CE A806 AF13 … Continue reading

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Changed phone number

Mid-year update … My old -5954 phone number is gone as of yesterday. If you need my new new number, send me email. … back to the cave.

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GPG / PGP keys for 2011

My GPG/PGP public keys for 2011, valid for one year, also available from a keyserver near you. Replace the “:FOO:” with “@” for proper addresses. Personal correspondence: – Larry Olin Horn (lohnet mail 2011) <hornlo:FOO:lohnet.org> – Fingerprint: D65E A7CA 3343 … Continue reading

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alternate email

Looks like my lohnet.org mail server is down; don’t know when it will be back. Use my same username @gmail.com in the meantime. Update: of course they resolved it right after I finally got around to posting about it.

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One hand clapping

If I asked you to “listen” silently to this page for 4’33”, would that be a copyright violation? What if I attached a 4’33” long mp3 of silence? If I recorded it myself, would that be a forgery or a … Continue reading

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Time Flies

“Ethan here: Today marks the 44th anniversary of Candelstick Park tornado that struck Jackson. 57 people died and 504 people were injured.” —@16WAPTNews I haven’t thought about that in years. My uncle was working there at the time; my aunt … Continue reading

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I C U

This is why I keep a PostIt over the lens of built-in cameras. Cory Doctorow says: According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the … Continue reading

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Surprise, Surprise

Rands In Repose asks an interesting question: I want you to think of the last time you were surprised. Good, bad, I don’t care. When was the last time you were really surprised? Got it? Ok, now think about the … Continue reading

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It’s not the fall …

… it’s the sudden stop at the end. When your plane breaks apart at 35000 feet, you have about three minutes before you hit the ground at around 120 miles per hour. You might even survive. Dan Koeppel provides a … Continue reading

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Snow in Jackson, February 2010

We seldom see snow that amounts to anything, but this was enough to close schools and businesses. I’ve posted a few pictures on Flickr.

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