February 2012
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30 Second Review - Action Comics Vol 2 #6
I just don’t get it. Action Comics Vol 2 has ALL of the separate pieces to make an amazing comic: arguably DC’s most famous superhero, a clean slate for story writing, and a veritable wonder team in the comic industry (Morrison, Kubert, and Dell). Yet it still doesn’t quite hit the mark.
I think ultimately, this series is...
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January 2012
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30 Second Review - Justice League Volume 2 Issue...
I can’t help but feel underwhelmed by Justice League Volume 2 Issue 5. It’s a shame too because the artwork is absolutely beautiful and the overarching story has some great promise. In the end though, what kills the experience for me is the cheesy conversations.
Without going into too much detail, the main character dialogue...
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Use netcat to check udp port status
Damn you, Windows. You’ve conditioned me to use telnet for network connectivity checks instead of superior tools like netcat (which supports UDP ports).
I nearly forgot this one so I thought I’d write it down:
nc -vzu <ip address> <udp port or port range>
-v enables verbose mode for easier feedback.
-z scans for listening daemons without sending any data to them.
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Thirty Second Review: Batman Vol 2 Issue 5
I’m conflicted. There’s a lot to like about issue 5 of Batman. It continues a fantastic story arch exploring the mysterious Court of Owls and along the way, there is some truly creative artwork.
But…
I still have the same grievances that I had with the preceding 4 issues: story progression is reaaaaalllly slow. So much in fact, that I’m tempted to advise new...
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A Day (Almost) Without Technology
As regular readers of my blog may or may not recall, one of my resolutions for the new year is to find ways to disconnect from technology on a regular basis. Today, my wife and I decided to try this and the results were intriguing.
To start things off, we established some mutual ground rules and agreed to keep each other in check. These rules included things like:
No television (not even as...
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Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
– Jimi Hendrix
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How To Disable Opportunistic TLS For Outbound...
Update (1/5/2011): Since writing this article, I found an alternate method. It’s detailed below.
This issue nearly drove me crazy today so I figured I’d at least document it and make it easier for the next guy. There appears to be virtually no mention of it online or in any of the SendMail documentation.
By default, SendMail servers will always check for TLS support when sending an...
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December 2011
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I heard this remix while waiting for an order at a nearby coffee shop. Thank you Shazam.
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Alternate Comics That Are On My Radar
Damn you DC Comics. “The New 52” jump-started my interest in comic books again. Here are a few other series that have piqued my curiosity lately. Full disclosure: I haven’t read all of these… they’re on my “to read” list.
Title: Ultimate Comics: XMEN Publisher: Marvel But why Mike, why? I like the idea of writers and artists having creative freedom to...
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Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.
– Wendell Johnson
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else...
– Ambrose Redmoon
Always remember the future comes one day at a time.
– Dean Anderson
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