A [cop], acting within their [jurisdiction,] may stop any person abroad in a public place [with "reasonable suspicion" of a current/recent/upcoming crime,] and may demand of him his name, address and an explanation of his actions. –Alabama Code § 15-5-30
WordPress plugin woes
It seems that even a honeymoon period with WordPress was only ever a pipe dream. This post is partly venting, partly “field survival guide” for anyone else trying to start up a blog and having to deal with all this nonsense. Every one of the pile of plugins I have installed are to fix WordPress’ deficiencies. It’s not a matter of enhancement, it’s a matter of treading water because, despite everything, …
Unlocking Sempron 140 on GA-MA785GM-US2H_1.0
After updating the firmware on a Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H_1.0 motherboard, I was able to unlock the second core on its Sempron 140 CPU, metamorphosizing it into the fictional “Athlon II X2 4400e” CPU.
Conspiracy Theory: "FunVax"
Regarding the claims that Bill Gates presented to the Department of Defense concerning a vaccine to inhibit expression of the "god gene" VMAT2 (vesicular monoamine transporter 2) for the purpose of reducing terrorism
Dropbox drops symlink-syncing
Some horrible news. But there is a new (nearly-serviceable) solution: swap the "real" folder with the symlink. (Works on Windows, Linux, and OSX!) Here's the PowerShell syntax.
Catan House Rule suggestions
Perhaps you didn't realize just how many house rules you were already using…
Introduction to Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his Son
(TODO: figure out what edition of the book this was yanked from)
Tarsell v. US (w/r/t Gardasil)
References: Court Documents from Tarsell v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (US Court of Federal Claims ECF) [h/t CourtListener] 2015-05-13 [2015-06-11] Mirror (CourtListener from Free Law Project) 2016-02-16 [2016-03-08] Mirror (CourtListener from Free Law Project) 2017-09-01 [2017-06-30] Mirror (CourtListener from Free Law Project) Mirror (sealed) (Emily Tarsell, Gardasil and Unexplained Deaths) 2017-09-25 [2017-08-13] Mirror (CourtListener from Free Law Project) Mirror (Emily Tarsell, Gardasil and Unexplained Deaths) 2017-08-31 Mirror …
PCIe to PCI adapters
It seems there are only 2 main chipsets that do this: Pericom’s PI7C9X111SL, and Asmedia’s ASM1083. But neither company sells these ready-to-use…