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2013

This is a few days late; my plans for the new year were derailed by a flu for a few days, but I’m mostly better now.

Tunnelling outside firewalls with HTTP

I like working at the library downtown, but for us UNIX geeks their wifi is frustratingly locked down. No outgoing connections on port 22 are allowed, meanin...

Pricing models vs. the internet

I recently purchased toner for my printer. At a shop near my house, the cartridge cost $85 plus tax. I found an online store selling compatible cartridges fr...