Monthly Archives: January 2010

Another milestone

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Shannon Quinn

Well this is pretty impressive. As of sometime yesterday, this blog officially hit 30,000 visits. I first created it back in February 2008, so it’s barely been around for two full years. The visiting rates have fluctuated wildly since then, … Continue reading →

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Anecdotes do not constitute valid scientific conclusions

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Shannon Quinn

I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it here before, but I am a huge fan of the Bad Astronomer. Dr Phil Plait is a scientist-turned-writer who has one of the most levelheaded minds on this side of the intert00bz. I … Continue reading →

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Farewell VMWare, Hello VirtualBox

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Shannon Quinn

It’s official, I’ve given up on VMWare Server. Oh, we had a lovely run. I tinkered with it while I was still an undergraduate at Georgia Tech, and I began running two full-time VMWare virtual machines – Windows XP and … Continue reading →

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Facebook Plea

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Shannon Quinn

Recently, Facebook updated its security and privacy settings to provide users with more protection of their data, more customizability in who has access to that data, and generally tighten things up on a whole. Whether or not this had anything … Continue reading →

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Stupid Questions

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Shannon Quinn

I’ve been slacking off, I realize this. I shall indeed return to a more regular posting schedule…later! For now, I want to delve into a topic that has been nagging at me since reading someone’s Facebook status update on the … Continue reading →

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