Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) is available on many Intel-based computers and enables remote administration of a computer. The coolest feature is serial over LAN which enables a remote console via network connection. Serial over LAN (SOL) is similar in concept to a serial console used in a data center such as these. A serial…

Above, view of Yabuki’s fancy apartment with glass shelves in the background illuminated with LED strips. Above, a closer view of the shelves behind Yabuki. You can see one of the stainless steel brackets which support the shelves. Notice that it looks like the brackets can be adjusted vertically by sliding them up or down…

Now that the actual cost to American citizens of the “healthcare reform” is known, it is clear that its nothing but a massive scam to ripoff Americans. America wanted healthcare reform. We wanted public healthcare similar to that which exists in nearly every other modern western democracy including Canada, Great Britain, Germany, and France. But…

It was around 1 a.m. (or 01:00 as I prefer to reference it, I actually hate the 12-hour clock and the way it is the accepted default) and I heard a truck go by down my street. My street is a residential street. Even if it was not, hearing a truck go by at that…

And you tell me why Comcast a.k.a. Xfinity refuses to allow jdramas (and pretty much all non-American media of any kind except Russia Today and CCTV) to be broadcast over its lines and also snitches on its own customers’ sharing dramas and animes to Japanese media companies in the hope the sharers would get sued…

I just saw the headline of an article at guardian.co.uk “Edward Snowden’s leaks are misguided – they risk exposing us to cyber-attacks” I’m not a security expert but I’m also not a neophyte either when it comes to systems administration. I would like to ask the question: What are cyber-attacks? What is meant, exactly, by…

Today I finally finished this cool project of installing LED strip lighting around a vanity mirror. I used a spool of a 5M SMD 5050 warm+cool strip with 300 individual lights which I got online for under $20. These are the non-waterproof type for indoor purposes. The back side of the strip has adhesive and…

It is because of companies like Facebook, Yahoo, and Google that there can be such heinous intrusion by government into the private lives of people. The solution is to self-host everything: run your own mail, contacts, calendaring, file hosting, web, and other servers. This can be done and its not too difficult for anyone with…

Watching this new drama and there’s this scene inside the lead character’s apartment. This was the first scene where you can see more of the interior including the stove area with the ventilation hood. There’s something about this interior – it is so airy yet so grounded and Earthy. It seems like the dark hardwood…

Watching this absolutely captivating jdrama based in Japan in 1960 and this one scene opened with a shot of this totally amazing reel-to-reel tape deck which has to be the coolest one I’ve ever seen. The setting is the main character in a room full of police detectives who are concentrating on solving a deep…