Paul's Journal
My Podcast Link
09/04/2010 18:18 #52655
Mt. Hope CemeteryCategory: rochester
09/04/2010 01:13 #52650
Friday Night Bike Ride Through BuffaloCategory: biking
This was the first bike ride I went on since my bike was stolen at canisius college back in 2002.
At the end of the ride I tried to write my name in the Jew center parking lot via GPS but unfortunately I had the drop point set to every 16 ft so it just looks all curly. I will have to try again with shorter intervals.
In the last eight years I became quite a bit furrier and tonight I realized furry butt, tight jeans and bike seat aren't a good match. Maybe that's why people wear bike shorts.
At the end of the ride I tried to write my name in the Jew center parking lot via GPS but unfortunately I had the drop point set to every 16 ft so it just looks all curly. I will have to try again with shorter intervals.
In the last eight years I became quite a bit furrier and tonight I realized furry butt, tight jeans and bike seat aren't a good match. Maybe that's why people wear bike shorts.
09/03/2010 21:50 #52647
Revisiting Clipboard Security in IECategory: computers
The day (e:samathon86) and I revisited the IE clipboard insecurity site 
I made five years ago. Many IE users are still 100% vulnerable to this stupid exploit and it seems like no one cares. I bet a huge percentage of all IE users are. Basically, it lets a website read your clipboard in Internet Explorer if you don't have your setting set properly. The interesting part is that it allows the site to continue to read it in the background.
In fact I found it to be so extreme as to read the host OS clipboard while IE was running in a VM.
You can use the site to test your browser's vulnerability and turn it off. You are totally safe if you are using a browser besides IE, although I am wondering if flash presents a similar risk. I might check it out more this week.
I made five years ago. Many IE users are still 100% vulnerable to this stupid exploit and it seems like no one cares. I bet a huge percentage of all IE users are. Basically, it lets a website read your clipboard in Internet Explorer if you don't have your setting set properly. The interesting part is that it allows the site to continue to read it in the background.In fact I found it to be so extreme as to read the host OS clipboard while IE was running in a VM.
You can use the site to test your browser's vulnerability and turn it off. You are totally safe if you are using a browser besides IE, although I am wondering if flash presents a similar risk. I might check it out more this week.
09/03/2010 21:40 #52646
Cheaper Gas With CashCategory: cars
09/03/2010 19:02 #52643
Just when I thought I had eaten everythingCategory: food
My chinese coworker says he is bringing in chinese squash soup. At first I figured it was just a name for the type of soup but with squash I would recognize so I asked him for some pictures from this site
They are both squashed I have never seen. I makes me wonder what else is out there. He said he didn't know english names for them.
They are both squashed I have never seen. I makes me wonder what else is out there. He said he didn't know english names for them.
tinypliny - 09/03/10 19:25
The first one is Ridge gourd (Tori in hindi) and the second one is bottle gourd or the calabash (Ghiya in hindi).
There are so many other types of gourds/squashes that I miss so much :::link:::
The first one is Ridge gourd (Tori in hindi) and the second one is bottle gourd or the calabash (Ghiya in hindi).
There are so many other types of gourds/squashes that I miss so much :::link:::
tinypliny - 09/03/10 19:17
I love this squash. I make soup out of it too. I wonder if they put lentils in the soup in china. I miss squash from home. It would be so handy to have a chinese and indian store in downtown. I hate having to transfer twice just to get to a decent store, so I just stopped going and changed what I cook.
I love this squash. I make soup out of it too. I wonder if they put lentils in the soup in china. I miss squash from home. It would be so handy to have a chinese and indian store in downtown. I hate having to transfer twice just to get to a decent store, so I just stopped going and changed what I cook.
If there are two things I really miss, it's my almost daily walk through this beautiful and awe-inspiring cemetery and the HUGE summer farmer's market in Rochester.
It's one of my favie cemeteries in the world. And certainly my favie in Western NY.
That's Mt. Hope Cemetery! You are in Rochester!