Update Complete

 Posted on January 26, 2004

Well that didn’t take nearly as long as I had anticipated. Still a few wrinkles to work out but all in all everything seems to be back to normal. I gave the site a slightly more “standard” blog look. The latest version of WordPress seems pretty nice but does seem to run a little slower than version 0.72. However, it’s nice to have this outstanding upgrade out of the way. Let me know what you think.

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Categories: Site Updates  Tags: Wordpress 

A Great Read

 Posted on January 22, 2004

I just finished a fascinating book called The Code Book by Simon Singh. A fascinating history of cryptography and cryptanalysis throughout history that tells not only the great history of this secret world but also explains all of that funky math with a brilliant level of explanation. This guy is the math professor we all would have loved in college unlike that strange creature who we all ended up with who didn’t speak any earthly language and wrote in some strange script that was designed for Martians. In either case, if you want to know about the history of keeping secrets this is a great book to read.

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Categories: General Books 

Random Picture of the Day - 01/22/2004

 Posted on January 22, 2004

Ahead Flank. Some of you may already know this, but I have a huge obsession with submarines. Kind of funny for a guy who gets claustrophobic in Kansas but I’ve always loved them. I got to take a tour of the U-505 WWII German Submarine in Chicago during my recent visit and these are some of the pictures from that beautiful craft. Shot with my Canon S200. [Read More]
Categories: Photography  Tags: Chicago submarine