It’s been way too long since I’ve posted an update. But I haven’t been doing nothing. In fact, I’ve been quite busy - and not just with school and Sun and the Rutgers job. So, I’ll go through a few of the happenings of the past …

Part 2 of today’s thoughts…

Blacklists, Blocking, Reverse-Validation - Yes, they have some uses. I use Daemon Synchronization in DenyHosts and plug-ins like Pyzor in SpamAssassin. However, I’ve also been the victim of blacklists, and the new Internet order, many times. There’s a conspiracy between ISPs - simply put …

Website - In personal news, I’ve finished migrating all of the information content of JasonAntman.com to a wiki, based on MediaWiki. I’m still getting some kinks ironed out, and working on customization, but it seems to be coming along very well. It’s wonderfully easy to update information …

Well, I’m currently applying to the Information Technology and Informatics (ITI) major at Rutgers. I’m in my third year of college (transferred in from RIT after a trimester there freshman year. This will also be my fourth prospective major - hopefully this one will stick. If you’re interested …

Well I just finished a healthy 2-hour session with Google Reader and have a few things to comment on, but at the moment, I just wanted to make a quick post.

I’ve been using Linux for five years. I’m in the process of planning to move a lot …

Well, I’ve created my official Sun Microsystems blog as Campus Ambassador for Rutgers University. Not that I honestly think anyone reads the non-technical blog entries here, but if you do, you may want to check out the Sun blog as well.

Most of the Sun blog entries will probably …

First off, my Sun blog should be coming sometime this weekend/early next week. If I post anything interesting there, I’ll be sure to cross-post it.

This morning at work, while reading Digg, I came by two interesting links that got me thinking: 5 Reasons Your Parents Should Use …

A few bits of news, none of them too important:

I’ve just been hired as the Sun Microsystems Campus Ambassador for Rutgers University. Essentially, my job is to tell students, faculty, staff, and researchers about Sun’s open source technologies and what they can do. This involves giving some …

So, after many hours of investigating potential bug/issue tracking packages, I have chosen one. And gone live with it, all in one weekend. After much evaluation, my final choice was Eventum from MySQL (I’m using the current version, 2.0.1). I will admit that it is not …

When browsing through Digg this morning, I came by a story at PCpro UK entitled “Boycott ad-blocking Firefox, urges furious web designer“. This gentleman stated that, “Software that blocks all advertisement is an infringement of the rights of website owners and developers.”

While I don’t like giving press to …