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Bypassing Inane Web Filters On Hotel Wifi

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The hotel I'm staying in has a rather annoying filter on their net connection. Basically it won't allow me to connect to any URL with the string "xxx" in it. It's probably blocking other "content" as well, but since I'm a registrar trying to sell .xxx domain names I noticed the "xxx" filter pretty quickly! Circumventing the stupid filter didn't take much. Using SSH and a … [Read more...] about Bypassing Inane Web Filters On Hotel Wifi

Market Forces At Work – Coffee In CDG

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Airports are always expensive places for coffee and other refreshments, though some are more expensive than others. This morning I'm en route to Tivat, via Paris, so I'm having coffee in terminal 2B of Paris CDG. There is only one cafe, so they have a monopoly on all passengers who are "airside". This monopoly is reflected in the prices: small bottle of water - between … [Read more...] about Market Forces At Work – Coffee In CDG

Webfest Here I Come Plus Save On dotMe Domains

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I'm heading off to Montenegro tomorrow morning for Webfest. The lineup is impressive and I'm really looking forward to it. I'll be speaking about marketing on a shoestring budget (assuming I can put my $random thoughts into semi-coherent Powerpoint slides .. ) Anyway to celebrate the event and to brighten up the week we (Blacknight) are doing a special discounted offer on … [Read more...] about Webfest Here I Come Plus Save On dotMe Domains