April 2006
Christos Anesti
Mon, 04/17/2006 - 00:56 — AnonymousSpoiler Alert: I'm going to get religious whicha... If you're simply looking for perspectives on design, skip this article. If you're looking for encouragement about why we design, read on.Last Christmas, I was admittedly irritated – not in a bah humbug sort of way – but in a “quit trying to dilute the meaning of my holiday” way. My office didn't even send a Christmas card, but instead sent a New Year's card, because from a business perspective it’s easier to send a message of hope than risk offending my Jewish brethren (many of whom are clients and dear friends), for whom I have much love and respect.But with Easter, it’s different. I don't care what anybody else tries to say, there is only one reason to celebrate Easter. And nobody can take that from me.It's also why I design. Many years ago I realized that from my calling to be an artist, that my purpose in life is to point people to the Truth. Plain and simple. The most effective way I can do that is through design, in co...
But where do we start?
Wed, 04/26/2006 - 05:34 — AnonymousTo Do:
- Reclaim food.
- Wash clothes.
- Finish drawings for portfolio
- Return library books.
- Shift paradigm.
Engaged as we are in the pursuit of a safe and sustainable future for all, the question often arises of where do we begin? When you start to think about all the problems we face (climate destabilization, genetically-modified foods, privatization of the commons, peak oil, persistent environmental toxins that mutate babies at parts per trillion, an ever widening gap between the rich and poor, the break-up of Phish, and the discontinuation of many fine Ben and Jerry's flavors to name but a few) it begins to feel like nothing short of a massive change in pretty much every aspect of our lives is going to save our species from annihilation. Unfortunately, Paradigm Shift Inc. isn't hiring and we are left with the same debate of where to start. Do we begin with business? Education? Medicine? Biology? Here at the world renowned Ecosa Institute the concentration is, for the most part, on buildings and construction. Since almost half of the energy the U.S. uses goes to the construction, maintenance, and ope...
Reclaimed Recipes, Vol. 1
Wed, 04/26/2006 - 03:07 — Anonymous100% RECLAIMED GRILLED EGGPLAND SANDWICH with SWEET POTATO FRIESINGREDIENTS:reclaimed butter (organic preferred)1 reclaimed sweet potato, sliced2 slices reclaimed bread of choice2 rounds reclaimed eggplant1/4 reclaimed red bell pepper, slit lengthwise1/4 reclaimed avocado1 slice reclaimed cheese of choice2 slices reclaimed tomato3 leaves fresh reclaimed basilMelt reclaimed butter in frying pan over medium/high heat. Add reclaimed sweet potato rounds and grill until golden brown (about 4 minutes each side). Remove from pan and set aside. (If available salt with reclaimed salt. In a pinch, sweat from your brow will do).Reduce heat to medium. Melt more reclaimed butter. Grill reclaimed pepper and reclaimed eggplant until golden (about 3 minutes each side). Remove from pan and set aside.Place reclaimed bread slices face down in the pan. When golden brown, flip and add reclaimed cheese slice to one side. Top with grilled reclaimed eggplant and reclaimed bell pepper. Leave on burner until reclaimed cheese reaches desired meltedness.Meanwhile, spread reclaimed avocado on the other slice of reclaimed bread. Top with reclaimed tomato and reclaimed basil leaves. Put it all together and enjo...
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Fri, 04/14/2006 - 08:01 — AnonymousMy baby's got sauce...
Wed, 04/05/2006 - 02:28 — AnonymousOnce again, it's that wonderful time here at the Inn where we all gather 'round the double burner hotplate to share a few drinks, engage in some deep debate on how best to save the world, and cook up a whole lotta sauce - dumpster sauce that is. Exploring creative ways to prepare our findings has been one of the most enjoyable parts of this experience. As with any design project, sauce-making has constraints; we are limited by what we uncover behind the grocery store. But within these constraints, an infinite number of possibilities await those willing to shift their sauce paradigm.Sauce-making seemed like the natural solution to the fact that we frequently find large quantities of food that is only a few steps away from the compost pile. What better to do with that box of apples than to cook 'em up with some sugar and cinammon, blend them to satisfaction, and toss them in a jar to be enjoyed for days to come? Pasta sauce, with its longer list of potential ingredients, is even more fun. You can almost always co...
ISA 2004 Web Publishing HTTP Filter stops default website page URL redirection
Tue, 04/25/2006 - 20:35 — AnonymousQuick questions: In a firewall, if you're presented with a checkbox asking if you want to block requests with ambigious extensions, what would you do? I'm guessing the answer from 99% of you would be "of course, I want to be as secure as I can be". Well, read on. Maybe you won't want to check that box after all.
Here's a real annoyance I found last night (I must be in rant mode, sorry!). What's more annoying is I couldn't find a solution on microsoft.com or newsgroups to solve it. As I explained yesterday, over the weekend I setup a web-server for photo hosting running at home.
To do this, I simply used the web-publishing wizard in ISA 2004 to publish my IIS server out on the internet, filtering the accessible paths. However, I didn't set any HTTP filtering on the web publishing rule. Being a consciensious (ha ha) administrator and as good practice, it's best to ensure only the methods and extensions you are actually using on the web-site are allowed through the rule, and to block unwanted signatures.
The first part of the ISA rule HTTP filtering lockdown is on the methods tab. As this web-site is serving static content only, the only method I need is GET.
Then it's on to the Extensions tab. As this is a photos web-site, ...
