DanConnor.com blog http://www.danconnor.com/feed.rss.html en Dan Connor 2006 120 Anthem Hacked, Ridiculous Correspondence Ensues http://www.danconnor.com/anthem-hacked-ridiculous-correspondence-ensues.html Anthem health insurance, the subsidiary of Wellpoint (yes, the very health insurance company in the center of the health care premium scandal - http://www.danconnor.com/anthem-hacked-ridiculous-correspondence-ensues.html Dan Connor Obama Administration Reserves Nuclear First Strike Option http://www.danconnor.com/obama-administration-reserves-nuclear-first-strike-option.html "Under a new national strategy for nuclear weapons, the Obama administration is maintaining the right to use nuclear weapons first and to use them to attack any nation accused of violating the main treaty to halt nuclear proliferation, including Iran and North Korea."

http://www.danconnor.com/obama-administration-reserves-nuclear-first-strike-option.html Dan Connor CloudCrowd Nears Its Stride http://www.danconnor.com/cloudcrowd-nears-its-stride.html The tech startup I work for, CloudCrowd, got written up on a huge technology blog over at TechCrunch.

]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:37:20 -0500 http://www.danconnor.com/cloudcrowd-nears-its-stride.html Dan Connor Magento is a Fucking Nightmare http://www.danconnor.com/magento-is-a-fucking-nightmare.html I created my first Magento shop as a freelancer for a small business client back when version 1 had come out. Oy. I even just rel="nofollow"'d that link to avoid boosting their Pagerank any further.

]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:15:00 -0500 http://www.danconnor.com/magento-is-a-fucking-nightmare.html Dan Connor Dynamic Name Input Attributes with IE and jQuery Clones http://www.danconnor.com/dynamic-name-input-attributes-with-ie-and-jquery-clones.html Wow, look at me getting all nerdy all of a sudden.

We all know that IE sucks pretty hard.  For work I'm charged with supporting IE7 in our Javascript framework, based on jQuery.

]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:57:06 -0600 http://www.danconnor.com/dynamic-name-input-attributes-with-ie-and-jquery-clones.html Dan Connor UFW VPS Cannot Authenticate TLS Mail http://www.danconnor.com/ufw-vps-cannot-authenticate-tls-mail.html Today I was setting up UFW in my Ubuntu VPS server and discovered that even with port 993 open I wasn't able to authenticate into my mail.

After some investigation I realized that UFW was blocking local requests to itself! This was a problem because while I was connecting successfully to 993 from outside, the VM wa

]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:04:31 -0600 http://www.danconnor.com/ufw-vps-cannot-authenticate-tls-mail.html Dan Connor Participatory Culture May Be Dying http://www.danconnor.com/participatory-culture-may-be-dying.html

We have an unprecedented opportunity to create a vibrant culture here on Facebook, as I have had the pleasure of experiencing with friends all over the planet, from various background and perspectives, via my blogs and journals since around 2000.

Culture is participatory in nature.

I post a lot of politic

]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:33:52 -0600 http://www.danconnor.com/participatory-culture-may-be-dying.html Dan Connor subMedia - indie news and humor served up right http://www.danconnor.com/submedia-indie-news-and-humor-served-up-right.html I've really been enjoying this shit lately:

subMedia.tv

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]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:09:04 -0600 http://www.danconnor.com/submedia-indie-news-and-humor-served-up-right.html Dan Connor Tax strike! Don't support the wars. http://www.danconnor.com/tax-strike-dont-support-the-wars.html Over 1/3 of our federal income tax goes to funding the United States' wars.

]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:18:45 -0600 http://www.danconnor.com/tax-strike-dont-support-the-wars.html Dan Connor Regarding Further Involvement in Afghanistan http://www.danconnor.com/regarding-further-involvement-in-afghanistan.html I had an exchange with a friend here on FB and I think it merits sharing with others in my network.

Afghanistan was messed up before we got there thanks to the Soviets. And then we made it worse by hiring Osama and his cronies because we had an ideological ax to grind.

]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:01:42 -0600 http://www.danconnor.com/regarding-further-involvement-in-afghanistan.html Dan Connor Net Neutrality http://www.danconnor.com/net-neutrality.html Isn't the better solution to the Net Neutrality problem actually putting into practice anti-trust laws?

Competition?

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]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:27:10 -0500 http://www.danconnor.com/net-neutrality.html Dan Connor Tea Parties http://www.danconnor.com/tea-parties.html At least the FOX News tea party promotion machine is getting political dissent back into the mainstream again, regardless of how batshit some of the people are.

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]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:51:37 -0500 http://www.danconnor.com/tea-parties.html Dan Connor Morgan Rose Drumming with his Baby Boy http://www.danconnor.com/morgan-rose-drumming-with-his-baby-boy.html This is pretty much my favorite thing at the moment.

http://www.danconnor.com/morgan-rose-drumming-with-his-baby-boy.html Dan Connor Police State http://www.danconnor.com/police-state.html September 1st, 2008
You shut down the city.
Saint Paul, the Mississippi.
One way out, no way in.
All bridges shut.
I was there.

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:36:09 -0500 http://www.danconnor.com/police-state.html Dan Connor Obama supports extending Patriot Act provisions http://www.danconnor.com/obama-supports-extending-patriot-act-provisions.html All you liberal motherfuckers better get off your asses and onto the phone to whip your guy into shape. I told you this guy's FISA ruling was some deep shit and not a good sign. Don't apologize, just push the digits, lick a stamp, and knock off being two-party chumps at the voting booth.

Same wars. Same laws.

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:22:42 -0500 http://www.danconnor.com/obama-supports-extending-patriot-act-provisions.html Dan Connor Now employed. http://www.danconnor.com/now-employed.html Thanks to all the recruiters and employers who have been contacting me.  I've been brought on as a UI Designer at a San Francisco startup called Cloud Crowd, so I'm off the market *smile*

]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:53:04 -0500 http://www.danconnor.com/now-employed.html Dan Connor Gettin' all Rockstar on Blab-lab http://www.danconnor.com/gettin-all-rockstar-on-blab-lab.html I'm making so much progress on Blab-lab it's crazy.  My optimism is returning in full force.  I think this will be very cool.

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]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:46:05 -0500 http://www.danconnor.com/gettin-all-rockstar-on-blab-lab.html Dan Connor So excited for Adam Freeland in San Francisco! http://www.danconnor.com/so-excited-for-adam-freeland-in-san-francisco.html http://www.danconnor.com/so-excited-for-adam-freeland-in-san-francisco.html Dan Connor Former Senator Mike Gravel has his eyes on Korea. http://www.danconnor.com/former-senator-mike-gravel-has-his-eyes-on-korea.html Senator Gravel, my Prez. candidate of choice in 2008, is traveling to S.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 01:28:47 -0500 http://www.danconnor.com/former-senator-mike-gravel-has-his-eyes-on-korea.html Dan Connor Inspecter General of the Federal Reserve has no clue about its balance sheets... http://www.danconnor.com/inspecter-general-of-the-federal-reserve-has-no-clue-about-its-balance-sheets.html Rep. Alan Grayson asks the Federal Reserve Inspector General about the trillions of dollars lent or spent by the Federal Reserve and where it went, and the trillions of off balance sheet obligations.

]]> Wed, 20 May 2009 13:16:59 -0500 http://www.danconnor.com/inspecter-general-of-the-federal-reserve-has-no-clue-about-its-balance-sheets.html Dan Connor