Norman.Walsh.nameNorm's musings. Make of them what you will.http://norman.walsh.name/atom/whatsnew.xml2012-02-09T12:15:14.823228ZNorman WalshFacial recognition softwarehttp://norman.walsh.name/2011/08/10/software2011-08-10T14:40:54Z2011-08-10T14:42:28.486538ZPeopleTechnology

Some innocent person is going to be arrested, tried, and convicted because facial recognition software compares a photo with a grainy bit of surveillance footage and asserts a match.

Network security and reliabilityhttp://norman.walsh.name/2008/08/27/network2008-08-27T21:47:18Z2010-10-08T18:37:27.905923ZSelfReferenceTechnology

Getting a reliable internet connection can lead to some odd discoveries.

Cheap Mediahttp://norman.walsh.name/2006/10/21/cheapMedia2006-10-21T19:16:10Z2010-10-08T18:23:18.556149ZTechnology

Just say “no”. But you didn't need me to tell you that, I'm sure.

Hoodwinkedhttp://norman.walsh.name/2005/01/28/hoodwinked2005-01-28T15:31:28Z2010-10-08T18:08:07.046758ZPoliticsTechnology

If you think we're going to record your answer accurately, please press 1, otherwise…

Wifi at BDLhttp://norman.walsh.name/2004/11/08/bdlWifi2004-11-08T17:54:41Z2010-10-08T18:04:40.558265ZTechnologyTravel

Free wireless internet at BDL. Sweet.

Color Me Un-Impress-edhttp://norman.walsh.name/2004/05/21/unimpressed2004-05-21T11:24:00Z2010-10-08T17:58:59.432002ZConferencesTechnology

You can take your GUI and…

A Week of Random Thoughtshttp://norman.walsh.name/2004/04/27/random2004-04-28T01:24:00Z2010-10-08T17:57:42.118639ZConferencesCosmologyEmailHumorPhotographyRDFTechnology

A bunch of things crossed my desk last week. In the interest of publishing them before they’re totally irrelevant, here they are.

La Cléhttp://norman.walsh.name/2004/03/06/lacle2004-03-06T10:21:00Z2010-10-08T17:55:47.280667ZFranceTechnologyTravel

Très cool.

The Largest Wiki in the Universehttp://norman.walsh.name/2004/02/27/wiki2004-02-27T12:14:00Z2010-10-08T17:55:37.995799ZHumorTechnology

Perhaps not quite as large, however, as the rule book for Brockian Ultra Cricket!

Evolution, Druids, and Wombatshttp://norman.walsh.name/2004/02/25/wombat2004-02-25T13:03:00Z2010-10-08T17:55:31.869161ZTechnology

When the calendar stopped working in Evolution, it hampered my efforts to get Palm RDF data into iCal. This is how I got it working again.

(Not) Patching Bashhttp://norman.walsh.name/2003/09/29/patchbash2003-09-29T12:00:00Z2010-10-08T17:51:17.663693ZTechnology

I don’t care what anyone says, tab completion of symbolic links to directories should be just like tab completion of actual directories. (Update: Everyone’s entitled go off half-cocked sometimes, right?)

New TV!http://norman.walsh.name/2003/09/10/newtv2003-09-10T12:00:00Z2010-10-08T17:50:52.639004ZTechnology

The new TV is in place now and I've got the audio working, mostly.

No New TVhttp://norman.walsh.name/2003/09/03/nonewtv2003-09-03T12:00:00Z2010-10-08T17:50:38.139922ZTechnology

Even with the old TV, getting all the cabling right is a challenge.

Longhornhttp://norman.walsh.name/2003/07/19/longhorn2003-07-19T12:00:00Z2010-10-08T17:49:37.705573ZHumorTechnology

Belly up to the bar, folks. Get your project names here.

Terminal Ahttp://norman.walsh.name/2003/05/12/terminala2003-05-12T12:00:00Z2010-10-08T17:46:53.072036ZTechnologyTravel

The renovated BDL Terminal A is open.

Navigationhttp://norman.walsh.name/2003/05/12/navigation2003-05-12T12:00:00Z2010-10-08T17:46:49.695118ZTechnologyTravel

Which way did he go, George?