Entries by Brandon Muramatsu

Breaking News: Zombies could win!

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] “A team of Canadian mathematicians have peen picking their large, delectable brains over whether humankind could survive a zombie apocalypse. Wylie, David. (2009, August 15). Mathematicians study possible zombie attack and… Continue Reading Breaking News: Zombies could win!

November 13, 2009 by

WordPress Exploit Scanner

Everyone that runs their own WordPress blog (self-hosted) should probably install and run the Exploit Scanner plugin. This plugin searches the files on your website, and the posts and comments tables of your database for anything suspicious. It also examines your list of active plugins for unusual filenames. For what it’s worth, v0.6 didn’t work… Continue Reading WordPress Exploit Scanner

November 11, 2009 by
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How do they know…

So this is probably completely, totally, politically incorrect, but… something I’ve always wondered is, “How do visually impaired people know to find the signs next to doors to “read” the Braille that tells them what room number they’re at?” How do they know at what height the sign is at, or if it’s on the… Continue Reading How do they know…

November 7, 2009 by

Sabbaticals Are for Everyone

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] …and not just tenure-track professors. A recent article at Lifehacker reminded me that I should write about sabbaticals. Tenure-track faculty at most universities are allowed a paid sabbatical for something like… Continue Reading Sabbaticals Are for Everyone

November 6, 2009 /1 Comment/by

And…

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] …I’ve managed to get my inbox down to 12 messages total and 2 unread messages. I leave messages in my inbox to show me the stuff I need to work on… Continue Reading And…

November 6, 2009 by

Lest you think I’m always organized…

…here’s what I spent last Sunday doing. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

November 6, 2009 by