http://www.ofb.biz/safari/ Commentary, reviews and instructive articles on current events, technology, philosophy, religion, politics and other relevant matters. en-us http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/772.html Jason Kettinger Bill Belichick will coach in his fifth Super Bowl, the coach and quarterback Tom Brady linked like Hall & Oates, Laurel & Hardy, like peanut butter and jelly. They both know the forty-second edition is a black mark upon what is a nearly unimpeachable legacy. Montana. Bradshaw. Brady. ... Sun, 5 February 2012 21:35:29 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/771.html Dennis E. Powell Let us have a moment of silence for the Eastman Kodak Company. I’m serious. “The Great Yellow Father,” as it used to be called in the photography press (when there was a photography press), has filed for bankruptcy. Thu, 2 February 2012 5:58:2 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/770.html Jason Kettinger Connie had just finished shopping. It was a pleasant day, the sun was warm, the light was high, and she was in the sort of mood where catchy, summertime pop songs spring to mind. She would never see the two men ready to grab her when she looked up toward the other man who’d asked for help. ... Sat, 28 January 2012 21:12:56 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/769.html Dennis E. Powell If you’re like me, you have available to you a quick and easy way of increasing your living space by quite a bit. It’s this: throw away all those boxes. Mon, 23 January 2012 7:17:44 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/768.html Ed Hurst If you are running RHEL, you are already running a mail server. It’s

installed by default and setup to run. Of course, it only delivers mail

locally, and only from sources within your own machine. Right now, there

are no sources, so there is no mail. But the server is running. Fri, 20 January 2012 6:38:52 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/767.html Dennis E. Powell A retrospective section published a few weeks ago in the local weekly I write for reminded me of just how effective a small-town, non-daily newspaper can be. And it raised the possibility of my telling a story that ought to be heard far and wide. But you won’t find it without looking. It ha... Mon, 9 January 2012 16:58:47 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/766.html Jason Kettinger Sometimes we put too much stock in the Iowa Caucus. This caucus has its share of odd results after all, like Pat Robertson winning in 1988. Or we can ask Governors Huckabee and Dean how well their Iowa victories translated to national victory. But, this year will likely be different. Tue, 3 January 2012 6:50:50 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/765.html Dennis E. Powell The headline was sad but not surprising: “The Health Risks of Being Left-Handed: Lefties Face Chance Of ADHD, Other Disorders; Brain Wiring Holds Clues.” The article, published in the prestigious Wall Street Journal, cites a “research” wh... Fri, 30 December 2011 17:2:44 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/764.html Timothy R. Butler Here we find ourselves on Christmas day yet again. This year the meteorologists have forecast the weather in St. Louis at 50 degrees for later today – less than ideal for any dreams of a white Christmas, though certainly closer to what one might find in Bethlehem. Christmas is here, but wit... Sun, 25 December 2011 8:4:28 GMT http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/763.html Timothy R. Butler In our general smartphone guide, we laid out the basic smartphone situation and then looked at Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and Apple’s iOS. In this piece we move on to a sampling of Android phones available this holiday season. Whether you are lo... Thu, 22 December 2011 4:55:45 GMT