Sunday, July 31, 2005
Hissy Fit!
Poor Russ has a fit on his blog.
http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008557.html
Well, I think you have to put things in perspective. Copyright is just a frame of mind. With this Internet, you just ahve to get over it. The laws crafted 400 years ago to protect the authors from the greedy printers. Wow. Now that's gonna help on the Internet. People lift content all the time. Heck I do it. And if it's just a matter of etiquette to credit your sources, there are enough rude and mindless people over there to just run over you. So simpley put, as soon as it's available on the Internet, it's too late, it's not your anymore. Especially if more than 3 people have interest in your shit.
Wow. That was a stupind rant of my own. I guess I really likte to type on this cute little iBook. ¶ 9:41 PM 0 comments
Poor Russ has a fit on his blog.
http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008557.html
Urgh... Please Don't Steal My Content
Well, I think you have to put things in perspective. Copyright is just a frame of mind. With this Internet, you just ahve to get over it. The laws crafted 400 years ago to protect the authors from the greedy printers. Wow. Now that's gonna help on the Internet. People lift content all the time. Heck I do it. And if it's just a matter of etiquette to credit your sources, there are enough rude and mindless people over there to just run over you. So simpley put, as soon as it's available on the Internet, it's too late, it's not your anymore. Especially if more than 3 people have interest in your shit.
Wow. That was a stupind rant of my own. I guess I really likte to type on this cute little iBook. ¶ 9:41 PM 0 comments
Guidebook - Graphical User Interface gallery
Walk past nostalgia. I actually owned/used alot of those GUIs/OS. Damn I'm old.
read more | digg story ¶ 10:44 AM 0 comments
Walk past nostalgia. I actually owned/used alot of those GUIs/OS. Damn I'm old.
read more | digg story ¶ 10:44 AM 0 comments
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Windows without the trim
Windows XP, bloated? Naaaahn. These one trimmed it to the bones. And it is still running...
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/07/running-windows-with-no-services.html ¶ 3:13 PM 0 comments
Windows XP, bloated? Naaaahn. These one trimmed it to the bones. And it is still running...
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/07/running-windows-with-no-services.html ¶ 3:13 PM 0 comments
Friday, July 29, 2005
Wow It's Late! Wow I'll review IE7!
This very priviledged gentleman has the opportunity to review the latest beta of IE 7 (IE 6.66?) So I'll give you the dirt. Tabs, check. Search field next to the address, check. That's it. Minor interface changes: the refresh and stop buttons are combined. Wow. The back and forward dropdown only has one dropdown. With a checkbox next to the current page. Wow.
Groundbreaking. The gentleman admits he stopped using non Microsoft browsers about two years ago, because they looked unpolished. Unfortunately, he could have switched to Mozilla at the time and reaped the benefit of the groundbreaking features to come with IE7. When did IE start to work on IE7? Two weeks ago? I thought so too. Judge for yourself.
http://www.clothedandy.com/Writings/IE%207%20Beta%201/ ¶ 11:38 PM 0 comments
This very priviledged gentleman has the opportunity to review the latest beta of IE 7 (IE 6.66?) So I'll give you the dirt. Tabs, check. Search field next to the address, check. That's it. Minor interface changes: the refresh and stop buttons are combined. Wow. The back and forward dropdown only has one dropdown. With a checkbox next to the current page. Wow.
Groundbreaking. The gentleman admits he stopped using non Microsoft browsers about two years ago, because they looked unpolished. Unfortunately, he could have switched to Mozilla at the time and reaped the benefit of the groundbreaking features to come with IE7. When did IE start to work on IE7? Two weeks ago? I thought so too. Judge for yourself.
http://www.clothedandy.com/Writings/IE%207%20Beta%201/ ¶ 11:38 PM 0 comments
Backstabbed by Cisco
No, they are not in the business of protecting you, they are in the business of shutting up anyone who discloses the flaw. It's not about your security, it's about their reputation.
Two scenario, you tell me what's better.
1. the open way
- A flaw is discovered by a third party, flaw has some security implication and is pretty serious.
- The flaw is made public.
- The next day, a patch is issued, everybody installs it, everybody bitches but is relieved to be protected and happy about responsiveness.
2. the other way
- A flaw is discovered by a third party, flaw has some security implication and is pretty serious.
- The vendor threatens to sue you for everything you have and to emasculate you, your children and burn the house of your friends and family.
- You like to keep these part of your anatomy, so you sign the bible thick NDA contract and promise to never speak even the name of that company again.
- When asked, the company denies there was ever a flaw. When pressured, they claim it was not that bad. With more pressure, they commit to release a fix in the future
(side note, there is another alternative, call it the Microsoft way. Discover the flaw yourself, issue a patch, urge everyone to install it. 1 year later, a virus pops up, exploits the flaw, 98% of computers hooked on the internet that day fall because they did not get patched. Microsoft gets blame for Windows that is insecure)
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArtic... ¶ 9:01 PM 0 comments
No, they are not in the business of protecting you, they are in the business of shutting up anyone who discloses the flaw. It's not about your security, it's about their reputation.
Two scenario, you tell me what's better.
1. the open way
- A flaw is discovered by a third party, flaw has some security implication and is pretty serious.
- The flaw is made public.
- The next day, a patch is issued, everybody installs it, everybody bitches but is relieved to be protected and happy about responsiveness.
2. the other way
- A flaw is discovered by a third party, flaw has some security implication and is pretty serious.
- The vendor threatens to sue you for everything you have and to emasculate you, your children and burn the house of your friends and family.
- You like to keep these part of your anatomy, so you sign the bible thick NDA contract and promise to never speak even the name of that company again.
- When asked, the company denies there was ever a flaw. When pressured, they claim it was not that bad. With more pressure, they commit to release a fix in the future
(side note, there is another alternative, call it the Microsoft way. Discover the flaw yourself, issue a patch, urge everyone to install it. 1 year later, a virus pops up, exploits the flaw, 98% of computers hooked on the internet that day fall because they did not get patched. Microsoft gets blame for Windows that is insecure)
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArtic... ¶ 9:01 PM 0 comments
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Don't make your own...
If you don't have to. Programmers with experience don't like to re-invent the wheel - kids, on the other hand, will go out of their way to give themselves more work, especially if it involves writing millions of lines of code. Sorry, I don't do that anymore. This is a nice color picker here.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/07/GDIColorPicker/default.aspx ¶ 4:18 PM 0 comments
If you don't have to. Programmers with experience don't like to re-invent the wheel - kids, on the other hand, will go out of their way to give themselves more work, especially if it involves writing millions of lines of code. Sorry, I don't do that anymore. This is a nice color picker here.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/07/GDIColorPicker/default.aspx ¶ 4:18 PM 0 comments
3D
I'm not sure I had linked this entry. A good compilation of 3D free stuff.
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/06/24/free-d/ ¶ 12:08 PM 0 comments
I'm not sure I had linked this entry. A good compilation of 3D free stuff.
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/06/24/free-d/ ¶ 12:08 PM 0 comments
And I thought OpenSource was slow...
Well, the beta of Windows Vista is out (such a lame name, especially compared to the Longhorn code name) It's about time. Nope it's not revolutionary. Yep, it's full of bug. Nope, all the cool stuff they promised isn't there. Yep, there's even more eye candy. I'm just waiting for the inter hardware Mac (which will enable MacOs X on PCs, whatever Apple sez)
But anyway. this interesting comment about the other great product that Microsoft has bundled with Vista: IE7!
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7445
This is totally underwhelming. No that I will ever use Internet Explorer again. But still. MS spent all that time doing what? Counted the hair on their forearms? Mapping the tiles of the ceiling in the cafeteria in 3D?
IE7 sounds like it's just as good as Firefox in some aspect. When I tried Firefox the first time, I was skeptical: how can you improve a browser? It just displays HTML and it really is just a blank slate for pages to be viewed. Well, it turns out that Firfox is the shit and IE just is shit. IE7 better be a trillion times better than Firefox to gain back the lost ground.
Wait. It's still supporting ActiveX, right? Oops, sorry, can't do. ¶ 11:54 AM 0 comments
Well, the beta of Windows Vista is out (such a lame name, especially compared to the Longhorn code name) It's about time. Nope it's not revolutionary. Yep, it's full of bug. Nope, all the cool stuff they promised isn't there. Yep, there's even more eye candy. I'm just waiting for the inter hardware Mac (which will enable MacOs X on PCs, whatever Apple sez)
But anyway. this interesting comment about the other great product that Microsoft has bundled with Vista: IE7!
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7445
This is totally underwhelming. No that I will ever use Internet Explorer again. But still. MS spent all that time doing what? Counted the hair on their forearms? Mapping the tiles of the ceiling in the cafeteria in 3D?
IE7 sounds like it's just as good as Firefox in some aspect. When I tried Firefox the first time, I was skeptical: how can you improve a browser? It just displays HTML and it really is just a blank slate for pages to be viewed. Well, it turns out that Firfox is the shit and IE just is shit. IE7 better be a trillion times better than Firefox to gain back the lost ground.
Wait. It's still supporting ActiveX, right? Oops, sorry, can't do. ¶ 11:54 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Just so I don't forget b4 Firefox crashes on me (ff memory leak/hog)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?segId=4772128&segSongId=3613490&segNum=3&segSongNum=2
MUSIC INTERLUDES
'Wild Colorado'
Listen to this story...LISTEN
Artist:
Jonathan Elias
Composer:
Jonathan Elias
CD Title:
American River
Label:
Decca
Catalog Number:
?
FIND MUSIC INTERLUDES Looking for a song you heard between stories on one of NPR's news or talk programs? We call it a "Music Interlude." ¶ 8:43 PM 0 comments
Doc Searls
Yup. Another blog I'll revisit later.
http://doc.weblogs.com/2005/06/29 ¶ 7:14 PM 0 comments
Yup. Another blog I'll revisit later.
http://doc.weblogs.com/2005/06/29 ¶ 7:14 PM 0 comments
Please don't rasterbate in class!
And say I spent my time slicing pictures with Photoshop or even writing my own little crappy slicer. These people made it online. And they have shoots of big prints they enabled. Wow!
http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/
The name is cool too! ¶ 7:07 PM 0 comments
And say I spent my time slicing pictures with Photoshop or even writing my own little crappy slicer. These people made it online. And they have shoots of big prints they enabled. Wow!
http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/
The name is cool too! ¶ 7:07 PM 0 comments
Microsoft’s anti-piracy program cracked?
Huh? Well, read the article.
I liked this sarcastic remark at the end though:
Just claim it's no threat. Microsoft like to remind you that your copy of Windows really is not yours in the first place. It's theirs. They'll yank it out of your hands whenever they feel like. Think it's not possible? Read the license. I know. Noone does. So you can't fell bad for them when people hacking/cracking their way through the barriers they erect. You could also buy a Mac, starting at $500, you can't even argue they are too expensive anymore. Or linux, it's free.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24134 ¶ 6:56 PM 0 comments
Huh? Well, read the article.
I liked this sarcastic remark at the end though:
Vole has confirmed that Mohanty has managed to crack the WGA, but claimed the hack represented very little threat. So that is all right then.
Just claim it's no threat. Microsoft like to remind you that your copy of Windows really is not yours in the first place. It's theirs. They'll yank it out of your hands whenever they feel like. Think it's not possible? Read the license. I know. Noone does. So you can't fell bad for them when people hacking/cracking their way through the barriers they erect. You could also buy a Mac, starting at $500, you can't even argue they are too expensive anymore. Or linux, it's free.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24134 ¶ 6:56 PM 0 comments
Tower - more than two
Probably like a trillion of them. In your backyard. Sending evil microwaves through your brain for thought control (just in case you don't watch enough TV).
Cell towers, of course. Maybe not that evil though. If you ever wanted to know why your reception sucks in a specific area, well, check this for feeling validation:
http://www.cellreception.com/towers/index.html
They have a cool Google map application listing the known cell towers in major cities. I think this is pretty wicked. ¶ 3:03 PM 0 comments
Probably like a trillion of them. In your backyard. Sending evil microwaves through your brain for thought control (just in case you don't watch enough TV).
Cell towers, of course. Maybe not that evil though. If you ever wanted to know why your reception sucks in a specific area, well, check this for feeling validation:
http://www.cellreception.com/towers/index.html
They have a cool Google map application listing the known cell towers in major cities. I think this is pretty wicked. ¶ 3:03 PM 0 comments
Creepy creepy creepy
If you say that three times in a row looking at yourself in a mirror, this faux-baby doll appears, poops on your shoes and laughs. This is totally creepy. I can't imagine it will take too long to realize they need to make those anatomically correct (I know, it's a long word) and cater to the pervs out there. Kids abuse way down. Creepy doll sales way up!
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000100052046/ ¶ 9:25 AM 0 comments
If you say that three times in a row looking at yourself in a mirror, this faux-baby doll appears, poops on your shoes and laughs. This is totally creepy. I can't imagine it will take too long to realize they need to make those anatomically correct (I know, it's a long word) and cater to the pervs out there. Kids abuse way down. Creepy doll sales way up!
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000100052046/ ¶ 9:25 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Microsoft expands Windows anti-piracy program
Microsoft is slowly tightening the grip on their operating system (for those who recently transfered from a parallel universe: Windows XP) Now, no arm, no chocolate. No real Windows, no update for you. Well, yes, you still get updates, but all the addon crap, nan. Like DirectX, Media Player and IE updates.
Here's a funny:
The bold is mine. Other alternative include running Linux or buying a Mac. The more you treat me like a criminal, the more hoops I have to jump through, the less I'm gonna like you. I already have 2 Macs and one 1 Linux box. Windows might never go away, but I have a feeling its importance will shrink.
http://today.reuters.com/news/...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/26/ms_updates_wga_launch/ ¶ 4:24 PM 0 comments
Microsoft is slowly tightening the grip on their operating system (for those who recently transfered from a parallel universe: Windows XP) Now, no arm, no chocolate. No real Windows, no update for you. Well, yes, you still get updates, but all the addon crap, nan. Like DirectX, Media Player and IE updates.
Here's a funny:
Customers whose copies of Windows are found to be pirated have two options: send in a pirated CD and fill out a piracy form to receive a legitimate copy for no charge; or, in the case that there is no CD or proof of purchase, buy a new copy of Windows XP Home for $99 or Windows XP Professional for $149.
The bold is mine. Other alternative include running Linux or buying a Mac. The more you treat me like a criminal, the more hoops I have to jump through, the less I'm gonna like you. I already have 2 Macs and one 1 Linux box. Windows might never go away, but I have a feeling its importance will shrink.
http://today.reuters.com/news/...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/26/ms_updates_wga_launch/ ¶ 4:24 PM 0 comments
Javascriptus Blockus
A cool Firefox extension that will let you turn javascript on and off selectively. Am I the only one to think that Firefox extensions are the most clever and powerful extension api?
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/07/26/browser-... ¶ 4:02 PM 0 comments
A cool Firefox extension that will let you turn javascript on and off selectively. Am I the only one to think that Firefox extensions are the most clever and powerful extension api?
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/07/26/browser-... ¶ 4:02 PM 0 comments
20 Gs for that?!?!?!
Newsflash: Apple I computer for sale on eBay. Rare and vintage. Starting price: $20,000. Can't help make a few comments. eBay is good at letting the market set the price. Here 20K for a dusty smelly albeit rare assemblage of old chips and epoxy, as a starting bid, is, maybe, a tad optimistic.
It also comes with a hart warming story full of nostalgia and all. I have my very first ZX spectrum if you want. Only 10Gs.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5791473252&category=80075&rd=1 ¶ 9:28 AM 0 comments
Newsflash: Apple I computer for sale on eBay. Rare and vintage. Starting price: $20,000. Can't help make a few comments. eBay is good at letting the market set the price. Here 20K for a dusty smelly albeit rare assemblage of old chips and epoxy, as a starting bid, is, maybe, a tad optimistic.
It also comes with a hart warming story full of nostalgia and all. I have my very first ZX spectrum if you want. Only 10Gs.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5791473252&category=80075&rd=1 ¶ 9:28 AM 0 comments
Pretty Icon
It looks like the dude put a lot of work into re-doing hi-res versions of application icons. Cool!
http://jairob.wincustomize.com/gallery.aspx?SID=5940&UID=0&u=0 ¶ 8:39 AM 0 comments
It looks like the dude put a lot of work into re-doing hi-res versions of application icons. Cool!
http://jairob.wincustomize.com/gallery.aspx?SID=5940&UID=0&u=0 ¶ 8:39 AM 0 comments
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Linux USB stick drive booting
Helps and pointers on how to setup Linux to boot from a USB thumbdrive. Useful when you can't install anything on the computer. Just boot another OS.
http://rz-obrian.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/knoppix-usb/ ¶ 10:31 PM 0 comments
Helps and pointers on how to setup Linux to boot from a USB thumbdrive. Useful when you can't install anything on the computer. Just boot another OS.
http://rz-obrian.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/knoppix-usb/ ¶ 10:31 PM 0 comments
Friday, July 22, 2005
Color theft
No, you can't really steal colors. You can be inspired by some other page's colors. And this tool is a good helper with that :)
http://redalt.com/Tools/ilyc.php ¶ 6:07 PM 0 comments
No, you can't really steal colors. You can be inspired by some other page's colors. And this tool is a good helper with that :)
http://redalt.com/Tools/ilyc.php ¶ 6:07 PM 0 comments
Sympathy
This dude has all my sympathy, admiration and say, a tidbit of jaleousy for being able to travel around the world like that. Even though I probably would not like to travel through some parts of this world.
http://www.2600.com/travel/index.khtml?post=2005-07-16 ¶ 11:49 AM 0 comments
This dude has all my sympathy, admiration and say, a tidbit of jaleousy for being able to travel around the world like that. Even though I probably would not like to travel through some parts of this world.
http://www.2600.com/travel/index.khtml?post=2005-07-16 ¶ 11:49 AM 0 comments
My other obsession
Yes, I have another obsession, it's origami. What are the first ones you ask? Well, clocks, time, nixie tubes, distributed computing, operating system design, maps, photography, computers, vintage computers, cars.
http://www.robogumby.com/papercrane/ ¶ 11:44 AM 0 comments
Yes, I have another obsession, it's origami. What are the first ones you ask? Well, clocks, time, nixie tubes, distributed computing, operating system design, maps, photography, computers, vintage computers, cars.
http://www.robogumby.com/papercrane/ ¶ 11:44 AM 0 comments
Really cool invention brings teens awards
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2841984#cool
And yeah, whatever one commenter said on make:
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/07/teens_invent_ec.html
Peltier is not new. Peltier coolers have been used for a long time. They are also terribly inefficient. Something like 5 times more heat is produced than cold. And you have to dissipate that heat. Probably close to an engine that's hot itself. Might not be the easiest thing to do.
And I really thought freon (CFC) were banned a long time ago.
Where I see the best gain is durability and reliability. You only need a fan, not a convoluted set of tanks, compressors, pipes and heat exchanger. Fewer moving parts. Should also be alot lighter. Lighter is good for fuel economy too. And probably a tiny bit more efficient when you don't have to run a compressor off the main accessory belt (the engine drives the compressor, like it drives the alternator) so there is one fewer element of parasitic power drain, even though you will have more drain from the alternator.
It's not ground breaking but it is still interesting. ¶ 11:26 AM 0 comments
Really cool invention brings teens awards
Physics students: They came up with an environmentally friendly, economical air conditioner
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2841984#cool
And yeah, whatever one commenter said on make:
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/07/teens_invent_ec.html
Peltier is not new. Peltier coolers have been used for a long time. They are also terribly inefficient. Something like 5 times more heat is produced than cold. And you have to dissipate that heat. Probably close to an engine that's hot itself. Might not be the easiest thing to do.
And I really thought freon (CFC) were banned a long time ago.
Where I see the best gain is durability and reliability. You only need a fan, not a convoluted set of tanks, compressors, pipes and heat exchanger. Fewer moving parts. Should also be alot lighter. Lighter is good for fuel economy too. And probably a tiny bit more efficient when you don't have to run a compressor off the main accessory belt (the engine drives the compressor, like it drives the alternator) so there is one fewer element of parasitic power drain, even though you will have more drain from the alternator.
It's not ground breaking but it is still interesting. ¶ 11:26 AM 0 comments
The bucket of link
Almost random stuff.
http://progenic.com/
http://www.ramsinks.com/mods.asp
http://www.suck-o.com/ ¶ 11:24 AM 0 comments
Almost random stuff.
http://progenic.com/
http://www.ramsinks.com/mods.asp
http://www.suck-o.com/ ¶ 11:24 AM 0 comments
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Fire Fire my Fox is on Fire
Firefox tab numberer. Especially useful for CTRL-Number. There seems to be an infine possibility of things you can do with a firefox extension. Probably in Java too.
http://www.boxofchocolates.ca/archives/2005/01/30/numbered-tabs-extension ¶ 6:51 PM 0 comments
Firefox tab numberer. Especially useful for CTRL-Number. There seems to be an infine possibility of things you can do with a firefox extension. Probably in Java too.
http://www.boxofchocolates.ca/archives/2005/01/30/numbered-tabs-extension ¶ 6:51 PM 0 comments
Today
Today is a good day for random crap.
http://www.blogcadre.com/blog/jason_striegel/... ¶ 4:59 PM 0 comments
Today is a good day for random crap.
http://www.blogcadre.com/blog/jason_striegel/... ¶ 4:59 PM 0 comments
Linux and Windows security neck and neck
Some FUD shit you got there.
Lies, damn lies and statistics.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2139790/surveys-useless-security ¶ 4:56 PM 0 comments
Some FUD shit you got there.
He added that Microsoft had made real progress on security in the past two years, but that the increasing number of Linux enthusiasts coming into the market would help the open source alternative in the long run.
Lies, damn lies and statistics.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2139790/surveys-useless-security ¶ 4:56 PM 0 comments
How To Make Your Own Custom Body Kit!!!
Body as in car body you pervert. This is not how to turn your cousin into Borg-ish Jeri Ryan (7 of 9)
http://home.cwru.edu/%7Ejsh28/drew/bodykit.html ¶ 4:48 PM 0 comments
Body as in car body you pervert. This is not how to turn your cousin into Borg-ish Jeri Ryan (7 of 9)
http://home.cwru.edu/%7Ejsh28/drew/bodykit.html ¶ 4:48 PM 0 comments
Conspiratists rejoyce
Well, since alot of people would take offense at having their government scan and store their fingerprint for future tracking / identification / counterterrorism / whatever purpose, it is probably easier to swallow when you have to go to Disneyland. Patriot Act, anyone? Wow. Good thing I'm not going.
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009514.html
http://www.local6.com/news/4724689/detail.html ¶ 4:41 PM 0 comments
Well, since alot of people would take offense at having their government scan and store their fingerprint for future tracking / identification / counterterrorism / whatever purpose, it is probably easier to swallow when you have to go to Disneyland. Patriot Act, anyone? Wow. Good thing I'm not going.
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/009514.html
http://www.local6.com/news/4724689/detail.html ¶ 4:41 PM 0 comments
More random crap.
What is it with old phone hacks?
http://www.vonslatt.com/proj-handset.shtml ¶ 4:33 PM 0 comments
What is it with old phone hacks?
http://www.vonslatt.com/proj-handset.shtml ¶ 4:33 PM 0 comments
Too much time
And too much money. But it looks good.
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=76374&page=1&pp=20 ¶ 4:31 PM 0 comments
And too much money. But it looks good.
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=76374&page=1&pp=20 ¶ 4:31 PM 0 comments
Pee your pants funny.
This: http://www.spiritofmaat.com/archive/watercar/h20car2.htm
The water powered car. Crackpot style. We learn that:
and, more precisely on hydrogen:
It really looks like someone took one too many snoozes during their chemistry lessons. And remember, nothing at all comes out of the tail pipe.
Public Service Announcement: please do not smoke whatever they have been smoking. Especially near 0 emission tailpipes and hydrogen :)
Brought tears to my eyes. And I'm not totally convinced this is not a joke.
The best part though is that they have plans and all. How to build your own style.
I think they have laws against that. They are called the laws of thermodynamics. ¶ 3:48 PM 0 comments
This: http://www.spiritofmaat.com/archive/watercar/h20car2.htm
The water powered car. Crackpot style. We learn that:
The first process shown to us by Rothman Technologies uses water, salt, and an extremely inexpensive metal alloy. The gas that results from this process is pure hydrogen, a fuel that burns without the need for external oxygen — and gives off no pollution whatsoever.
and, more precisely on hydrogen:
Hydrogen: This fuel is complete in itself. It does not need oxygen from the atmosphere to burn, which is an improvement over fossil fuels in saving the oxygen in our air supply. In fact, when hydrogen burns perfectly, nothing at all comes out of the tail pipe. If salt and metal alloy are used to create hydrogen, then there will be residues of that in the exhaust, but hydrogen fuel does not contribute oxygen to the atmosphere.
It really looks like someone took one too many snoozes during their chemistry lessons. And remember, nothing at all comes out of the tail pipe.
Public Service Announcement: please do not smoke whatever they have been smoking. Especially near 0 emission tailpipes and hydrogen :)
Brought tears to my eyes. And I'm not totally convinced this is not a joke.
The best part though is that they have plans and all. How to build your own style.
How It Works
Exceedingly simple. Water is pumped as needed to replenish and maintain the liquid level in the chamber. The electrodes are vibrated with a 0.5-5A electrical pulse which breaks 2(H2O) => 2H2 + O2. When the pressure reaches say 30-60 psi, you turn the key and go. You step on the pedal, you send more energy to the electrodes, and thus more vapor to the cylinders; i.e. fuel vapor on demand.
You set the idle max-flow rate to get the most efficient use of power, and you're off to the races.
In the big picture, your free energy is coming from the tap water in an open system, as the latent energy in the water is enough to power the engine and hence drive the alternator and whatever belt-driven accessories. And the alternator is efficient enough to run the various electrical loads (10 - 20 amps), including the additional low current to run this vapor reaction. No extra batteries are required.
I think they have laws against that. They are called the laws of thermodynamics. ¶ 3:48 PM 0 comments
Crazy
I think he is crazy. Playing chess with a spam filter. Crazy I'm telling you!
http://dbacl.sourceforge.net/contents.html ¶ 3:47 PM 0 comments
I think he is crazy. Playing chess with a spam filter. Crazy I'm telling you!
http://dbacl.sourceforge.net/contents.html ¶ 3:47 PM 0 comments
Slippery computer
I like oil cooled computers. Especially funny when the dude hacks it with vegetable oil (u want fries with dat?) and unfortunately the aquarium he is using cracks and spills oil all over. Using that aquarium has a neat side effect though, it has build in light from the top. It's actually quite pretty.
http://haphazardhacks.blogspot.com/...-oilcomputer-i.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/haphazardhacks/25006611/in/set-570702/ ¶ 3:37 PM 0 comments
I like oil cooled computers. Especially funny when the dude hacks it with vegetable oil (u want fries with dat?) and unfortunately the aquarium he is using cracks and spills oil all over. Using that aquarium has a neat side effect though, it has build in light from the top. It's actually quite pretty.
http://haphazardhacks.blogspot.com/...-oilcomputer-i.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/haphazardhacks/25006611/in/set-570702/ ¶ 3:37 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
The post with noname
This blog looks mighty interesting. I reserve the right to can it later if the opinions reveal too be too far from mine... (like that idiot Joe Sherlock)
http://www.spittingllamas.com/ ¶ 3:04 PM 0 comments
This blog looks mighty interesting. I reserve the right to can it later if the opinions reveal too be too far from mine... (like that idiot Joe Sherlock)
http://www.spittingllamas.com/ ¶ 3:04 PM 0 comments
But somebody think of the Children!
Podcast is a popular term. Whether you hate or love the iPod, it's still the most popular player. Personally, I'm not in the lover camp, and I don't understand why it is the most popular. Yes it is the most stylish. That's about it. But that's not the point of the post.
Podcast rolls of the tongue nicely. Two short explosive syllables. Can't find any better term. Try the alternative: blogcast, where the G sound competes with the next K sound. Bleh. Or vlog which is even worse that blog. Oh yes, the rationale is that this is the new label for video podcast. Can't call it a podcast, cuz the iPod don't do video. Kinda like the same reason why you shouldn't call it an mp3 player when really, it plays wma, ogg, asf, or ac3 in addition to it. That's not correct. Oh, wait...
http://www.downloadsquad.com/...podcasts/ ¶ 12:51 PM 0 comments
Podcast is a popular term. Whether you hate or love the iPod, it's still the most popular player. Personally, I'm not in the lover camp, and I don't understand why it is the most popular. Yes it is the most stylish. That's about it. But that's not the point of the post.
Podcast rolls of the tongue nicely. Two short explosive syllables. Can't find any better term. Try the alternative: blogcast, where the G sound competes with the next K sound. Bleh. Or vlog which is even worse that blog. Oh yes, the rationale is that this is the new label for video podcast. Can't call it a podcast, cuz the iPod don't do video. Kinda like the same reason why you shouldn't call it an mp3 player when really, it plays wma, ogg, asf, or ac3 in addition to it. That's not correct. Oh, wait...
http://www.downloadsquad.com/...podcasts/ ¶ 12:51 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Linkblog.
Just like mine? I don't think so, this one is much better. Mine is a mere collection of what interests me from a few sources, just because I have a bad memory. And a good case of ADD. What was I saying? Oh, yes, mono211.
http://www.mono211.com/links/ ¶ 2:20 PM 0 comments
Just like mine? I don't think so, this one is much better. Mine is a mere collection of what interests me from a few sources, just because I have a bad memory. And a good case of ADD. What was I saying? Oh, yes, mono211.
http://www.mono211.com/links/ ¶ 2:20 PM 0 comments
How Google Maps Got Me Out Of A Traffic Ticket
Not me, but that dude.
http://www.gearlive.com/...traffic_tickets_07160942/
The most amazing thing is how persistant the officer is at being wrong. With the evidence shoved to her f*cking face, she still insists.
Maybe an independant party should have checked if that particular street was indeed two way. How hard can it be. ¶ 11:50 AM 0 comments
Not me, but that dude.
http://www.gearlive.com/...traffic_tickets_07160942/
The most amazing thing is how persistant the officer is at being wrong. With the evidence shoved to her f*cking face, she still insists.
So it came time for my testimony and I stated that I was in mid-turn when an oncoming vehicle was coming toward me very quickly and I had decided not to make the turn until that SUV passed me. The Judge stopped and asked me how could there be an oncoming vehicle if the street was only one way. I stated that it was indeed a two way street. The officer reiterated that it was only a one way. ...
I pulled up Firefox and when to maps.google.com. I typed up the intersection and zoomed in as close as possible.
...
As you can see, Cathedral Pkwy (110th street) has no arrow indicating the traffic directions. However, 109th and 111th do. I mentioned this to the judge that this means that 110th is indeed a two way street. The traffic officer begged to differ. She said perhaps an arrow was just missing from the equation.
Maybe an independant party should have checked if that particular street was indeed two way. How hard can it be. ¶ 11:50 AM 0 comments
Photoshop Hair
Bearded Ladies. That's the aim. Yes, that's a disturbing statement.
http://digitalmediadesigner.com/2003/08_aug/tutorials/pshair030825.htm ¶ 11:42 AM 0 comments
Bearded Ladies. That's the aim. Yes, that's a disturbing statement.
http://digitalmediadesigner.com/2003/08_aug/tutorials/pshair030825.htm ¶ 11:42 AM 0 comments
Readily usable
This will be helpful in fixing up my old old dell crapola. It's running Win2k because I would not get the wireless net to work at all. Grrr...
http://nexle.dk/daniel/win2000-32mb/ ¶ 11:35 AM 0 comments
This will be helpful in fixing up my old old dell crapola. It's running Win2k because I would not get the wireless net to work at all. Grrr...
http://nexle.dk/daniel/win2000-32mb/ ¶ 11:35 AM 0 comments
I'm pretty sure I'll never make my own home made electronics projects, as I am as skilled with a soldering iron as a Butcher with brain surgery. This is probably why I have this admiration for others who can:
http://www.webx.dk/oz2cpu/homemade-elec-main.htm
And he has some nixie tubes projects. I have a special fascination for nixie tubes. ¶ 11:21 AM 0 comments
Monday, July 18, 2005
Bruce Schneier is cool
I recomment reading Bruce Schneier's blog or get his CounterPane newsletter. This entry about iTunes and the Hymn project is interesting:
It goes on without saying that DRM is really annoying technology. Fortunately, it looks like technology itself is a good solution to that :)
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/07/hymn_project.html ¶ 8:26 PM 0 comments
I recomment reading Bruce Schneier's blog or get his CounterPane newsletter. This entry about iTunes and the Hymn project is interesting:
More security by inconvenience, and yet another illustration of the neverending arms race between attacker and defender.
It goes on without saying that DRM is really annoying technology. Fortunately, it looks like technology itself is a good solution to that :)
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/07/hymn_project.html ¶ 8:26 PM 0 comments
Gimme a owler
Free RSS and Java. Maybe I need a rss reader after all. After owl?
http://rssowl.org/ ¶ 4:24 PM 0 comments
Free RSS and Java. Maybe I need a rss reader after all. After owl?
http://rssowl.org/ ¶ 4:24 PM 0 comments
Commenter
A commenter kindly pointed me to this blog: http://knowprose.com/ so I'll have to read it and maybe move it to the right. ¶ 4:09 PM 1 comments
A commenter kindly pointed me to this blog: http://knowprose.com/ so I'll have to read it and maybe move it to the right. ¶ 4:09 PM 1 comments
It was done millions of years ago.
But thanks to PCWorldee, this is news. Yahoo now serves targeted ad related to your query. Or to what you've been searching for the last 2 days.
I have 2 simple comments about it:
Thanks again to PCWorld for this magnifiscent piece of journalistic excellence.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121839,00.asp ¶ 1:53 PM 0 comments
But thanks to PCWorldee, this is news. Yahoo now serves targeted ad related to your query. Or to what you've been searching for the last 2 days.
I have 2 simple comments about it:
- Altavista (remember when it was hip?) did that circa 1966.
- You use Yahoo to search the web? Do they know something Google don't? And Google is a tidbit more subtle as squeezing the green out of your wallet.
Thanks again to PCWorld for this magnifiscent piece of journalistic excellence.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121839,00.asp ¶ 1:53 PM 0 comments
I'm an artist.
And it's free. Love it!
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/07/18/artrage-free-painter-program/ ¶ 1:48 PM 0 comments
And it's free. Love it!
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/07/18/artrage-free-painter-program/ ¶ 1:48 PM 0 comments
Stole my idea
They stole my idea. Even though that would be a major pain the ass to program... But still, I had purchased the DDK just for that. I believe the mirror driver sample is a good base. The only problem (as always?) is to decypher the very poor documentation that Microsoft provides. Writing the driver is quite easy - because the kernel GDI does everything for you. Pretend you are a frame buffer and all that you have to do is manage a bitmap. Really. The hard part is faking the hardware so your driver gets loaded. Pretty sure you need a trick for that. The other hard part is communicatiob from kernel mode to usermode and efficiencies...
What a good rambling. I'm pretty sure this post is uncomprehensible.
http://www.maxivista.com ¶ 9:18 AM 0 comments
They stole my idea. Even though that would be a major pain the ass to program... But still, I had purchased the DDK just for that. I believe the mirror driver sample is a good base. The only problem (as always?) is to decypher the very poor documentation that Microsoft provides. Writing the driver is quite easy - because the kernel GDI does everything for you. Pretend you are a frame buffer and all that you have to do is manage a bitmap. Really. The hard part is faking the hardware so your driver gets loaded. Pretty sure you need a trick for that. The other hard part is communicatiob from kernel mode to usermode and efficiencies...
What a good rambling. I'm pretty sure this post is uncomprehensible.
http://www.maxivista.com ¶ 9:18 AM 0 comments
Friday, July 15, 2005
Just Another Blog
This dude has had a telling tale of Dell Hell tech support.
http://www.buzzmachine.com/archives/cat_dell.html
http://www.buzzmachine.com ¶ 11:18 AM 0 comments
This dude has had a telling tale of Dell Hell tech support.
http://www.buzzmachine.com/archives/cat_dell.html
http://www.buzzmachine.com ¶ 11:18 AM 0 comments
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Cheep ass + diy = my thing
And being a new inventgeek.com project, this is even better. Also I did not think LCD panels were that cheap. But yes, they are (newsflash to myself: wake up, this is 2005)
http://inventgeek.com/Projects/HomeTheater/HomeTheater.aspx ¶ 11:06 PM 0 comments
And being a new inventgeek.com project, this is even better. Also I did not think LCD panels were that cheap. But yes, they are (newsflash to myself: wake up, this is 2005)
http://inventgeek.com/Projects/HomeTheater/HomeTheater.aspx ¶ 11:06 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Jetpack
Surprisingly, they are Japanese.
http://www.lookatentertainment.com/v/v-1169.htm ¶ 4:32 PM 0 comments
Surprisingly, they are Japanese.
http://www.lookatentertainment.com/v/v-1169.htm ¶ 4:32 PM 0 comments
Dvorak to the rescue
Most of his articles used to piss me off, now they make me laugh. Wikis are doomed. Right. It's from the same man who used to say that blogs are stupid and pointless. Now he has one.
Talking about user review sites he says this:
This goes back to his general idea that the masses should not voice their opinions. Especially in fields where experts should be heard. He had the same stance on blogs. Understandably, blogs, wikis and more in general the Internet is gnawing his clout as an expert. Expert as in paid journalist. Sorry man, your time is over.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1835857,00.asp ¶ 9:38 AM 0 comments
Most of his articles used to piss me off, now they make me laugh. Wikis are doomed. Right. It's from the same man who used to say that blogs are stupid and pointless. Now he has one.
Talking about user review sites he says this:
The entropy factor has to be at its most pronounced in the U.S., where individualism and inflated self-esteem are promoted as good characteristics. With these forming a generalized personality background, how can any accurate consensus ever be reached about anything?
This goes back to his general idea that the masses should not voice their opinions. Especially in fields where experts should be heard. He had the same stance on blogs. Understandably, blogs, wikis and more in general the Internet is gnawing his clout as an expert. Expert as in paid journalist. Sorry man, your time is over.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1835857,00.asp ¶ 9:38 AM 0 comments
Flashy flashes flash before your eyes
The web is made to be read. 99% of all the content is text to be read. I read trillions of articles every day. Unfortunately, advertizers don't want you to read, they want you to click their ad and buy their shit. It's just not enough to clutter the screen with those huge colorful panels (and hog bandwidth too) but they animate quite furiously. Kinda like back in the web of the 90's when home pages were the shit and everyone had those horrible 3 frames anim GIFs.
Well, my friend, here is my solution to your problem. It's a 4 step process.
The web is made to be read. 99% of all the content is text to be read. I read trillions of articles every day. Unfortunately, advertizers don't want you to read, they want you to click their ad and buy their shit. It's just not enough to clutter the screen with those huge colorful panels (and hog bandwidth too) but they animate quite furiously. Kinda like back in the web of the 90's when home pages were the shit and everyone had those horrible 3 frames anim GIFs.
Well, my friend, here is my solution to your problem. It's a 4 step process.
- Get Firefox.
- Find out how to install extensions in Firefox and install the one called Flashblock. This handy dandy extension will replace all Macromedia Flash content with a place holder that you can activate when you feel like. You don't need to see the orbitz commercial, but you still can get your daily dose of Strongbad.
- In the adress bar of Firefox, type about:config. This will bring up a shitload of options to configure Firefox. Quite a bit more than what you're allowwed to change from the tools-options screens. Locate the option named image.animation_mode (use the filter box) and change that value to none.
- Enjoy. Flash animation show up only when you decide to see then and anim GIFs only display the first frame. It's still colorful, but it's not a soup of flashy distraction at the corner of your eyes.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Another load
Of cool blogs. Way better than this one, which is, admitedly a just a solution to short term memory problem. These actually have something to say.
http://www.amptoons.com/blog/
http://www.pandagon.net/ ¶ 4:09 PM 0 comments
Of cool blogs. Way better than this one, which is, admitedly a just a solution to short term memory problem. These actually have something to say.
http://www.amptoons.com/blog/
http://www.pandagon.net/ ¶ 4:09 PM 0 comments
Wooooooooooo. Scoobidoooooooo....
More FUD. According to McAffee, the number of Zombies is on the rise. Please drop anything you're doing and run to the nearest Compusa to buy their protection software. And yes, this qualifies as "news". Doesn't hurt the ad dollars anyway.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121793,00.asp ¶ 1:42 PM 0 comments
More FUD. According to McAffee, the number of Zombies is on the rise. Please drop anything you're doing and run to the nearest Compusa to buy their protection software. And yes, this qualifies as "news". Doesn't hurt the ad dollars anyway.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121793,00.asp ¶ 1:42 PM 0 comments
Camstudio
People used to charge for that kind of tool. Love opensource.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/ ¶ 1:19 PM 0 comments
People used to charge for that kind of tool. Love opensource.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/ ¶ 1:19 PM 0 comments
Monday, July 11, 2005
Black and White
I know, I'm like 600 years late, but I can't help playing that game. I found this quite detailed faq/hint over here:
http://www.planetblackandwhite.com/theguide/island.html ¶ 4:57 PM 0 comments
I know, I'm like 600 years late, but I can't help playing that game. I found this quite detailed faq/hint over here:
http://www.planetblackandwhite.com/theguide/island.html ¶ 4:57 PM 0 comments
Friggin awesome!
Cool guy! Probably have to move that one on the side!
http://w3irdguy7.blogspot.com/ ¶ 3:05 PM 0 comments
Cool guy! Probably have to move that one on the side!
http://w3irdguy7.blogspot.com/ ¶ 3:05 PM 0 comments
Art Schmart
I'll need to listen to what people have to say...
http://www.onefreeminute.net/ ¶ 1:49 PM 0 comments
I'll need to listen to what people have to say...
http://www.onefreeminute.net/ ¶ 1:49 PM 0 comments
90% of us don't care
Interesting tidbits of PR propaganda from Microsoft. It's not a secret Office is one of their most profitable product. It's also pretty clear that since Office 97, there were not that many useful enhancements. Hard to argue about when 90% of everyone use something around 10% of the features in Office. And yes, I made those numbers up. And yes, I picked 90 and 10 to nicely complement each other, in an apples and oranges kind of way.
Conveniently omited (or edited) Office 2000 does not get mentioned. It is the one though, that everyone uses.
I believe that is currently being worked out. Since the newer versions of Microsoft's products require product activation, they will, indeed expire when Microsoft sees fit. And believe me, it will happen.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121758,00.asp ¶ 1:27 PM 0 comments
Interesting tidbits of PR propaganda from Microsoft. It's not a secret Office is one of their most profitable product. It's also pretty clear that since Office 97, there were not that many useful enhancements. Hard to argue about when 90% of everyone use something around 10% of the features in Office. And yes, I made those numbers up. And yes, I picked 90 and 10 to nicely complement each other, in an apples and oranges kind of way.
We're a victim of our own success in that Office 97, Office XP, [and other earlier versions] are products people like
Conveniently omited (or edited) Office 2000 does not get mentioned. It is the one though, that everyone uses.
But to convince someone that the newer version is much better is harder because people are quite happy with their current product, and that product never expires. Software doesn't perish ever.
I believe that is currently being worked out. Since the newer versions of Microsoft's products require product activation, they will, indeed expire when Microsoft sees fit. And believe me, it will happen.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121758,00.asp ¶ 1:27 PM 0 comments
Friday, July 08, 2005
iAye Aye!
Better than an iPod.
http://www.nytimes.com/video/.../20050629_GUEST_VIDEO.html ¶ 11:12 PM 0 comments
Better than an iPod.
http://www.nytimes.com/video/.../20050629_GUEST_VIDEO.html ¶ 11:12 PM 0 comments
Chris is cool.
I remember I attended something w/him. Cool guy. Even cooler free stuff.
http://www.sellsbrothers.com/tools/ ¶ 3:41 PM 0 comments
I remember I attended something w/him. Cool guy. Even cooler free stuff.
http://www.sellsbrothers.com/tools/ ¶ 3:41 PM 0 comments
I'll add this one to my toolbox.
My usual workflow is sketch, draw in ink, scan, trace, animate. The tracing part is unbelievable painful and tedious, but I never found anything that was good enough to do even if I had to fix things afterward. I never really searched alot though. So this might help me if I decide to actually download it...
http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/index.html ¶ 1:11 PM 0 comments
My usual workflow is sketch, draw in ink, scan, trace, animate. The tracing part is unbelievable painful and tedious, but I never found anything that was good enough to do even if I had to fix things afterward. I never really searched alot though. So this might help me if I decide to actually download it...
http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/index.html ¶ 1:11 PM 0 comments
Today about GFXz
DESIGN SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, I like the name...
http://res72.com/
Slick. Or sleek. Silky?
http://netdiver.net/
http://www.linkdup.com/
http://www.internettinyawards.com/ ¶ 12:23 PM 0 comments
DESIGN SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, I like the name...
http://res72.com/
Slick. Or sleek. Silky?
http://netdiver.net/
http://www.linkdup.com/
http://www.internettinyawards.com/ ¶ 12:23 PM 0 comments
Blog about the conference
Blogging is a good format for conferences. Especially when it's about flash. Flash is cool.
http://blog.flashforwardconference.com/ ¶ 11:47 AM 0 comments
Blogging is a good format for conferences. Especially when it's about flash. Flash is cool.
http://blog.flashforwardconference.com/ ¶ 11:47 AM 0 comments
Blog Blog Blog
I think I need this.
http://www.blogbridge.com/ from [DownloadSquad] ¶ 11:33 AM 0 comments
I think I need this.
http://www.blogbridge.com/ from [DownloadSquad] ¶ 11:33 AM 0 comments
Thursday, July 07, 2005
No Way!
If Microsoft had a tiny little bit of regain in the security department, well, it's gone now. WTF. Claria/Gator is the most awful kind of scumware. Way to go.
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/07/07/microsoft-anti-spyware-turning-a-blind-eye-to-claria/ ¶ 4:21 PM 0 comments
If Microsoft had a tiny little bit of regain in the security department, well, it's gone now. WTF. Claria/Gator is the most awful kind of scumware. Way to go.
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/07/07/microsoft-anti-spyware-turning-a-blind-eye-to-claria/ ¶ 4:21 PM 0 comments
Techno geek resource
Pinouts:
http://www.networktechinc.com/technote.html
http://www.sunshack.org/data/framebuffers.html
Ultra5 Specs:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/U5/spec.html
Solaris 10 download:
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp
More Solaris stuff:
http://docs.sun.com/source/817-6337/chapterHPG.html#BEJCDHDD
Geek review:
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5743&page=1 ¶ 4:13 PM 0 comments
Pinouts:
http://www.networktechinc.com/technote.html
http://www.sunshack.org/data/framebuffers.html
Ultra5 Specs:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/U5/spec.html
Solaris 10 download:
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp
More Solaris stuff:
http://docs.sun.com/source/817-6337/chapterHPG.html#BEJCDHDD
Geek review:
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5743&page=1 ¶ 4:13 PM 0 comments
Newsflash: this is 2005
From this comment: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/07/07/gartner-open-source-bad-for-business/ on this article: http://www.zdnetindia.com/techzone/enterprise/stories/124673.html
I have to quote this:
This is true for most industry. I don't see a lot of little guys making it in the automotive or airplane industry. This sounds like a back in my days kind of comment.
Yup. Software has less and less value. They never sold software anyway. They sold media containing software that came with a (quite restrictive) license to use the software - That's very different. ¶ 3:26 PM 0 comments
From this comment: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2005/07/07/gartner-open-source-bad-for-business/ on this article: http://www.zdnetindia.com/techzone/enterprise/stories/124673.html
I have to quote this:
...as small developers, squeezed between the big boys like Microsoft on one side, and the freebies on the other, throw up their hands and pack it in, deciding there's no way they're going to make a buck in the software biz.
This is true for most industry. I don't see a lot of little guys making it in the automotive or airplane industry. This sounds like a back in my days kind of comment.
Maybe it will come to a day when all software is free, and you'll just pay for support and enhancements
Yup. Software has less and less value. They never sold software anyway. They sold media containing software that came with a (quite restrictive) license to use the software - That's very different. ¶ 3:26 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
List of Junk
In NT4 there were 5 services, in Win2k it was 12, and in XP, there are 154,234,651 system services. Between Secondary Logon and Network DDE DSDM you can't relly tell the useful ones from the scum. And since most of them are on by default (why not?) they are all memory hogs.
Here's a list with good descriptions...
http://www.z123.org/techsupport/xpservices.htm ¶ 3:24 PM 0 comments
In NT4 there were 5 services, in Win2k it was 12, and in XP, there are 154,234,651 system services. Between Secondary Logon and Network DDE DSDM you can't relly tell the useful ones from the scum. And since most of them are on by default (why not?) they are all memory hogs.
Here's a list with good descriptions...
http://www.z123.org/techsupport/xpservices.htm ¶ 3:24 PM 0 comments
Dover, Ben Dover
What's next? Anal probe before taking bridges? And the congestion tax concept is preposterous. Thankfully we have something called The Constitution here to prevent that kind of crap from happening.
http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000733049360/ ¶ 11:17 AM 0 comments
What's next? Anal probe before taking bridges? And the congestion tax concept is preposterous. Thankfully we have something called The Constitution here to prevent that kind of crap from happening.
http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000733049360/ ¶ 11:17 AM 0 comments
NASA to the rescue.
This is a really amazing application. It probably fills the niche of cool but how useful is this? application. It's #5 in the top download list of sourceforge, but since the first 4 arecopyrighted educational file sharing, it might as well be #1.
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nasa-exp/ ¶ 9:17 AM 0 comments
This is a really amazing application. It probably fills the niche of cool but how useful is this? application. It's #5 in the top download list of sourceforge, but since the first 4 are
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nasa-exp/ ¶ 9:17 AM 0 comments
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
How long is your horn?
I goes mainly like blah blah blahblah blahblahblah blah blah. until the very end, where all credibility crumbles:
Except that Microsoft is, as usual, counting on their trusty friends OEMs to push the new version down your throat. When you buy a new computer, you're sure the buyer will want the maximum number of gigahertz for the money and the very latest version of Window. It comes with a Window, right?
http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121435,00.asp ¶ 4:04 PM 0 comments
I goes mainly like blah blah blahblah blahblahblah blah blah. until the very end, where all credibility crumbles:
It remains to be seen, though, whether additional innovations will give Windows XP users more reason to upgrade.
Except that Microsoft is, as usual, counting on their trusty friends OEMs to push the new version down your throat. When you buy a new computer, you're sure the buyer will want the maximum number of gigahertz for the money and the very latest version of Window. It comes with a Window, right?
http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121435,00.asp ¶ 4:04 PM 0 comments
Windows Lite
Or as close as can be - you have to make it yourself though - but it's better than getting the full fat version. Woohoo!
http://www.nliteos.com/index.html ¶ 3:55 PM 0 comments
Or as close as can be - you have to make it yourself though - but it's better than getting the full fat version. Woohoo!
http://www.nliteos.com/index.html ¶ 3:55 PM 0 comments
Dinosaures?
645 million years after the first Wifi overlap misuses, wardriving hits the media hard in the face. Note to everyone: this is 2005. On a related note: you gotta be stupid to get caught though. The article is a long winded explanation of what and how. Again: 2005.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/04/State/Wi_Fi_cloaks_a_new_br.shtml ¶ 2:51 PM 0 comments
645 million years after the first Wifi overlap misuses, wardriving hits the media hard in the face. Note to everyone: this is 2005. On a related note: you gotta be stupid to get caught though. The article is a long winded explanation of what and how. Again: 2005.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/04/State/Wi_Fi_cloaks_a_new_br.shtml ¶ 2:51 PM 0 comments
Help with my broken drip
Last weekend, I tried to install and configure Drip, the opensource DVD to DivX rip program with little success. Maybe this guide will help me a little better. I hope I have yum too!
http://www.pcquest.com/content/linux/2005/105021001.asp ¶ 2:41 PM 0 comments
Last weekend, I tried to install and configure Drip, the opensource DVD to DivX rip program with little success. Maybe this guide will help me a little better. I hope I have yum too!
http://www.pcquest.com/content/linux/2005/105021001.asp ¶ 2:41 PM 0 comments
Microsoft to the Rescue! (of the students?)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1833540,00.asp
From the article, the thing is a carefully crafted collection of templates for word and maybe random facts to help students. And goodies, you get links to (safe and trusted) Encarta content. Since I have not tried the product myself, I can't really formulate an opinion about it, can I? Well, ... no. I'll just suggest two things that might save you a Benny: Google and Wikipedia. It's probably not the answer to everything, but the answer to most questions. ¶ 1:51 PM 0 comments
Homework can be stressful, and not just for students. By the time their children reach middle and high school and are struggling with calculus and complex research papers, most parents have been out of school for many years and are not well equipped to provide assistance.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1833540,00.asp
From the article, the thing is a carefully crafted collection of templates for word and maybe random facts to help students. And goodies, you get links to (safe and trusted) Encarta content. Since I have not tried the product myself, I can't really formulate an opinion about it, can I? Well, ... no. I'll just suggest two things that might save you a Benny: Google and Wikipedia. It's probably not the answer to everything, but the answer to most questions. ¶ 1:51 PM 0 comments
More hoopties
This is a good hoopty resource. If you don't know what a hoopty is, I can't really help you!
http://hooptyrides.blogspot.com/ ¶ 10:15 AM 0 comments
This is a good hoopty resource. If you don't know what a hoopty is, I can't really help you!
http://hooptyrides.blogspot.com/ ¶ 10:15 AM 0 comments
Flying without flying
If I ever go to Sacramento airport, I'll make sure I check this carpet. Worth a look.
http://www.gizmag.co.uk/go/4219/ [via http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000197049229/] ¶ 9:04 AM 0 comments
If I ever go to Sacramento airport, I'll make sure I check this carpet. Worth a look.
http://www.gizmag.co.uk/go/4219/ [via http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000197049229/] ¶ 9:04 AM 0 comments
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Blank keyboard
I just made myself a blank keyboard. Why do you ask? Well, just to improve my typing, so I do not constantly look down at my stubby little fingers.
Of course I could have just bought one (like this) but that's not geeky enough. I could have copied another geeks approach (here) but still that not geeky enough. And yes, I did try acetone - or at least something that contains acetone, like some nail polish remover. But it did a better job at dissolving the actual plastic of the keys than the markings on it.
So I tore down an old Dell Quietkey, washed it with soapy water, dried it with the help of a (borrowed from my wife) hairdryer, and just spray painted the whole thing. Geeky!
Photos on flickr ¶ 5:28 PM 0 comments
I just made myself a blank keyboard. Why do you ask? Well, just to improve my typing, so I do not constantly look down at my stubby little fingers.
Of course I could have just bought one (like this) but that's not geeky enough. I could have copied another geeks approach (here) but still that not geeky enough. And yes, I did try acetone - or at least something that contains acetone, like some nail polish remover. But it did a better job at dissolving the actual plastic of the keys than the markings on it.
So I tore down an old Dell Quietkey, washed it with soapy water, dried it with the help of a (borrowed from my wife) hairdryer, and just spray painted the whole thing. Geeky!
Photos on flickr ¶ 5:28 PM 0 comments
Friday, July 01, 2005
Linux to MacOsX to Earth and back.
I admit it, I have 647 computers. All on a giant netword encompassing the media room, the computer room the kitchen and others. Wired and wireless, Windows, Linux and MacOs. Since in addition to be a geeky nerd, I'm definitely lazy. And I always want to use files/data/apps from a computer that's not currently in the room. Walk? No way!
So far, the best solution is composed of VNC, which works reasonnably well for Linux and Windows (especially V4) and RDP when hitting the XP Pro boxes. However, the VNC client for MacOsX really really sucks. It's buggy, it's slow. My it's slow.
Had an idea today though. X11 for Mac. I already have it since I needed it for the gimp. X, network, remote server, all that. Turns out I already had all the software I needed.
Start X11 (first get X11) X11 starts with a clean new xterm. Type:
Xnest :1 -v -query 192.168.0.105 -geometry 1020x680+0+0
The IP address is the address of the linux box. The linux box needs to be able to resolve the name of the Mac, because it's what's passed to the new Linux session.
I guess you have to setup you linux box to accept remote sessions and shit, I guess it was done with mine since I was using XVnc.
Cool. ¶ 9:42 PM 0 comments
I admit it, I have 647 computers. All on a giant netword encompassing the media room, the computer room the kitchen and others. Wired and wireless, Windows, Linux and MacOs. Since in addition to be a geeky nerd, I'm definitely lazy. And I always want to use files/data/apps from a computer that's not currently in the room. Walk? No way!
So far, the best solution is composed of VNC, which works reasonnably well for Linux and Windows (especially V4) and RDP when hitting the XP Pro boxes. However, the VNC client for MacOsX really really sucks. It's buggy, it's slow. My it's slow.
Had an idea today though. X11 for Mac. I already have it since I needed it for the gimp. X, network, remote server, all that. Turns out I already had all the software I needed.
Start X11 (first get X11) X11 starts with a clean new xterm. Type:
Xnest :1 -v -query 192.168.0.105 -geometry 1020x680+0+0
The IP address is the address of the linux box. The linux box needs to be able to resolve the name of the Mac, because it's what's passed to the new Linux session.
I guess you have to setup you linux box to accept remote sessions and shit, I guess it was done with mine since I was using XVnc.
Cool. ¶ 9:42 PM 0 comments
