Monthly Archives: December 2002
LazyWeb recursion
Ben Hammersly creates the fodder feed for the LazyWeb, which IMHO is one of those clever “windshield wiper” ideas that once you see it you’re think, “Man! it’s so obvious, why didn’t someone implement this sooner!” Very ingenious! I hope … Continue reading
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NNTP Clients reading RSS
Neat idea: “nntp//rss — Bridging the worlds of NNTP clients and RSS feeds, nntp//rss is an application that will enable you to use your existing favorite NNTP newsreader to read your [RSS] information channels.”
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Firing weapons on New Year’s Eve can be deadly
Ahh, in case you didn’t know … “La Quinta Cove [is] alerting residents that firing their guns into the air at midnight can kill.” Ok, happy new year then …
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Fax machines are evil!
Today Doc posts about retiring an old “1980-vintage Panafax PX-100 fax machine”. However, I have a bigger request. When will we rid the planet of fax machines entirely? I mean, technically do they really have a purpose these days? It … Continue reading
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PHP Caching with JPCACHE
Sweet! I just configured jpcache to cache and gzip compiled pages on hatch.org. So the b2 powered blog should feel snappier. I need to work out a few of the kinks with respect to expiring the cache when there are … Continue reading
In-Room Chat as a Social Tool
Clay Shirky “… hosted a two-day brainstorming session for 30 or so people on the subject of social software. In addition to the usual “sit around a big table and talk to each other” format, [they] set up an in-room … Continue reading
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The computer pond is shrinking
Quote pulled from a Slashdot thread about Engineering Careers Short-Circuiting:”The computer pond is shrinking, but that’s because it’s been overstocked for quite a while. The talented, smart, crafty, dedicated fish will always be in demand, the ones who are simply … Continue reading
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Give that clerk the finger!
No! Really … I mean pay them: Kroger lets shoppers pay via fingerprint
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XBox commercial?
I’m not sure if this MPEG Movie is a real XBox commercial, but either way it’s just plain bizarre. UPDATE: Well, I guess this is old news, because the commerical was banned in the UK back in June.
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Billy Bragg: The Joe I knew
Billy Bragg remembers Joe Strummer: “Joe opened the back door of the theatre and let us in, he sneaked us back to the hotel for a beer, he too believed in the righteous power of rock’n’roll. “
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Photoblogs
I find it so inspiring to peruse the Photo Blogs indexed @ Photoblogs.org. It makes me want to take more pictures…
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Geek: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
I can’t remember the first time I saw this, but I was recently reminded of it via BoingBoing and it’s still funny :-) better !pout !cry better watchout lpr why santa claus <north pole >town cat /etc/passwd >list ncheck list … Continue reading
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Happy Holidays
Ok, I’m recycling the card we made last year, but it’s still my favorite picture of Pinto :-)
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The Clash: Joe Strummer dies
This seems sudden and certainly too soon: “Joe Strummer, lead singer for seminal British punk band the Clash, has died at the age of 50.” We will miss you Joe!
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Wireless (WiFi) Signal Booster
“The Linksys Wireless Signal Booster piggybacks onto your Linksys Wireless Access Point (or Wireless Access Point Router) to increase the effective range and coverage area of the 802.11b network. ” (Thanks John! via SlashDot)
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