July 2008
25 posts
Font humor. :)
Whales
twitterstatus:
A number of users are seeing whales (over capacity messages) this morning. We believe this is because our master database is still warming after a RAM upgrade over the weekend. This may also explain some of the inconsistencies people are seeing on their timelines.
Are you fed up with seeing new gadgets that only use incompatible and...
– I like Ogg, but AAC and MP3 are open enough. If they start heavily restricting use of there formats, maybe then I’ll advocate use of the Ogg Vorbis format.
I have no real way to judge that. I personally think that parts of Microsoft...
– Finally, a sane quotes about Microsoft from somebody in OSS.
Surprisingly Void Of Masturbating Monkeys
Another insightful interview with the geek-superstar, and father of Linux, Linus Torvalds.
Dell Now Shipping Laptops With Ubuntu
Dell is, as you read this, shipping fully functional (I.E. working HDMI, Bluetooth, fingerprint scanner, etc. etc.) laptops running the Ubuntu Linux LTS 8.04.01.
Phuck Phorm →
Editor’s note: Mozilla released a security and stability update for Firefox 2.x...
– Just a fix for the same security issues that 3.0.1 fixed. I applaud Mozilla for fixing these issues. Many organizations are, for the time being, still using Firefox 2.x.
Linus Torvalds calls Diggers (and I quote)...
This is by far the best story to come out of digg this entire year. It makes me proud to be a digger :)
Wubi installer guide. →
Great Wubi installer guide for newbies who want to try Ubuntu out.
Sorry, Too Tempting. →
A fun drink that makes you smarter. →
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>Recently I wrote a blog entry about bloated software, and how much...
– http://blog.micropledge.com/2008/07/adobe-reader-9/
Great project for tech junkies forced to come in contact with the burning death ball in the sky this summer.
I just set up my Jott account.
June 2008
8 posts
They forgot to mention late fees.
IE6 hit by keystroke-capture hole →
security:
Researchers have warned that an unpatched cross-site scripting bug in Internet Explorer 6 could be used by hackers to capture keystrokes and steal other information.
Wait just a minute, are you trying to tell me that IE6 is a security nightmare!?
Military-grade USB key supports Linux desktops →
security:
IronKey Inc. has announced that its line of encrypted USB storage keys is now available for all major Linux operating systems .
Don't laugh at us
staff:
Yes, it’s totally silly that one year after launching Tumblr, we’re moving the official Tumblr blog off of Wordpress because it was too much work to update.
We want to spotlight all of the neat stuff happening on Tumblr. So today we’re announcing the official Tumblr tumblelog: staff.tumblr.com
There’s a lot we want to do here. In addition to showing off the new features we’re...
Finally OS X gets some love too. →
I think that I have finally set up my public email...
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May 2008
6 posts
Trying to use blogger as a conduit, so that I can use Windows Live Writer with my tumblog.
…South Africans were unlikely to ever do any “deep” development work on...
– http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2432
Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has again called for the developers of major...
– http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080521-why-linux-isnt-yet-ready-for-synchronized-release-cycles.html This really is the only way that Linux can evolve to become a viable choice for most people as a desktop operating system, it would promote growth and innovation in a way that seemingly...
Do we really need a TechTV 2.0?
The Revision 3 family has just gotten a little bit bigger as blogger extraordinaire Robert Scoble is planning to start a show on the Revision 3 network. I have heard some buzz to the extent that this means Revision 3 is truly the next TechTV many have been seeking. Some seem to see this as a call for Leo to join his network with Rev3 or else be left behind, But do we really need more...