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Monday, November 28, 2005

PC Pool Time again.

Okay. Here's what we're doing today.

Interview with Linus Torvald. It's pretty long -- about 30 minutes -- but Linus is fun to listen to. Of course, you'll already know what he's going to say -- even I did -- but he does a truly stellar job explaining complex stuff in a very lucid, simple way. This interview was brought to us by Fresh Air.

Take note of his accent. Does it sound more to you like British or American English? Also, take note of how he pronounces "Linux".

XML project some nice student made this project a while back. Very edutaining, but there are a few blaring errors -- pretend they aren't there.

Google Speed Test. Some of these questions -- you have to search for them in Google -- are absolute killers.

Listen to a short radio documentary about the Smothers Brothers. Narrated by Steve Martin. [more]

Posted by Daev @ 07:56 AM CST [Link]

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

happy T-gimme!

Posted by Daev @ 09:42 PM CST [Link]

Happy Thanksgiving. And thank you, Squanto, and to every other human being who lost everything but still found the meaning in life to help others --regardless whether they deserved it or not (they probably didn't).

Still, come to my gig and buy a CD and lots of drinks. Happy birthdays to Terence and Chloe, also.

Posted by Daev @ 09:08 PM CST [Link]

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

It is with a heavy heart that I have to report the passing of Chris Whitley last Sunday.

I guess he spent his last few month in Texas, but Dresden will certainly miss him.

Posted by Daev @ 06:07 PM CST [Link]

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Dude Dude Chick "record release" Concert

Mondpalast on Thursday, November 24.

Be there or be square.

Posted by Daev @ 03:09 PM CST [Link]

Thursday, November 17, 2005

More on that Sony CD copy protection hoopla:

More than half a million networks, including military and government sites, were likely infected by copy-restriction software distributed by Sony on a handful of its CDs, according to a statistical analysis of domain servers conducted by a well-respected security researcher and confirmed by independent experts Tuesday.
...
Each installation of Sony's rootkit not only hides itself and rewrites systems drivers, it also communicates back to Sony and the creators of the software, British company First4Internet and Phoenix-based SunnComm Technologies, who handled the Mac side for Sony.

link

Posted by Daev @ 02:58 AM CST [Link]

Saturday, November 12, 2005

Our goal is to provide you with the most complete broken key removal information on the Internet. With this information, you stand a very good chance of removing the key yourself and preventing it from happening to you in the future.

link.

Hot damn!

Posted by Daev @ 10:41 PM CST [Link]

Friday, November 11, 2005

At a dinner party last weekend, a friend of mine showcased his exceptionally entertaining talent for palm reading. He even put on a phoney Gypsie accent to make it even more tantalizing. [more]

Posted by Daev @ 11:03 PM CST [Link]

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Thursday's entry.

Interesting commentary for the day, Eat, Sleep, Work, Consume, Die. His notion: the convenience of modern technology does not lend itself to greater peace-of-mind.
[more]

Posted by Daev @ 08:24 PM CST [Link]

Monday, November 7, 2005

Here are our words for today. The theme is: it's got a k in it, and it sucks:

hack (n.)

hackneyed

snarky

wonk

wonky

Oh boy, wasn't that edumacational? And speaking of the Snark, here is my favorite humourous poem: The Hunting of the Snark: an Agony in Eight Fits by Lewis Carol.

Posted by Daev @ 11:34 AM CST [Link]

Hi folks. Try this stuff:
Phishingtest. I bet you a dollar you won't get a perfect score.

And here is a test for
commonly confused words.

A little grammar stuff. Do the following:
--Error Correction ex. 3
--Raise or Rise
(scroll down)
--TOEFL Questions
--Test of Grammar & Vocab

Also:

Crosswords. Try these ones (I thought they were hard):
--British to American #2
--Words from Other Languages
--Phrases with "Make"

Lastly, just for giggles, visit Engrish.com.

Posted by Daev @ 09:11 AM CST [Link]

Friday, November 4, 2005

`I don't care how little your country is, you got a right to run it like you want to. When the big nations quit meddling then the world will have peace.'

`People talk peace. But men give their life's work to war. It won't stop 'til there is as much brains and scientific study put to aid peace as there is to promote war.'

`You can be killed just as dead in an unjustified war as you can in one protecting your own home.'

--Will Rogers, born on this day in 1879.

Posted by Daev @ 02:12 AM CST [Link]

Tuesday, November 1, 2005

The weekend marked the long awaited christening of the rebuilt Frauenkirche. A marvel of architecture, a great big booby in the sky. It was windy out there so we didn't loiter. [more]

Posted by Daev @ 09:09 PM CST [Link]

Gero and Jane are parents. Jane has just given birth to a 50cm little dude named Matti. They had actually been expecting a girl and Jane was adamant on calling her Matilda. Thank God it's a boy.

Posted by Daev @ 03:28 PM CST [Link]

Here is a short video clip of a ballerina dancing with a nasa robot prototype. The robot has a special contact-sensensitive that helps move the arm out of the way when in contact with the dancer. It almost amusing because the robot somewhat resembles a... well, you know.

Posted by Daev @ 03:19 PM CST [Link]