Monthly Archives: October 2007

I am a lover of truth…

…a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance. Stephen Fry. New tech column. In his blog. Life is bliss. This one has a wonderful section arguing that style and substance SHOULD be intertwined … Continue reading

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links for 2007-10-29

Top 30 Failed Technology Predictions – The List Universe Throughout history man has been making predictions of the future. With the advent of technology, the predictions moved to scientific and techological. Many of these failed predictions have been recorded for … Continue reading

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links for 2007-10-28

Beware flying pumpkins Pumpkin chunkin ftw!!!!!!!!!!! (tags: pumpkin chunkin)

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links for 2007-10-27

Munchcast Munchcast is a fun new podcast from the TWiT stable. “On Munchcast we talk about all kinds of yummy snacks. Come visit when you’ve missed a show, want more details on one of our delectable topics, or if you’re … Continue reading

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links for 2007-10-26

WiiCR – WiiCR WiiCR is a media player solution for the Nintendo Wii. It acts as a streaming media server and is capable of transcoding nearly any video file to a suitable flv for an embedded flash player. It allows … Continue reading

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Be who you are and say what you feel…

…because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. Ten Reasons Not To Support Gay Marriage. Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning. Gay marriage will encourage … Continue reading

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links for 2007-10-25

String theory explained for dummies With the twist – it must be explained in two minutes or less, on video. This Discovery Channel competition produced some great results! (tags: education geek magazine movies multimedia networking network science string video theory … Continue reading

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links for 2007-10-24

Vista versus The Gutsy Gibbon – Ubuntu 7.10 >> Mixed Signals >> Rupert Goodwins’s Blog at ZDNet UK Community An interesting comparison:) (tags: article blogs computer gibbon gutsy interesting linux microsoft comparison vista windows ubuntu)

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My biggest problem is what to do about…

…all the things I can’t do anything about. I have an ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 330M/340M/350M graphics card in my Compaq NC4000 laptop, which I dearly love. It has more ram than standard, (760Mb, but shares 32 with the … Continue reading

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links for 2007-10-23

BBC NEWS | Magazine | How to build your own Sputnik DIY Sputnik – Fancy having a go at building your own satellite? It’s easy – here’s how. FTW!!! (tags: build howto ideas invention project science astronomy space bbc sputnik)

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