links for 2007-11-26

Top 10 worst IT disasters of all time: Insight – Business – ZDNet Australia

Here’s our considered list of some of the worst IT-related disasters and failures. The order is subjective — with number one being the worst

(tags: it disaster computing technology list)
Bash tips and tricks « Richard’s linux, web design and e-learning collection

wonderful stuff people – bash is not scary, its a doorway to power and control.

(tags: bash blog command commandline commands history howto job sysadmin unix linux shell tips)
Review of some changes in Firefox 3 | Linux Operating system; Configuration, How to and news focused on (Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Centos)

great comparison of firefox 2 vs firefox 3:)

(tags: firefox performance comparison compare upgrade)
oobject » mechanical planetary models

Some of the most beautiful mechanisms ever produced, here is a gallery of old and new mechanical movements of planets and their moons, the entire solar system and tides and eclipses. Orreries, Planetaria and Tellurions, respectively.

(tags: astronomy planetary teaching models design gadgets hardware model science space)