May 2003
Nullsoft gets spanked by AOL again
Proving again that Nullsoft likes to push the limits of its parent company, the company releases a secure chat, file-sharing program and has the link pulled in a matter of hours.
I remember seeing the download just yesterday and when I went back to check it out today, it was all gone. Further investigation proved what I thought had happened
This isn’t the first time Nullsoft has been a...
Last post on IE for a while (I promise)
This MSDN technet chat was also brought to my attention via Zeldman and meshes well with what been said by Scoble et all.
As part of the OS, IE will continue to evolve, but there will be no future standalone installations. IE6 SP1 is the final standalone installation…
…Although this is off topic, I will answer briefly: Legacy OSes have reached their zenith with the addition of IE...
Dean Allen of Textism Provides Word Cleaning...
Zeldman had a post today about a service being provided by Textism that will Clean up Microsoft Word generated HTML files
Many people might be familar with the Dreamweaver plugin that claims to do something similar but Dean’s service goes one step further to convert typographic entities into their propery HTML entities. Plus you dont have to buy/use Dreamweaver ;)
Zeldman’s...
CSS Master, check out this cool CSS stylin'
Holy Crap I would really like to implement something similar to this on my website so I can further alienate my IE readers ;D Any ideas anyone? Anyone hate anything about my site that I should change? :P
P.S. This doesn’t work in IE, why do you people stay with a browser that can’t even render cool stuff? :D
On that topic, the propriator of linuxart ponders some things about IE. His...
:judge: OR "I made a funny shirt based on an...
http://www.cafepress.com/dropthehammer
teehee
PSA
I upgraded to Photostack 1.0.9
Let me know if you find any errors occuring in my photos section
Apple is encrypting store data?
Remember back when iTunes 4 first came out and people like Fuse and Erik blogged about how you could access the iTunes store data and get handy XML document back?
Well I was messing around today and noticed that the phobos servers now return a jumble of random ascii characters rather than a nice XML document. Poop.
Reading the comments at NSLog seem to put this change happening well before...
Hacking the Xbox
Hacking the Xbox is a book by Andrew “bunnie” Huang about the internals of the Xbox, how he broke the ice with regards to people hacking the xbox.
The book goes beyond the limited scope of the title and focuses on reverse engineering techniques, soldering within the supertiny realm of professional boards (SMT and beyond), and other cool stuff about electronics
Anyone wanna buy it for me?
Sony dumps a buttload of money into Semiconductor...
Sony to increase spending for semiconductor capex, R&D
Sony said a major area of focus would be next-generation processors based on the CELL technology joint-development it has with IBM Corp. and Toshiba Corp. The new processors are targeted for future electronic game consoles, home servers and broadband-capable TV.
Let the rampant speculation begin! :D
Current Events
Well I thought I’d give everyone a little update as to what’s been going on with me lately! I guess these some more infrequently in the summer because I’m not doing much besides working, geeking out, and sleeping. Jacqui’s been in Santa Fe, NM since saturday and I hear she’s having a good time seeing pueblos and eating spicy food ;) She should be getting back saturday and then her Chinchillas...
Enterprise loathing
Why do so many people hate Enterprise? I’ve asked a few people and heard the responses in many thread over at Ars
A lot of people say that the characters are cliche and that the storylines are boring and predictable. Read on if you’re interested. I seriously, really seriously don’t see that. Am I just some retarded TV sucker or is everyone else really on a high plane of exsistance than me?...
iTunes' Sore Lusers
Apple does the right things
Amen ;) Apple is a real company, they cannot allow stuff like what happened with iTunes 4 to persist or they’d be in deep deep trouble. I’m sure you guys have plenty of alternatives for illegal file swapping :)
What country are you?
Japan -
Viewed as the technological powerhouse of the 21st Century, it has lived a reletively solemn and singular history. Positives:
Technologically Advanced.
Economic Superpower.
Healthy Populace. Negatives:
Small.
Isolated and Sometimes Ignored.
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Who's freaked out?
You are Cypher, from “The Matrix.” Selfish, disllusioned, you are misguided at times. You deviate from the “right” path.
Yikes ;)
Matrix Quiz
Transmit 2.5
Transmit 2.5 was released today. The performance has been muy enhanced, especially the parsing of directory listings. This post only applies if you use OS X and don’t use ncftp for your ftp needs ;)
Here are the release notes for Transmit 2.5
Transmit gets extra cool points for implementing a nice GUI ftp client on OS X that has SFTP support (I’m looking in your direction FTPeel )
I wish I can be this smart some day
MPEG-4 is accelerated and footprint reduced by use of a configurable processor core
Man I really love reading stuff like this :D
via The EE Times
Some other cool links from the EET:
Wi-Fi hotspots face tough road to profitability Startup Cornice readies 1-inch hard drive Navy to use RFID technology in Iraq U.S. ‘negation’ policy in space raises concerns abroad
Can I play GTA3 on it?
I just picked this up over at The EE Times
Sony to offer PS2-based home server dubbed PSX
The pearl white PSX server measures about one foot square. It integrates a DVD+/-RW drive, an R drive, 120-Gbyte hard drive, TV tuner and PlayStation2 game console into one box. The engine is called “EE+GS@90nm,” for a one-chip solution for the Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesizer...
Photostack
I had meant to mention this eariler but I got a little preoccupied. Photopal is now going to be called “Photostack” and Noel is up to version 1.0.9
The new location is at Photostack.org
Some notable stuff:
* Instead of thumbnails being stored in each albums folder they are stored in a central ‘storage’ directory.
* Caching is added, but left turned off by default.
* Some...
Room Temperature
Erik has a question of the day up on his site about room temperature.
I’ve always liked it really cool. However, I live with 3 other people who have radically different temperature comfort zones and alas, we only have a single central heating/AC system :)
If I had it my way the apartment would be somewhere about 55-65°F
I really don’t mind having ice-cold feet but I really enjoy it being...
OPML Parse v1.0.4
I rewrote a bit of my OPML Parser to cache the contents of the parsed OPML file until a new OPML file is uploaded. This means the script won’t be processing the OPML file EVERY page load. If no change is found, it simply dumps the contents of a static file.
You can see my OPML parser in action on the sidebar of my page under “Sites I Read”
Download OPML_Parse v1.0.4
More CSS Tutorials from Simon
Understanding the Box Model
This tutorial is mostly theory and explains the properties of the box model, what the box model is, and how is affects other elements in a layout.
Fun with Links
Uses some of the information laid forth in the previous tutorial to demonstrate how you can build fancy navigational objects by understanding the box mode and CSS pseudo classes.
Good reads for CSS...
More Web Standards Stuff
Support for standards is so tantalizingly close
That reason alone is why so many people are excited, disappointed, and frustrated over the whole issue. We’re so close!
If you have done any CSS design, you’ll realize how much more quickly and efficiently you can design a page if you can use these elements. The frustrating thing is that Internet Explorer is the dominant browser, and...
Don't Reinvent IE
Please don’t reinvent IE
The writer’s subject seems to suggest he likes IE as it is, however the content of his article seems to suggest otherwise:
I read all kinds of thoughts how and why IE should evolve but it really shouldn’t. It should be put to rest, and the focus should be moved to an application which is already at our desktop: the CLR itself. It’s a waste of energy when...
iTunes 4 Dumps Internet Playlist Sharing
I don’t even see how this one got past Q&A. Apple has responded to the throngs of people leeching music using software like iLeech and iSuck by releasing a new version of iTunes 4. Version 4.0.1 only allows users to share playlists to other users on their subnet. More power to ‘em!
iTunes Update Disables Internet Playlist Sharing
via A Whole Lotta Nothing
My use of PNG
Consider my addition of transparent PNGs for quote and date backgrounds as another “Screw Internet Explorer” move. I want to be able to do things with my website. I will not let the inadequacies of a poor browser to hold me back. I will maintain two stylesheets and I will not concoct some off-the-wall system for keeping two stylesheets in sync.
I design this site to conform to standards and...
Before the Internet, There Was Cable
The IEEE Computer Society has a very interesting article up about the history of Cable broadcasting and how that fits in with the Internet.
It’s always cool to understand and learn about all the stuff that went on before I was born to provide me with all the things I took for granted.
Chipzilla
There is a reason people refer to Intel as Chipzilla
Intel’s 157-nm litho decision prompts angry reactions
It’s a little bit scary and awe-inspiring when a simple business decision dooms an entire technology.
Equipment and materials companies are scratching their heads right now, trying to figure out if Intel’s decision spells the end of the 157-nm generation,
Some people...
I just saw the weirdest commercial
…on CNN no doubt ;)
I do believe that this is the first time I’ve seen a capybera in a commercial ;)
Adobe Reader 6.0
Man am I starving for things to write about ;)
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
Computer Software Engineers
The department of Labor says that Computer Software Engineers will be the largest growing sector of work between the years 2000 and 2010
It seems they mean “Computer Engineering AND Computer Science” when they say “Computer Software Engineering”.
Very favorable opportunities are expected for college graduates with at least a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or computer science and...
Pulled a neck muscle, oops!
I was trying to crack my neck or something this morning as I rolled around in bed. When I got up I found a very sore and painful neck/shoulder muscle.
I feel this person’s pain
Steaky Yumminess
I cooked a steak tonight and I’ve watched about 5 or 6 episodes of Star Trek _
Here for your viewing pleasure is my steak:
Which do I need more?
1. Shave 2. Haircut 3. Life 4. All of the above
Answer in comments
I went walking today...
…and took some pictures. Jacqui and my other two roommates had taken off for the long weekend. In the case of Jacqui a very long weekend. I was encoding my recently purchased copy of Star Trek: Nemesis and I had already watched three or four episodes of my newly purchased Season 7 of TNG. I really didn’t have anything better to do, so I got some shoes on, put on my hat, grabbed the...
NSlog down?
Anyone have any idea what’s going down?
CSS Trendy Buttons
It was only a matter of time before people started converting those trendy buttons to HTML/CSS only ;) W3C XHTML 1.1
Other way to replace image-buttons with text-only ones. All these buttons are just textual links styled by CSS. For they are formated as inlines, they can be placed within the text, as well as treated as text - you can put them into lists, justify them (center, right), float...
More Photos Added
I added 4 or 5 more photo albums to my photos section
These include:
May 20 2003
Allister Pics
Clint’s Electronics
San Francisco Spring Break 2002
Random Pics #2
All made possible by Photopal
Starbucks...seriously?
Reports indicate that patrons of starbucks cannot snap photos within its hallowed halls
[T]he manager evidently careened out of control, screaming at them, Didn’t they know it was illegal to take photographs in a Starbucks. She insisted that she had to have the disposable camera because this was an absolute violation of Starbuck’s copyright of their entire...
Charlotte, N.C. Considers Moving Their Dead
The city of Charlotte, N.C. is considering moving 950 graves [nytimes – free registration] to make way for a rail line.
People are mad. The real question is why? C’mon people, they’re dead, they won’t mind being moved. This is just another instance of stupid superstition and blind faith to tradition is blocking progress.
via Scripting News
Follow your dreams (before you buy furniture)
A philosophy I hope to live by:
Jerry Zucker gave the commencement address at my alma mater, Wisconsin. “If you have a dream, now is the time to pursue it, before you buy furniture.” I concur. I have no regrets at 48 being a vagabond. I actually enjoy paying bills now. Every time I do it I revel in how simple my life has become. He’s right. Don’t buy furniture....
A Proposal for a 28-hour Day!
via J-walk
Someone has begun a proposal for a 28-hour day
The week would remain 168hours long, however we’d have six 28-hour days rather than seven 24 hours days.
Have you ever stayed up late because you weren’t tired enough to go to bed? Have you ever felt like you didn’t get enough sleep and it was, too soon, time to get up? Have you ever wished for more free time to pursue...
Geeky Links for May 23, 2003
All via Plasticbag
Google has smart people working for them! Google celebrates the very smart people that work for them by creating a website featuring their whitepapers and research projects. I would be honored to work at Google.com but I’m afraid I don’t know a lick of Python
Study reveals more information about Dark Matter I have no idea what dark matter is, but I know that people in...
Google, why hast thou forsaken me?
I’ve noticed my hits from google slowly declining. I’ve been the #1 hit for the term “Switch Case” for quite a while. I’ve noticed that trend changing in the past week or two. I’m now nowhere to be seen! Did google alter their algorithm when no one was looking? My worst nightmares are coming true! :D
=clint
WebDev Links
Here are some good reads having to do with webstandards, Doctypes,
via Zeldman
The Business Benefits of Web Standards A few managers at a few specific departments at purdue could do themselves some good by reading this article. It covers a lot of really smart reasons for developing your websites according to the standards laid forth by the World Wide Web Consortium
Search engine agents...
Look what I've got
Season 7 of TNG
I now have all 7 seasons of TNG on DVD. Doug is still in posession of Seasons 1 and 2 which I lent to him on finals week :)
Star Trek: Nemesis
I now own all four TNG related star trek movies!
This brings my Star Trek collection to seven seasons of TNG, four TNG star trek movies, two seasons of DS9, and video rips of every episode of Star Trek : Enterprise...
SpikyBras?
Urhm…odd idea :) These bras seem to remind me of those stupid spiky lightbulbs you find at walmart :)
Spiky Bra – your sexy accessory
You’ll really make a statement in this unique bra made with soft little silicone kisses. A fun alternative to the madonna style cone bra which can be hard and standoffish, the texture and touch ability of silicone is irresistible. Not only that, your...
Mozilla 1.4 Branches Tomorrow
Everyone’s favorite browser/rendering engine will branch a new version tomorrow. That’s right! Mozilla 1.4 was ‘scheduled’ to branch last week but it looks like this release is a little behind. The roadmap indicated that there is about a 5-day difference between the branch and release. However, the release of 1.3 had about a month’s span between branch and release :)
via Mozillazine
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Microbes from Outerspace! (SARS Redux)
A group of scientists now think SARS may have come from Outer-Space
Does this mean I get to spend some quality time with T’pol in the Decon chamber any time soon?
=clint
Mars Surveyor Snaps Pics of Earth, Jupiter
Some really cool pics of Earth and Jupiter as seen by the Mars Surveyor orbiting Mars.
The bright area at the top of the image of Earth is cloud cover over central and eastern North America. Below that, a darker area includes Central America and the Gulf of Mexico. The bright feature near the center-right of the crescent Earth consists of clouds over northern South America. The image also...
TypePad's Best Feature
All MT Pro and Typepad posts will be rendered as buttons
The word you’re searching for is “LOLtastic” :)