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Annoying Software Irritations
Check out this link. It’s an oldie, but a goodie. It successfuly describes many problems I have with the software world. The Java description takes the take:
Java doesn’t do anything by itself. It’s a programming language. Programming languages are like sewage plants: if the average user becomes aware of them, something’s gone wrong. Java doesn’t [...]
Trouble in the Skies
I’ve got some “Sirius” concerns with satellite radio.
First, let’s start at the beginning. In the beginning, there was XM and Sirius (and WorldSpace, that’s only for Europe/Asia). XM has a diverse and solid playlist with great channels. Sirius had a less diverse playlist and has Howard Stern. XM always was a step ahead of Sirius, [...]
Quote of the Day
There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it’s only a hundred billion. It’s less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.
- Richard Feynman
WiFi isn’t secure (again)
I don’t care how much crap Intel is going to give nVidia about it’s CUDA architecture. This is an example that using a graphics card to do number crunching is sometimes better than using a regular CPU.
Global Secure Systems has said that a Russian’s firm’s use of the latest NVidia graphics cards to accelerate WiFi [...]
The Inno
I think I’m suffering an appliance/electronic epidemic. About a week ago, my Pizzaz died (rest it’s soul). This hasn’t been too bad, since I really haven’t made pizza in awhile, and I have the oven as a backup.
Earlier this week, my xm2go tuner died. This was bad, because that was my only ticket to getting [...]
Viva la OCAP
Well, it happened. The DSL (pronounced “D S Slow“) has been replaced with cable. Let me tell you–cable is fast. I went with the turbo deal, so it brings a smile to my face whenever I run a speed test and see how fast it goes (anywhere between 15MB to 18MB). I approve.
Since I’ve had [...]
The M-change is done??
So I was watching the news and the newscasters kept mentioning the completion of M-change. I didn’t think that sounded right, so I checked their website quick.
I guess it is done. Looks like I’ll have to take a drive down there some off-hours weekend day and check it out..
~Jaker
ICH9R + RAID5 = <2TB ??
While my media center has seen a gradual upgrade from “spare parts” to “kicks ass,” the storage behind it has gotten a few upgrades as well. I have a media server that I call Icharus. He’s been on a slow transformation from a Server 2003-based Pentium 4 with a 320GB hard drive, to now a [...]