Thursday, February 28, 2002
How Intel thinks (Feb/Mar 2002)
Some thoughts on the way Intel are moving (Feb/Mar 2002) - How Intel thinks
Pong: Tennis Programming, the first videogame
1958 - seems to be ahead of the well-known SpaceWar - Pong: Tennis Programming, the first videogame
Monday, February 25, 2002
Wisdom Service - Zen sayings
Page ref for Zen sayings quote generator - Wisdom Service
Friday, February 22, 2002
TotL.net Human Virus Scanner
link from NTK - the human virus scanner - quite amusing - TotL.net Human Virus Scanner
FANTASTIC - Life in Java
This page has Java applet which lets you explore many famous 'Life' patterns - excellent. Java Life
Thursday, February 21, 2002
Darwin College: 17th Annual Lecture Series 2002: John Conway
Darwin College: 17th Annual Lecture Series 2002: John Conway - so-called inventor of the 'Life' program. Interesting but brief bio here.
Description of the Windows Critical Update Notification Tool
MS avoid all use of an acronym in this article for some reason or other! lt="ription of the Windows Critical Update Notification Tool
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
O'Reilly Network: How the Wayback Machine Works [Jan. 21, 2002]
Do You Like Your Job?
Cooo! This article from Slashdot hits too close to home as far as I'm concerned - dare I use it?? Do You Like Your Job?
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
MS collecting data whenever you play a DVD
Three references to articles covering the fact that Windows Media Player apparently sends data to MS every time you use it to play a DVD. Try these sources:
Monday, February 18, 2002
Huygens' Clock Puzzle Solved
All about synchronisation - from Slashdot Huygens' Clock Puzzle Solved
infoSync : An iPAQ case out of the ordinary
A special leather case with CF card slot too. infoSync : An iPAQ case out of the ordinary
Sunday, February 17, 2002
Slashdot | Antimatter Atoms Captured
Links from Slashdot will go to great story - Slashdot | Antimatter Atoms Captured
Saturday, February 16, 2002
Afrotech - Ghetto Hardware Fun
Afrotech - Ghetto Hardware Fun. Odd ways to modify stuff and have fun.
Hard Disk Speakers
Hard Disk Speakers. Build your own speakers using old Hard Disk drives - some AVI files at this site show what can be done.
BBC News | BOSTON 2002 | Humans will 'sail to the stars'
Friday, February 15, 2002
St Valentine's Day Masochism
Why men have become too feminine and now can't hold a woman's attention. St Valentine's Day Masochism
Move Over, BT: He Invented Links
Bob Bemer started in 1949 with IBM and was involved in many pioneering computer projects and developments. Move Over, BT: He Invented Links
Thursday, February 14, 2002
AnchorDesk UK: Commentary Box The little Acorn inside Intel
Short article about how the ARM chip is now almost uniquitous amongst modern electronics devices. AnchorDesk UK: Commentary Box The little Acorn inside Intel
Tuesday, February 12, 2002
Information Arts - by Jon Katz
First part of discussion about arts and technology merging in the digital age. Information Arts. Rightly points back to the greats of the past who DID delve in arts and science.
AI- Kings College - neural network
AI in games - Kings College neural network article. BBC News article - Games to take on a life of their own
Sunday, February 10, 2002
New Scientist interview with Michael Williams about setting up a computer museum. For The Love of Machines
Follows up the 'Computer History (.org)' note from earlier.
Follows up the 'Computer History (.org)' note from earlier.
The link says it all - The Computer Museum History Center Home Page. The timeline is a good way of looking at lots of events.
Saturday, February 09, 2002
What one of our Senior Exec's did to his palm
What does a Palm look like after it has been microwaved? see the pix here
Friday, February 08, 2002
Slashdot - Cringely's Bank Shot
Slashdot - Cringely's Bank Shot. Slashdot notelet pointing to a Robert Cringely article about wireless. Here it's using 802.11b for longer distances than expected - like over a hill! Slashdot | Cringely's Bank Shot
Inquirer article about the Govt. announcement of proposal for National ID cards. Big Brothers
BlueSpoon - smallest BT headset so far - vapourware? Your next link to - Bluetooth Products
Experts Veto ‘Net Elections
Some thoughts from across the pond on why elections via the Internet are NOT a good idea just yet. Experts Veto ‘Net Elections
PARC's Modular Robotics chain systems - PolyBot
Small robots based on simple modular design. PARC's Modular Robotics chain systems - PolyBot
Coding competitions - the net is awash
Code wars - yet again - ZDNet Story - Code-eating software battles it out in P2P arena
The actual Terrarium site for the 'Code Wars' stuff - Terrarium - Microsoft UK
Google coding competition - requires massive (57M) .tar download!
Code wars - yet again - ZDNet Story - Code-eating software battles it out in P2P arena
The actual Terrarium site for the 'Code Wars' stuff - Terrarium - Microsoft UK
Google coding competition - requires massive (57M) .tar download!
Integrity
I like these 3 rules, espoused here by Dave Winer (1st two rules) and Mike McBride (the 3rd rule).
That's the acknowledgement of source, here's the rules:
I like these 3 rules, espoused here by Dave Winer (1st two rules) and Mike McBride (the 3rd rule).
That's the acknowledgement of source, here's the rules:
- Disclose all pertinent information about your interests.
- Never state as fact something you know not to be true.
- If you are proven to be wrong in something you wrote publicly, admit it publicly, don't just make the post disappear.
Wednesday, February 06, 2002
Yahoo news item - IBM to unveil index card-size computer prototype - so-called 'meta-pad'.
Slashdot article which has links to various sites - adding windows into cases, HDs etc - get some fluo lights too.
Monday, February 04, 2002
Good review and plenty of comparitive pix too. Compaq iPAQ 3835/3850 Pocket PC Review
Sunday, February 03, 2002
One part of the 'debate' on who invented packet-switching technology. Ben Sullivan's Tech Blog Exclusive: Leonard Kleinrock on who really invented packet switching
Discussion of reasons why software is insecure. SecurityFocus home infocus: Castles Built on Sand: Why Software is Insecure
Saturday, February 02, 2002
What a lotta links today
Here's a page with links to a whole lot of different (old) electric stuff - Mike's Electric Stuff.
And an article on Tech-TV looking at a NASA idea about a space elevator, see also the SlashDot article that sent me there and has info on carbon nanotubes.
Here's a page with links to a whole lot of different (old) electric stuff - Mike's Electric Stuff.
And an article on Tech-TV looking at a NASA idea about a space elevator, see also the SlashDot article that sent me there and has info on carbon nanotubes.
Make EVERY word on a page into a link to a Google search hyperdoc.net - also useful as reminder of how to get a quick Google search.
The Smell of Gravity Intro Page - a bizarre page asking "What does gravity smell like?" - loads of answers - mad!
Doomed Engineers odd list of inventors/engineers who died
