Wednesday, July 31, 2002
The JN Prime Monster Farm
A small server farm to help find Mersenne Prime Numbers - wow - The JN Prime Monster Farm
Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Slashdot | New Way To Grade Decay of Computer Installations
Leads to article that states the levels of 'cruftidty' - read it and weep I say - New Way To Grade Decay of Computer Installations
Slashdot | Escher and Elliptic Curves
Article and comments - links to interesting Escher stuff - in particular to good site with some info about Escher and scanned pictures - Escher and Elliptic Curves
Monday, July 29, 2002
Some simple ASCII animations on web page
Could use these as basis for some pages to encourage pupils to experiment - ASCII animations
Robot Wisdom
Register article pointing to Jorn Barger's weblog which has an amazing number of links, very little chat - good to try - and nick from - robotwisdom.org
Playing with childhood
BBC article - does technology ruin toys? - Playing with childhood
Another BBC story - this time about safety fears in school playgrounds reducing children's opportunities for adventure play - Pupils 'not allowed to play tag'
Another BBC story - this time about safety fears in school playgrounds reducing children's opportunities for adventure play - Pupils 'not allowed to play tag'
Voices in Your Head
Slashdot article and comments about using ultrasound to direct audio at individuals - Voices in Your Head
Sunday, July 28, 2002
ASCII-fied pix - newsqueak.com
Some ASCIIfiled pix and other items here at the newsqueak.com
The Simulation Argument
Are we actually living in a computer simulation - like the Matrix - The Simulation Argument
Spy Fly
Another Slashdot article and comments - this time about small robot craft that can operate and behave like a fly - uses for spying maybe - Spy Fly
Humanoid Robot for Spacewalks
Slashdot article and comments about NASA Humanoid Robot for Spacewalks
Gamers get into 'The Zone'
An article suggesting computer games can be beneficial - BBC NEWS | Technology | Gamers get into 'The Zone'
retrosystem - computers - consoles - art - customizing - supercharged - cool
New PC technology in old boxes like consoles - retrosystem - computers - consoles - art - customizing - supercharged - cool - some cool ideas and pix here.
The original slashdot article and commenst with links to retrosystems - Slashdot | Modern Retro computing
The original slashdot article and commenst with links to retrosystems - Slashdot | Modern Retro computing
Saturday, July 27, 2002
Build Your Own Battlemech
Slashdot article and comments - link to building Millenium Falcon in backyard as well as this Battle Mech tree house - Build Your Own Battlemech
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Keeping your cyber self safe and sound
From the BBC - an article with some ideas about being secure in cyberspace - Keeping your cyber self safe and sound
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
System Administrator Appreciation Day
3rd one is 26th July 2002 - my birthday - yeah - System Administrator Appreciation Day
BBC NEWS | Technology | Game gurus on target
A lokk at the influence of ID software on gaming - BBC NEWS | Technology | Game gurus on target
Monday, July 22, 2002
ZDNet UK - Tech Update - Story - Five steps to secure your desktops
Sunday, July 21, 2002
BBC - h2g2 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Bradford Robotic Telescope Operations Menu
Saturday, July 20, 2002
John Cocke - architect of RISC processors
Regsiter story with a few links about death of John Cocke - architect of RISC processors.
Slashdot | Best Websites for Developers?
Thinking about where to get info about various programming languages - Slashdot | Best Websites for Developers?
Friday, July 19, 2002
The me-ness of being
Wendy Grossman article about computer users - rambles a bit over several things - The me-ness of being
Slashdot | 100th Anniversary of Air Conditioning
Yahoo! News - Roll Up for the Floppy Television
Thursday, July 18, 2002
ZDNet UK Reviews: Homepage: LG GR-D267DTU Internet Refrigerator
Slashdot | Volvo's Run Windows 98
BBC News | SCI/TECH | Barcodes get smart
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Slashdot | Clockless Computing
Article-discussion-links to Scientific American notes about asynchronous computing - Slashdot | Clockless Computing
The London House
Events and inventions from 1830 to 1914 (Victorian and early Edwardian period) - The London House
Tuesday, July 16, 2002
We don't need no stinking ID cards
From the Register - We don't need no stinking ID cards
Slashdot | Seventeen Years of Tetris
Slashdot | GM's Billion-Dollar Fuel-Cell Bet
Radically different car design as well as fuel cell research - Slashdot | GM's Billion-Dollar Fuel-Cell Bet
Sunday, July 14, 2002
wIndependence Day essay contest
From Desktop Linux site - they had a competition and this page has some of the winning essays from their 'wIndependence Day' contest.
Checkout the link to "Why Aren't All Our Moms Running Linux".
Checkout the link to "Why Aren't All Our Moms Running Linux".
Saturday, July 13, 2002
Naughty Pixel's AVGPA!
Odd little site - spotting shots that appear naughty in computer games - not actual porn though - Naughty Pixel's AVGPA!
Slashdot | Lazy Musicians Spawn Robot Ukulele
Slashdot article leading to ukele playing Lego robot - Slashdot | Lazy Musicians Spawn Robot Ukulele
Tuesday, July 09, 2002
kartoo
Another web-mapping tool - also quite neat - kartoo
Slashdot | Coffepot Computer
Someone has joined a coffeepot and a computer - so much for Java - Slashdot | Coffepot Computer
Monday, July 08, 2002
Slashdot | LoTR , Linux, and Database Management
Some info etc about the GFX stuff for 2nd LotR film - Two Towers - Slashdot | LoTR , Linux, and Database Management
Sunday, July 07, 2002
The Lego Trebuchet - Main
A trebuchet - those large devices used in medieval days to chuck large items over the walls of castles which were under siege - but this is made of Lego - The Lego Trebuchet - Main
TouchGraph GoogleBrowser V1.00
A neat java applet which takes a URL and maps out the links - neat effect on screen as it updates and moves or flows - interesting - TouchGraph GoogleBrowser V1.00
BBC News | FEATURES | Language study for 21st Century
Genetic code - binary code - its all the same apparently - and girls need to be shown this - BBC News | FEATURES | Language study for 21st Century
BBC News | HEALTH | Less sleep may cure tiredness
A suggestion that we have a 48-hour body clock - BBC News | HEALTH | Less sleep may cure tiredness
Saturday, July 06, 2002
Digital rights management - we're all grilled and toasted
The advent of the secure PC - is it a good thing - probably not - Digital rights management - we're all grilled and toasted
Slashdot | Do You Have The Time?
Time keeping on networks - timeservers and stuff - Slashdot | Do You Have The Time?
Slashdot | Isn't it Time for Metric Time?
Slashdot | Cryogenic Mouse Mod
Slashdot | Interface design - are users too lazy?
Do users expect to simply have everything too simple - Slashdot | Is There Such a Thing as "Too User Friendly"?
Slashdot | Beyond Dvorak via Genetic Algorithm
Someone who is experimenting with keyboard layouts - interesting Slashdot and comments - Slashdot | Beyond Dvorak via Genetic Algorithm
BBC News | NEWSMAKERS | Paul Dirac: The unsung genius
BBC News | Window on the universe
The astronomy superclub of Europe - BBC clickable map - BBC News | Window on the universe
Friday, July 05, 2002
BBC News | SCI/TECH | Do you trust your computer?
Article and letters from BBC about the 'Trusted Computer' initiative - BBC News | SCI/TECH | Do you trust your computer?
The INQ 4-step shafting plan for owners of free email services
A dig at MS and Hotmail for their recent behaviour - so much for free email service - The INQ 4-step shafting plan for owners of free email services
Thursday, July 04, 2002
The tale of the # symbol
Register article mulling over MS use of # in C# language - a bit of fun and interest mixed up - all about #
Safety Digest - 11/2001 - Electrical Safety
Turning computers on and off - is it necessary - or even safe - Safety Digest - 11/2001 - Electrical Safety
Wednesday, July 03, 2002
Slashdot | Mathematical Lego Sculptures
Slashdot that points to a blueyonder subscriber who is pretty smart with Lego - Slashdot | Mathematical Lego Sculptures
Slashdot | Star Wars-like Holograms
Business 2.0 - Magazine Article - Are Holograms Finally for Real?
Tuesday, July 02, 2002
Slashdot | Tom's Guide to Water Cooling
Monday, July 01, 2002
BookCrossing - Home - FREE YOUR BOOKS!
Slashdot | Free Books?
Links to the BookCrossing site - Slashdot | Free as in Books?
Book lovers play 'follow the reader' in global giveaway with online tracking
BBC News | SCI/TECH | Computers reach one billion mark
BBC News | DOT LIFE | Write here, right now
BBC warchalking article - BBC News | DOT LIFE | Write here, right now
