Wednesday, December 31, 2003
J-Walk Blog: Morphases
J-Walk Blog: Web Design Mistakes
J-Walk Blog: Bathtub Manners
Slashdot | Shatner to Record Another Album
Had to note this posting - just in case I need a reminder...
Slashdot | Shatner to Record Another Album
Slashdot | Shatner to Record Another Album
The Register | Sun and Cobalt left me with a dinky toy
The Register | Sun and Cobalt left me with a dinky toy
Some letters about the demise of Cobalt within Sun.
Some letters about the demise of Cobalt within Sun.
BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Most influential' websites named
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
The 10 Dumbest Quotes of 2003 - Funny Quotes
The 10 Dumbest Quotes of 2003 - Funny Quotes
It includes the Rumsfeld quote about "... no knowns that we don't know we know ..." etc etc
It includes the Rumsfeld quote about "... no knowns that we don't know we know ..." etc etc
Slashdot | Writing an End to the Bio of BIOS?
Slashdot | 10 Ads The US Won't See
Monday, December 29, 2003
Top Ten Word Lists of 2003 Announced by yourDictionary.com
Top Ten Word Lists of 2003 Announced by yourDictionary.com from J-Walk blog.
NAND memory to overtake NOR by 2006, claim
An important fact in here - NAND memory to overtake NOR by 2006, claim.
Do some research and find info about NAND and NOR memory. One difficulty appears to be ability (or not) to run OS in Flash - crucial for Pocket PCs and their amount of useable RAM after starting up.
A PDF file about memory in general from Memorex.
Quite a detailed look at meory here.
A pretty good site for many things - PC Tech Guide.
Do some research and find info about NAND and NOR memory. One difficulty appears to be ability (or not) to run OS in Flash - crucial for Pocket PCs and their amount of useable RAM after starting up.
A PDF file about memory in general from Memorex.
Quite a detailed look at meory here.
A pretty good site for many things - PC Tech Guide.
Slashdot | Design-Your-Own Computer Case Kits
Sunday, December 28, 2003
Slashdot | New CIA Tech Museum: Spy Scat and Robo-Fish
The Observer | Focus | Rachel Cooke: 50 things we'd like to see less of in 2004
Slashdot | New PSX device Review At Lik-Sang
Saturday, December 27, 2003
Slashdot | Dutch Invention Uses Electric Engines For Wheels
BBC NEWS | Magazine | The Lunchtime Bonus Question's greatest misses
BBC NEWS | Magazine | Ad Breakdown: Review of the year
BBC NEWS | Magazine | The loser's guide to getting lucky
Thursday, December 25, 2003
Folding Puzzles - Amazing Art
Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Slashdot | Internet History In Pictures
Japanese giants to create LED lighting standards
Slashdot | Cube House
Slashdot | First Computers
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Antibubbles - whatever next?
Anti-bubbles ... a new one on me - just getting old and slow I guess - two links.
Slashdot | Making Antibubbles in Beer from Belgium
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Antibubbles made in Belgian beer
Slashdot | Making Antibubbles in Beer from Belgium
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Antibubbles made in Belgian beer
Slashdot | Robots Of The Victorian Era
Evening Standard columnist attacks Dell
Monday, December 22, 2003
Windows Error hits Leeds City Station
Slashdot | Time's Up: 2^30 Seconds Since 1970
Sunday, December 21, 2003
Blue Screen of Death hits petrol pump
Blue Screen of Death hits Prague Airport
Slashdot | Russians Invade with Flying Saucer
Saturday, December 20, 2003
Slashdot | KDE Gains Full Accessibility Support
Slashdot | Hackers on Linux's Exciting Desktop Future
BBC NEWS | Technology | Pick of the best games of 2003
Friday, December 19, 2003
Telephone/Fax Preference Service
Telephone/Fax Preference Service - TPS and FPS info pages.
Welcome to the Information Commissioner's Office
Welcome to the Information Commissioner's Office
BBC NEWS | Technology | Family history gets online boost
Slashdot | Downloadable Origami Motorcycles
Thursday, December 18, 2003
Slashdot | Blinkenlights Reloaded - The Matrix Returns
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | The best of British blogging
Slashdot | SETI@Home Expanding Goals With Sun's Help
Slashdot | Sony Claims First Running Humanoid Robot
Slashdot | Global Dimming
Slashdot | Interview with Peter Jackson on LoTR Bloopers
The Register | A better class of shadow
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Slashdot | 3D Modelling From a Sketch
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Slashdot | Multiplayer Linux Games
Guardian Unlimited | Online | Hewitt wants internet access for all by 2008
Monday, December 15, 2003
Slashdot | Living on Mars Time
Sunday, December 14, 2003
Slashdot | PowerPoint Makes You Dumb
A good range of points about presentations in general in the messages that follow up this article. As you'd expect, it's not so much the software as the way it is used that matters.
Slashdot | PowerPoint Makes You Dumb
Slashdot | PowerPoint Makes You Dumb
Slashdot | Small Form Factor Comparison Matrix
Friday, December 12, 2003
Slashdot | Heads-Up Displays for Motorcyclists
We Are All Nerds Now
E-Voting - some more items
Slashdot | E-Voting: a Flawed Solution in Search of a Problem
With a direct link to the Cringely follow-up article too.
Plus THIS LINK to previous items from earlier this week.
With a direct link to the Cringely follow-up article too.
Plus THIS LINK to previous items from earlier this week.
Thursday, December 11, 2003
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Inter-world life transport argued
Slashdot | Building A Low-Budget TiVo Substitute?
Car software to support Tron and Windows Automotive
Windows as an incendiary device
Website offers overclocking memory database
Slashdot | UK Spam Law Goes Live
Slashdot | New Battlestar Galactica - Worth a Series?
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
BBC NEWS | Technology | Origami help for tech design
Guardian Unlimited | Life | LED at the end of the tunnel
Guardian Unlimited | Arts news | Stratospheric echo locates Munch's Scream
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
Slashdot | Simon Phipps Looks At 'Looking Glass'
This is about Sun's 3D desktop ideas - quite neat with some video presentations that work well once loaded.
Slashdot | Simon Phipps Looks At 'Looking Glass'
Slashdot | Simon Phipps Looks At 'Looking Glass'
Monday, December 08, 2003
Guardian Unlimited Politics | Electoral Commission rules out e-voting
Guardian Unlimited Politics | Electoral Commission rules out e-voting
See also this link to Cringely and this Sareviwall post with 2 more e-voting links.
See also this link to Cringely and this Sareviwall post with 2 more e-voting links.
Slashdot | SETI Project Scientist Discusses Prospects
Slashdot | 108 Ways To Do The Towers of Hanoi
Link to an interesting set of pages about the Towers of Hanoi problem. As the Slashdot posting notes - lots of different (unusual) ways to solve this simple problem.
Slashdot | 108 Ways To Do The Towers of Hanoi
Slashdot | 108 Ways To Do The Towers of Hanoi
Slashdot | Arthur C. Clarke on Information Pollution
Good article with interview with Clarke - usual clear thinking that cuts through to the problem.
Slashdot | Arthur C. Clarke on Information Pollution
Slashdot | Arthur C. Clarke on Information Pollution
Slashdot | New York City, LEGO Style
Slashdot | Cringley on E-voting
An interesting view on e-voting from Cringely via this Slashdot post.
Perhaps more interesting is the way he discusses the implementation of (big) IT projects. I can see parallels to work here.
Slashdot | Cringley on E-voting
Perhaps more interesting is the way he discusses the implementation of (big) IT projects. I can see parallels to work here.
Slashdot | Cringley on E-voting
Saturday, December 06, 2003
Slashdot | First Hover Flight Test of X-50A Dragonfly
Vibrating USB device causes a stir
Guardian Unlimited | Today's issues | Whisky
New edition of Space Invaders
BBC NEWS | Technology | Space Invaders advance on the US
Another view about this - Slashdot | Return of the Space Invaders
Another view about this - Slashdot | Return of the Space Invaders
Slashdot | Buzz Advocates Lagrange Point Spaceport
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Slashdot | Breaking the Gigapixel Barrier
BBC NEWS | Technology | Awards for websites with 'vision'
40th Mersenne Prime confirmed
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Prime position for large number
Gnarled old wrinklies are avid computer gamers
Slashdot | Japanese Train Sets A Speed Record Of 581 kph
Pictish Nation
Tuesday, December 02, 2003
Slashdot | Toward Micro-Diode Display Panels?
Monday, December 01, 2003
Slashdot | Where Are The Founders Of The Dial-Up Revolution?
White LEDs set to displace fluorescent tubes
