Arstechnica has a great series looking at the Amiga. A great story and very descriptive of the issues that the tech industry faces regularly. We have conflicts between managers and technical experts, over-hype, enthusiastic over-exuberance, as well as the usual cast of characters.
Month: August 2007
Smooth Sailing for I-5 Seattle Construction and Traffic This Morning; WSDOT Urges Drivers to Stay the Course
For my ex-pat and other out of (Seattle) area friends, here’s the latest on the joyous commute. For me, it’s been pretty tame. Of course, I live (and thus commute) in the opposite direction of this.
This has been the talk of the region for several months, with the past few weeks hitting quite a feverish crescendo. It has been a non-event so far, compared to Y2K by many. I find that comparison apt, since I felt that Y2K was a non-event because of the incredible attention and energy expended. The same with this project. All’s good, I guess.
Hygiene
From a friend of mine…
Hello Comrades,
Some disturbing news from the Department of Bathroon Hygiene:
· The percent of women who wash their hands after leaving a restroom is 80%.
· The percent of men who wash their hands after using a restroom is 55%.
Does anybody else feel dirty?
Nope, just wiped….
Plot Alleged To Fix Chinese Noodle Prices
bLaugh
Paris Hilton Goes Green to “Save Our Earth From All This, You Know, Pollution”
Gads….
Perhaps Green is no too mainstream.
Paris Hilton Goes Green to “Save Our Earth From All This, You Know, Pollution”
Thought of the day
Perfectionists should only write in pencil.
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Dot Mac Redeems Itself
More online storage for .Mac members
The 10 gigs are nice, plus being able to publish to your own domain rocks. We’ll see what else when I have more time. However, I’m pumped!
Dateline DEFCON
Undercover NBC Dateline reporter bolts from DEFCON 2007
Chalk this one up to “they never learn”. First they put explosives on trucks to make up a story. Now, they try stupid crap like this. Sheesh! Now wonder Dateline has as much credibility as Fox news. It also speaks to the decline of mainstream media.
» Has Ubuntu clinched the desktop Linux market? | Open Source | ZDNet.com
» Has Ubuntu clinched the desktop Linux market? | Open Source | ZDNet.com
Having played with a few Linux builds, Ubuntu is by far the most thought out and well developed in terms of the average user. It’s straightforward and utilizes the same sort of GUI “intuitiveness” as Windows or Mac. Meaning that if you understand how these systems build apps, you’ll understand how to get things done with Ubuntu. Blakenhorn is dead on with his main premise, that Ubuntu’s focus on the desktop has made it superior. Other builds have been sidelines, this is their focus.
As for winning any desktop Linux war, who’s to say. That’s the beauty of Open Source; there might very well be something waiting around the corner.