Islay will run on hydrogen. Very cool. … [Read more...] about Hydrogen for everyone
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Well, really
Did anyone think Napster was going to recover? … [Read more...] about Well, really
Me? Suspicious?
Anyone else find it fishy that the engineer in charge of security at the Russian Cosmodrome died of a heart attack after the roof collapsed and killed eight workers? Maybe I'm too damn cynical, but it's strikingly like the ending to Anne McCaffrey's Killashandra, a book about a … [Read more...] about Me? Suspicious?
Mmm, icons
I have discovered the wonders of custom desktop icons for the Mac. Pixeljerk makes some of my favorites, like the xButtons series and the little Handspring icon. I've been debating whether to use his Aqua-fied Darth Maul as my Word icon – but then I fell in love with these … [Read more...] about Mmm, icons
Got Moxi?
The Moxi makes its debut, again. If the box survives the corporate bullshit, it won't be out until 2003. What isn't clear from the press releases is whether it will be available to everyone, or just Charter customers. … [Read more...] about Got Moxi?
Open source Peru
Peru may be a weird place, but at least one of its congressmen has some sense; he's pushing a bill to require the government of Peru to use open-source software rather than letting the nation's documents – and security – rest in the hands of one … [Read more...] about Open source Peru
Go to Viable Paradise. Do not pass Go.
If you are a writer, apply to Viable Paradise. Right now. … [Read more...] about Go to Viable Paradise. Do not pass Go.
Minas Tirith was Minas Anor
From the depths of rec.arts.sf.fandom, I bring you…. LOTR filk to the tune of "Istanbul." Even old Mirkwood was once the Greenwood Great.Why it changed, I dare not say.[Evil One liked it better that way.] All rights and privileges due to Kip Williams. … [Read more...] about Minas Tirith was Minas Anor
Not vegetating
Another 216 words in a late-night ambush. Total for the day is almost exactly 700. And to think I'd planned to be a vegetable after work today! … [Read more...] about Not vegetating
and also, TV
Oh, yeah – Trading Spaces was really cool this weekend. … [Read more...] about and also, TV
