Monthly Archives: July 2005

Laptop Shutdown

Posted on Jul. 29, 2005 by Phillip

I have a problem with my laptop: it doesn’t provide sufficient warning when the battery is about to die. Yes, there is a tiny indicator icon in the systems tray, but who the hell’s going to notice something this small … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Space Shuttle

Posted on Jul. 27, 2005 by Phillip

I just read this story about the Space Shuttle: NASA managers decided to ground their shuttle fleet on Wednesday after a piece of insulating foam fell off Discovery during lift-off. “Until we fix this, we’re not going to fly again,” … Continue reading →

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Popular Blogs

Posted on Jul. 27, 2005 by Jody

Technorati lists the biggest blogs in the blogosphere, as measured by links, meaning the blogs that have other blogs linking to them. The top 10: Boing Boing Instapundit Daily Kos Gizmodo FARK Engadget Talking Points Memo Davenetics Eschaton dooce I … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten Vocabulary

Posted on Jul. 21, 2005 by Jody

Seven words you can’t say in kindergarten, a short, instructive video.

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Game Over

Posted on Jul. 20, 2005 by Phillip

I saw Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine last night, a documentary about the 1997 chess match between Garry Kasparov and IBM’s Deep Blue. Kasparov lost and then claimed IBM cheated. IBM’s behaviour was indeed suspicious. They had something like … Continue reading →

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