The subtitle says it all: “Free music apps worth every penny.” But this is an encouraging step forward nonetheless, in that it shows that the record labels are starting to get the idea.
Archive of entries posted on February 2009
“Earthworm blamed for laptop crash”
I’ve heard of hardware glitches and software bugs, but this is the first time I’ve heard of a hardware worm.
“Maine Man Tries to Build Dirty Bomb, No One Cares”
Pardon my French, but what the f***?!?! Not about the attempt itself — horrifying as that is — but why the hell are we only hearing about it now?! Why didn’t someone start screaming bloody murder about it the moment the information was made available, a month ago?!
Best Video Game T-Shirt EVER!
“A Simple Plan“. Anyone want to get me that for next Christmas?
“Atlantis? No, it Atlant-isn’t.”
Some really neat science info on suboceanic exploration. (All you conspiracy theorists can find some way to refute it, and prove that it is Atlantis, I’m sure — so get crackin’!)
“Immortal Dr Who jellyfish poised to rule Earth”
Sorry, Mr. Lewis Page, but these guys are almost certainly only a temporary problem. The important point is in this paragraph: [...] And that’s not all. The reborn, undying gelatinous blob-cyst monsters can also “spawn” hundreds of genetically identical clones of themselves, each of which is also immortal and able to replicate itself at will [...]
Hmmm…
I find it curious that, ever since I installed the Yawasp module on this blog, my weekly hits are down 50%. Apparently spambots were responsible for fully half of Geek Drivel’s traffic. No great loss.
My First Open-Source Release!
For the past couple weeks I’ve been working on a side-project, a Markdown translator in C++. I finally finished the first release-quality version of it, so I’ve applied to release it on SourceForge, under the MIT license. Once it’s approved (and I don’t foresee any problems with that), the main page will be here. Here’s [...]
“Keep Your Identity Small”
Interesting article by Paul Graham, and one that everyone should take to heart.
“10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know”
I’m not on FaceBook, or any other social networking site. I’m just not a social creature. But for those of you who are, check out this article.