Topics on my particular interests.
There’s an impression among even savvy Internet users that avoiding the seedier side of the ‘net — porn and pirated software sites, for instance — will protect you from most viruses, Trojan horse programs, and other malware. But while most web-borne malware is from such sites, even sites that should be completely trustworthy, like the …
“It is a rare day indeed we come across a piece of technology that so utterly fails at its intended purpose,” opines CNET editor Jasmine France, “but American electronics manufacturer Coby has managed to produce just such a device […] we were a bit surprised at the atrocity of this digital audio player.” Editor’s rating: …
I’ve enjoyed David Brin’s science fiction works, ever since I picked up a copy of Startide Rising in the early eighties. (It’s still one of my favorite SF books.) When I saw on Boing Boing that there was an interview with him that was published a few days ago, I had to read it immediately. …
Is no one allowed to have or express a politically incorrect personal opinion anymore? I tend to buck group-think myself on a regular basis — it’s part of how intelligent people think, and it’s very useful, even if the thoughts often aren’t politically correct. Yes, it appears that global warming is a reality, and the …
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This story seems a bit daft, until you realize exactly how the scientists expect to find signs of extraterrestrial life. It actually sounds feasible. Of course, given that a Vulcan has recently been discovered in Canada, they may not need telescopes to find extraterrestrial life.
This morning I noticed that Thunderbird (on my new virtual Linux machine) was showing message dates in the confusing 06/10/07 format. I much prefer the ISO standard date format (2007-06-10) — not only does it prevent confusion about which is the day and which is the month, it also comes out in the proper order …
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It’s definitely a neat idea, but it looks like a solution in search of a problem.
As mentioned earlier, I’ve been running my Ubuntu Linux test machine in VMware 5.5.4, because I already had a license for that version and I didn’t care to upgrade to VMware 6.0 at that point. However, a few days ago I ran across a description of the new features in VMware 6.0, and they looked …
Uh, I hate to point this out, Ms. Ong, but unless that jacket goes around your face, it’s not going to do much to protect you from smog. The same goes for the dress: cold and flu viruses generally get in through the nose and mouth, not the parts covered by a traditional dress.
Let’s hear it for miniaturization — it’s the cat-cam! I’m waiting for someone to come up with a live wireless video feed from a cat’s collar. 🙂