Swimming in the Pensieve

2006.01.19, Thursday

Phone Lines….ARRRRRGH!

Filed under: Domesticity, Nuts-N-Bolts — Allan @ 04:50:45

Don’t give me any grief over this, because the present situation with the phone lines is giving me more than my government-mandated ration of grief as it is. OK?

Pardon me while I pseudo-pout
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2006.01.14, Saturday

メーピス 日本 リンク - Mepis in Japan Links

Filed under: Technology, Linux — Allan @ 22:38:09

【deb系】MEPIS Linux 【ディストリ】
WideStudio, Debian, CD-boot Linux
SourceForge.jp - Project: JaMbuilder
Knoppix Temporary Directory - に関する覚え書き

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Worthy of Note:

Filed under: Technology — Allan @ 11:56:02

…”So, she’s good looking and spends alot of money on fancy designer clothing. How should I put this?… (more…)

Culture of Theft?

Filed under: Technology, windoze — Allan @ 00:01:47

January isn’t even half-over; yet these past few days mark the very first time I’ve had _anybody_ deep-link to any resource on any web site I’ve had–EVER. (more…)

What price freedom?

Filed under: Technology — Allan @ 00:00:19

“Just like any other global company, Yahoo must ensure that its local country sites must operate within the laws, regulations and customs of the country in which they are based.”

“When we operate in markets around the world, we have to ensure that our service complies with global laws as well as local laws and norms.” (more…)

2006.01.13, Friday

Zero-Cost Extended Warranties

Filed under: Technology — Allan @ 23:59:27

“We’ve just gotten to a point that it’s so far beyond its warranty, every day is amazing.” (more…)

The Fox takes off like a house afire

Filed under: Technology, Linux — Allan @ 23:58:04

“Firefox went from 4.64 percent of the browser market at the beginning of 2005 to just shy of 10 percent by the end of the year, according to NetApplications. Over the same period Explorer fell from 90.31 percent to 85.05 percent.” (more…)

Friday the 13th

Filed under: Spurrious Thoughts — Allan @ 08:00:59

I don’t know from what dim mists of the past the superstition of Friday the 13th sprang-forth, but I’ve never had a problem with the day; which is, just like any other day. I am, however, reagularly treated to the spectacle of watching the more superstitious among the human animal population go through some of the most ridiculous gyrations, in an attempt to avoid the wrath of the gods, amusement of the demons, or their own enthusiastic ignorance. (more…)

2006.01.12, Thursday

Wireless woes

Filed under: Technology, windoze — Allan @ 15:59:42
Sometime back–probably 2+ years ago–I bought a notebook computer from my brother, as a result of Xerox, Corp’s ‘end-of-life’ sale of field technician notebook computers to employees. Greg said that he didn’t want it, but offered it to me for the price Xerox wanted. I don’t remember what it ended-up costing us; but, it was a nominal price, and gave Annie something to use between home and work. (more…)

2006.01.09, Monday

SPiced hAM

Filed under: Technology — Allan @ 13:33:33

The kids have been hard at work on their lessons, so I gave them a bit of a break while I checked-up on server stats, script execution, and eMail. (more…)

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