How To Write Unmaintainable Code
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur. - Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.
November 21, 2005
November 17, 2005
Metaphor, Morality, and Politics
Metaphor, Morality, and Politics Liberals do not understand what unifies their own worldview and so are helpless to deal effectively with conservatism. Not only is there no unified liberal political structure, but there is no overall effective liberal rhetoric to counter the carefully constructed conservative rhetoric. Where conservatives have carefully coined terms and images and repeated them until they have entered the popular lexicon, liberals have not done the same. Liberals need to go beyond coalitions of interest groups to consciously construct a unified language and imagery to convey their worldview. This will not be easy, and they are 30 years behind.
Saving the Net: How to Keep the Carriers from Flushing the Net Down the Tubes | Linux Journal
Watch the language. While the one side talks about licenses with verbs like copy, distribute, play, share and perform, the other side talks about rights with verbs like own, protect, safeguard, protect, secure, authorize, buy, sell, infringe, pirate, infringe, and steal. link
November 16, 2005
November 09, 2005
October 21, 2005
DB2 +WAS + Linux on VMware Workstation
DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) is the most scalable and powerful database in production today. DB2, VMware, and Novell SUSE have joined forces to bring you the experience of the data center right to your PC. With the DB2 for Linux images for VMware Workstation - you can quickly and easily deploy your own pre-configured DB2 database. http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/vmware/
October 20, 2005
Gore on democracy
I came here today because I believe that American democracy is in grave danger. It is no longer possible to ignore the strangeness of our public discourse . I know that I am not the only one who feels that something has gone basically and badly wrong in the way America’s fabled “marketplace of ideas” now functions. http://waterthread.org/?page_id=192
October 17, 2005
Space Elevator Interview
In my mind the Space Shuttle and Space Station are not valuable efforts. It’s not what NASA should be doing. NASA is using technology from commercial enterprises, or very old technology from the 70’s to try and do space exploration. If they are going to be a real premier space agency, they need to be pushing it. They should be doing stuff which looks to us like science fiction… link
October 12, 2005
3D graphics for Java mobile devices, Part 1: M3G's immediate mode
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/wireless/library/wi-mobile1/?ca=dgr-lnxw01Java3DMobile
October 10, 2005
September 29, 2005
P4 Integration Home Page
Emacs P4 Integration Home Page: "P4-Windows Explorer Integration package (4KB) is also available (ins a rudimentary form) for those who would like to perform P4 operations by right-clicking on a file or a directory. The current version is 1.1. The format of the distribution is a gzipped-tar file (.tar.gz). "
September 28, 2005
Microsoft, JBoss link server software | CNET News.com
http://beta.news.com.com/Microsoft,+JBoss+link+server+software/2100-7344_3-5883498.html
September 27, 2005
Armed and dangerous - Flipper the firing dolphin let loose by Katrina
The Observer | International | Armed and dangerous - Flipper the firing dolphin let loose by Katrina: "It may be the oddest tale to emerge from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico."
September 23, 2005
September 13, 2005
September 12, 2005
You Can Use an IPod to Move Music
You Can Use an IPod to Move Music Apple doesn't make it easy to employ your IPod to duplicate your music collection on both your work and home PCs, but you can do it. If you have a Windows machine, simply plug in your IPod, find it listed in Windows Explorer, and make sure your machine can view hidden files. Open the 'IPod_Control' folder and copy the 'My_Music' folder to your PC. Import those tracks into ITunes and put them in order there. Select Edit, Preferences, and choose the Advanced tab. Select a location for your music library by clicking the Change button, and then check Keep iTunes Music folder organized. Utilities such as the $15 IPodRip--available for PCs and Macs from The Little App Factory--can help automate this process."
August 30, 2005
Metadata Evolution Management in Your SOA @ SOA WEB SERVICES JOURNAL
Metadata Evolution Management in Your SOA @ SOA WEB SERVICES JOURNAL: "Doing all of the above correctly gives us the perfect solution to the life-cycle management of metadata-driven Web service development. In a nutshell, when metadata drives evolution, we manage the metadata evolution process by applying a model-driven methodology for exposing, standardizing, and federating the metadata."
August 29, 2005
August 26, 2005
August 25, 2005
August 22, 2005
Disable Auto Reboot after Windows Auto Update
- In the Start Menu go to Run type “gpedit.msc” and press Enter
- Now a Group Policy editor will open. In this window navigate to: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Template -> Windows Components -> Windows Update
- Double click on No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations
- In the settings window Choose Enabled and click OK
- Close Group Policy Editor
August 12, 2005
Auctions, Surplus
RE-PC Computer surplus Seattle Laptop UW Surplus State surplus EHI Auctions cars, etc Salmon Bay Marina boats Pete's Bargain Boats + RVs, etc. go here sept 22 Whitey's Car auction Traylor Auction in Tacoma King County Auction JAG Auctions
August 10, 2005
Quantum information can be negative (popular description)
Quantum information can be negative (popular description): "'You don't understand quantum mechanics, you just get used to it.'"
August 08, 2005
Implanted ID Chips
By far the best reason I've seen for implanting RFID chips in my arm: easy bar bill payments.
August 05, 2005
Joel on Software - Hitting the High Notes
Joel writing about how hiring great developers really does matter: Joel on Software - Hitting the High Notes
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