Monthly Archives: January 2004

Save Hubble

Via wired news : Scientists Clamor to Save Hubble
I was very distressed hearing about plans to de-orbit the Hubble space telescope. I understand the difficulty in the servicing mission and the concerns about a uncontrolled reentry.
But on hearing about the decision I got a very strong felling of deja vu and remember what [...]

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Music Guide Done Right

Found deep within Om Malik on Broadband a Link to Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music. A Flashed based guide to various types and genres of Electronic Music. It’s like getting a new Encyclopedia set for Xmas! About 99% of the styles and music I’ve never heard of (A factor of age and [...]

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Security the Microsoft way

Boing Boing: “MSFT: don’t click on links, type them in by hand
Microsoft’s crapware browser, Explorer, has more security vulnerabilities than my block has dope-dealers, but this is ridiculous. MSFT now advises its users to not click links, but rather to type them in by hand:
The most effective step that you can [...]

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Database Modelling Plugin for Eclipse

Via Jared Odulio’s Weblog : My Favorite Eclipse Plugins I found Clay Database Modelling Plugin for Eclipse
Not quite the full suite of ERB modeling tools, but It’s a good start. I pointed at my working MySQL database via a JDBC definition, and wam-bam I’ve got a DB model in Eclipse. [...]

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JYMSIML or at least read…..

Java Pro – Using Data Sources the Right Way: Data sources let app servers manage pools of database connections.
Java Pro – Uncoupling Struts: ” Use the marker interface design pattern and polymorphism to uncouple your persistence tier from Struts”

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Did Linux steal code from SCO?

Did Linux steal code from SCO? Take a look.
via vowe dot net

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Everything except the squeal : Sausage Aged for Three Generations

NYTimes : Sausage Aged for Three Generations
Now I’m hungry…..

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Don’t design on spec

Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report : Don’t design on spec

It don’t pay
Design is problem solving
unsafe for you and the client

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When Big Brother meets Gordon Moore

The Panopticon Singularity

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If I was a Japanese Cartoon

Via The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century
Flash What would I look like if I was a Anime character?
I like the blue hair! Is there a photoshop plugin to Anime images?

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