Ian Irving's Code and Culture from Toronto
In today’s NYT’s read about Expose of Peasants’ Plight Is Suppressed by China, and understand why the people of Hong Kong match for more (any) Democracy:. Peking Duck also noted and commented on the NYT piece. In a related issue, Continue reading Expose of Peasants’ Plight Is Suppressed by China
Via SlashDot is a Vernor Vinge’s adapted short story from his upcoming novel Rainbows End : Synthetic Serendipity Very yummy. Vernor is both a CompSci / Math professor (From 1972 to 2000 SDSU) and a well know SfiFi author with Continue reading Synthetic Serendipity
The Artwork of Greg Martin, stunning wall paper and digital art of various Space-scapes via parking lot syndrome
Via Boing Boing comes linkage to The Peril of Doc Ock: a Lego animated Spiderman 2. It looks to be semi-offical, and uses one of an Lego Spiderman 2 set, but still wonderfully done,and very funny. I enjoyed the movie, Continue reading Spiderman 2 the Lego Way
Via SecurityFocus HOME News According to the article, using ‘the open-source Linux-based PBX software Asterisk, used in combination with a permissive VoIP provider’ can be used to fool caller id, and even get caller numbers that are supposed to be Continue reading VoIP hacks gut Caller I.D.
Via Wired News: A Wretched Hive of Fan Films comes Fluffy the best thing since SunnyVale got turned into a crater! Also from Foiled Productions is The Jedi who Loved Me. Great stuff! and the there’s Pink 5 and Pink Continue reading Fluffy The English Vampire Slayer