Texas Lotto Numbers
By Michael Palmer
| Jul 30, 2003
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#perl, #programming
| 1 min read
Generating Texas Lotto numbers from your own randomness.
The Telephone Voice Lady
By Michael Palmer
| Jul 29, 2003
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#interesting-news, #telephony
| 1 min read
July 28, 2003 — Jane Barbe, whose voice was familiar to millions of telephone users across the country who ever dialed a wrong number or had to “Please listen to the following options” in a voice-mail system, died July 18 in Roswell, Ga., of complications from cancer. She was 74.
Read More : New York Post Online Edition: news
DOD Requiring IPv6 Compliance
By Michael Palmer
| Jul 29, 2003
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#interesting-news
| 1 min read
Finally someone is making some progress on the IPv6 front.
Citing National Security Concerns, Osterholz Says $30 Billion DoD IT Budget Will Only Buy Network Technologies That Are IPv6-Compliant Starting in October 2003, With Full Integration by 2008
Read More : Defense Department Will Require IPv6 Compliance, Says DoD’s John Osterholz
Logitech MX700/MX500 Linux Setup
By Michael Palmer
| Jul 29, 2003
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#linux
| 1 min read
I just set up this Logitech MX700/MX500 howto for linux and xfree 4.2/4.3. I figured I’d blog it so google would catch it and then people could find it.
This quick reference should be fine for setup on all linux distro’s as it is not distro dependent. Just for grins I am doing this on Gentoo.Also, this should work perfectly on the mx500 also. I have not tested it ’cause I don’t have one, but from what I hear, they are the same mouse.
Subpoena Username Query Form
By Michael Palmer
| Jul 28, 2003
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#interesting-news
| 1 min read
The EFF has put up a page for users to check their IP address or username to see if a subpoena has been issued to gather information on you.
Concerned that information about your file-sharing username may have been subpoenaed by the RIAA? Check here to see if your username or IP address is on one of the subpoenas filed with the D.C. District Court. This information is drawn from the court’s publicly available PACER database and will be updated when that system is updated.
Rail Gun Page
By Michael Palmer
| Jul 28, 2003
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#interesting-news
| 1 min read
Welcome to the newly redesigned haven for the rail gun enthusiast. This page covers some of the latest techniques in electromagnetic propulsion, but the construction of a rail gun is a perilous undertaking so use the information contained herein at your own risk.
Read More : Jengel and Fatro’s Rail Gun Page: Introduction
Kazaa users Hit by subpoenas
By Michael Palmer
| Jul 24, 2003
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#interesting-news
| 1 min read
And so it starts..
The recording industry has launched a sweeping effort to identify and shut down individual song swappers, making good on recent threats to expand its legal battle against copyright theft.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has now issued more than 911 subpoenas to Internet service providers across the United States, trying to get the names of people still offering music on file-sharing networks such as KaZaA and Grokster.
Prokyon3 MP3 Manager
By Michael Palmer
| Jul 24, 2003
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#technology
| 1 min read
Hmm.. looks interesting. Wonder if it will be good.. Gonna try it some time today. It even has a windows port for you inferior minds out there.
prokyon3 is a multithreaded MP3 manager and tag editor for Linux / Windows. It was written in C using the Qt3 widget set (Qt2 on Windows) and the MySQL database. prokyon3 can access MP3 files on harddisk, CDROM, SMB and NFS. Files can be played using XMMS (WinAmp on Windows), and can even be played when the files are on CD as prokyon3 identifies CDs by content.
Mircoblogger
By Michael Palmer
| Jul 24, 2003
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#blogging, #web-programming
| 1 min read
Static blogs are making a comeback
Opt-Out Junk Mail
By Michael Palmer
| Jul 24, 2003
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#email
| 1 min read
This site will generate all the necessary forms to send out to all the companies that send you bulk/junk snail mail. (in your mailbox. we’re not talking about email silly)Get Off The Lists! | CDT