Weather Modification?

Cloudbusting could allow us to modify weather

May 1, 2003 · 1 min · 87 words · Michael Palmer

Employers in the gun over email porn

Getting fired for nude junk mail

April 25, 2003 · 1 min · 70 words · Michael Palmer

Turn anything into oil?

Turning things into oil could be a profitable business

April 25, 2003 · 1 min · 87 words · Michael Palmer

Dead Man's Switch

Finally, a way to wipe my computer if I forget to click a button for long enough.

April 23, 2003 · 1 min · 75 words · Michael Palmer

Gnome 2.2

Trying out Gnome again, over other lightweight window managers

April 22, 2003 · 1 min · 70 words · Michael Palmer

Sharp Zaurus Review

Very detailed review on the new Zaurus SL-5600. “The new Zaurus SL-5600 from Sharp is a linux-based PDA with a 400MHz Intel XScale (PXA250) CPU. The street price is currently around $500 for the SL-5600. Sharp calls these devices Personal Mobile Tools, and if it were up to me I’d call the Zaurus, say, an “Ultra-Light Computer”, but I’ll use the term PDA here. The 5600 is an upgraded version of the 5500 which has been widely available for over a year, and the appearance is almost identical including the distinctive miniature keyboard which hides behind the quick button panel. The Zaurus is a very feature-rich device with plenty of power and expandability.” ...

April 18, 2003 · 1 min · 120 words · Michael Palmer

Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes

When people’s senses aren’t what you would think.

April 18, 2003 · 1 min · 76 words · Michael Palmer

Linus Interview

Linux Torvalds speaks with BOOT Magazine

April 17, 2003 · 2 min · 296 words · Michael Palmer

CVS Tutorial

Found a good entry level article on CVS (Concurrent Version System.. not the pharmacy). Great for easy setup.. I wish I had found this about a year ago when I was interested in it. Anyway, Check it out if CVS is something you care about. Tame Your Wild Config Herds With CVS

April 17, 2003 · 1 min · 52 words · Michael Palmer

Novell & Linux Buddy up

It’s time Novell embraces the future

April 15, 2003 · 2 min · 237 words · Michael Palmer