Monthly Archives: May 2008

Spandex. Gay? Not Gay?

Posted on May 29, 2008 at 12:51 pm by psychophil

A couple of days ago I stopped in the Hunt Valley Gamestop to pick up a DS game for the oldest daughters birthday. I quickly found what I was looking for and headed for the counter. Unfortunately for me, the … Continue reading →

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Vista is selling really well

Posted on May 24, 2008 at 11:58 pm by psychophil

If you just ignore the obvious. Vista selling really well, says Ballmer “Vista sells on almost 100 per cent of all the new consumer PCs around the world,” the Microsoft CEO proclaimed. He added that the operating system was also … Continue reading →

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QUIET! NO CHEERING!

Posted on May 23, 2008 at 1:42 pm by psychophil

A few years ago I wrote about an experience I had in the (back then) new Baltimore Orioles stadium Camden Yards. I’ve related the story many times since then but many times people simply do no believe me. So once … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-05-22

Posted on May 21, 2008 at 10:32 pm by del.icio.us

research!rsc: Lessons from the Debian/OpenSSL Fiasco (tags: debian reference security linux software) Judge’s report in Jack Thompson case: guilty on 27 charges (tags: gaming legal) Jack Thompson Guilty on 27 of 31 Misconduct Charges (tags: gaming legal news politics)

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links for 2008-05-21

Posted on May 20, 2008 at 10:34 pm by del.icio.us

Craft-brew set now has option to can their beer (tags: brewing beer homebrew) Trouble could be brewing for local beer maker John Little doesn’t look like a criminal. There are few states outside of Alabama where he would be one. … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-05-16

Posted on May 15, 2008 at 10:32 pm by del.icio.us

ssh-vulnkey -a | MDLog:/sysadmin Yesterday, 13 May 2008, was a really bad day for the Debian project, probably one of the worst days in the history of Debian. (tags: debian linux software security) edit: And now you know how I … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-05-11

Posted on May 10, 2008 at 10:37 pm by del.icio.us

Illinois man orders custom beer-can coffin While he doesn’t need the coffin just yet, he’s planning to use the casket as a cooler. (tags: beer)

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links for 2008-05-10

Posted on May 9, 2008 at 10:35 pm by del.icio.us

Windows XP SP3 Sows Havoc, Users Complain The problems with XP SP3 range from spontaneous reboots to outright system crashes. (tags: xp microsoft software tech news) HP Business support forums – workstations – Thin Clients (tags: altiris ThinClient) Vista Remote … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-05-09

Posted on May 8, 2008 at 10:37 pm by del.icio.us

mVisualVoiceMail mVisualVoiceMail will boost the way you are working with your voicemails if you are receiving them as audio file attachments to your e-mail. (tags: treo Palm software)

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links for 2008-05-08

Posted on May 7, 2008 at 10:35 pm by del.icio.us

CHDK – CHDK Wiki A wiki dedicated to the CHDK firmware add-on for Canon’s Digic II & Digic III cameras (tags: canon hacks hardware photography software tools utilities) Camera Hacks: Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera The Canon Hacker’s Development … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-05-07

Posted on May 6, 2008 at 10:36 pm by del.icio.us

Zimbra Zimbra offers Open Source email server software and shared calendar for Linux and the Mac (tags: exchange internet linux networking software email groupware) Coding Horror: Building Your Own Home Theater PC (tags: hardware howto reference media htpc) mod_dav – … Continue reading →

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Some catchy photo title

Posted on May 6, 2008 at 10:22 pm by flickr

IMG_1281, originally uploaded by psychophil. I took advantage of the weather today to take a quick hike around Oregon Ridge Park this afternoon. I quickly discovered that most of the larger buildings I had photographed the last time we hiked … Continue reading →

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Speed Racer

Posted on May 3, 2008 at 9:53 pm by psychophil

Lately I keep seeing the commercials for the new Speed Racer movie.  Each and every time they open up with the statement ‘From the creators of The Matrix trilogy’.  You know, almost as if being the ‘creator’ of The Matrix … Continue reading →

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It’s a WTF? kind of day

Posted on May 1, 2008 at 4:57 pm by psychophil

First up…. The ‘Indian Baby Dropping Ritual’ Muslims in western India have been observing a bizarre ritual – they’ve been throwing their young children off a tall building to improve their health. Next…. Man Arrested Trying To Cash $360 Billion … Continue reading →

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