I often consider abandoning my bad habits, but I’m certain someone else would stumble upon them.
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Posted in Outdoors on Feb 24th, 2004
Just shuffling around some gear and clearing out some things. If you are interested in any of the following, drop me a line at mystech@arcane.org. If you are in the Atlanta area, I can drop them off or rendevous at your convenience. Elsewhere, I can send them to you at the actual shipping & [...]
Posted in Technology on Feb 23rd, 2004
(NEC) P-ISM is a gadget package including five functions: a pen-style cellular phone with a handwriting data input function, virtual keyboard, a very small projector, camera scanner, and personal ID key with cashless pass function. P-ISMs are connected with one another through short-range wireless technology. The whole set is also connected to the Internet through [...]
Posted in Journal on Feb 21st, 2004
For a long time I’ve been fascinated by the breadmaking and baking process. Quite some time ago I got to help Pipestrilla’s mom make a few loaves while spending the day over there. Something very peaceful and soothing about the process. Anyway, it was a slow day online and I got the urge [...]
Picked up two very cheap, but in my opinion, very essential items for the home, office and field. After giving them a few goes I think they’ll serve wonderfully and I’m adding them to my regular pack.
GiantMicrobes, Inc. produces a line of plush toys that replicate the actual shape of many well-known (and unpopular) virii and bacterea. What better way to send an ailing friend “get well” wishes than a huggable version of their tormentor? I may sound bitter and sarcastic, but its only because I didn’t think of [...]
Posted in Science on Feb 18th, 2004
(New Scientist) A crystal the size of our Moon has been revealed hidden at the centre of a dying star, after an analysis of pulsations in the star’s brightness. The measurement confirms indirect evidence that the cores of all such dying stars – called white dwarfs – solidify as they cool. The discovery may improve [...]
Posted in Technology on Feb 18th, 2004
(Wired) The music industry sued another 531 people on Tuesday in several courts across the United States for sharing copyrighted music on the Internet illegally, the Recording Industry Association of America said. Like the 532 people it sued last month, the RIAA identified its targets by the “John Doe” process, where the identities of these [...]
Posted in News on Feb 18th, 2004
I’ve got a wee bit of flack over posting Neil Gaimain’s thoughts and impressions over the decisions of the Closed Captioning project’s choices of programs to support and not. So, I’ve decided to post the following list of approved and disapproved shows to help present a clearer view. While I think there is [...]
Posted in Journal on Feb 18th, 2004
(MacMerc) After the Super Bowl, Mac fans everywhere went to their local convenience stores to look for the iTunes labeled Pepsi bottles. If your store was like mine, you probably went home empty handed. It takes a few weeks for new bottles to make it down the supply chain, but they are now finally at [...]
Posted in Science on Feb 17th, 2004
(New Scientist) Half of all human languages will have disappeared by the end of the century, as smaller societies are assimilated into national and global cultures, scientists have warned. Losing this linguistic diversity will be a blow not only for cultural studies but also for cognitive science, they say. The only option is to record [...]
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