August 2006
Wednesday 30 August
- Scambler (17:27) - I have a crazy idea. But rather than tell you what it is, you have to unscramble it! After you unscramble it, what are your reactions? COIRPTOWUESBENEIS Three words total. One word should be pretty obvious. If no one is adventerous enough to figure out the scramble, I'll do all the hard work in my next post. ;)...
Tuesday 22 August
- The ghost of computing future? (16:03) - If anyone is reading this who knew me in high school, you're probably going to ask, "Who are you, and what did you do with Kevin?" That's OK. It's been many moons, and people are allowed to change their mind, right? A few weeks ago, Apple released the new Mac Pro, the Intel-based replacement for the PowerMac G5. As always, the machine itself looks slick, but it wasn't until I started reading the reviews that I realized how amazing this...
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Tuesday 15 August
- I stood before the ghost of computing past (13:55) - In case any of you noticed I've been AWOL (not likely) or missed me (even less likely), I have a very good explanation. I was on vacation in Washington DC. I have to say that vacationing there is great because almost everything is free (well, not really, it's our tax dollars at work). Anyway, one of the high points of the trip was visiting the Smithsonian museum where I took this picture: Yes, folks, my beloved hero from yesteryear has...
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Friday 4 August
- Wikipedia and quality (17:07) - I read a really interesting article today at InfoWorld about Wikipedia and the quality of the entries there. According to the article, the powers that be want to steer Wikipedia away from growth and instead concentrate on quality. To this end, they're talking about putting together an advisory board. I guess I'm a bit skeptical that an advisory board is going to be do much advising over a worldwide group of public volunteers, but hey, the Internet has always been...
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