October 2007
93 posts
Clearly I have a Problem
Mint.com says: “Your most frequented merchant: Borders”
MySQL AB :: A look at MySQL on ZFS →
Trent Reznor and Saul Williams Discuss Their New... →
Trent Reznor has/had an OiNK account.
MacBreak Weekly 64: Hello Leopard! →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, and John Siracusa
What’s new with Leopard, what’s good, and what’s bad…
Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly.
Running time: 1:16:28
Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GT graphics processor - The... →
Supposedly competing handily with the 8800 GTS. Time to upgarde.
Hardware Assisted Brute Force Attacks: Still For... →
I have a raging clue just thinking about it…
Battlestar Galactica And Mass Effect Fuse Into... →
Some smart brilliant Nobel Prize candidate PR expert came up with what may be the cause of the biggest geekgasm in the history of the world. To promote Mass Effect, Microsoft has joined up with Sci Fi to bring the 2-hour Battlestar Galactica: Razor to mov
How a coffee played a role in Civil War - CNN.com →
Moleskine Laser Engraving Test →
TWiT 119: Eschew Pretense →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Don Reisinger, Wil Harris, and John C. Dvorak
Apple releases a big cat, Microsoft buys into Facebook, and why Oink did nothing wrong, just illegal…
Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.
Running time: 1:24:38
net@nite 36: Let's Join A Social Network →
Hosts: Amber MacArthur and Leo Laporte
We’re back, baby! Our title is from the Ze Frank song. Show notes to follow!
Bandwidth for net@nite is provided by AOL Radio.
Running time: 59:05
Theocacao: A Quick Objective-C 2.0 Tutorial →
OiNK "IFPI" Page Removed
Obviously there was some outrage that the ‘victims’ of the alleged OiNK ‘crime’ were more or less allowed to take over the website and change it to a message threatening users of OiNK. The Pirate Bay has taken over DNS for OiNK, and turned it into what is being dubbed the #1 Waffle Enthusiast’s site. http://oink.cd
Mac Rumors: Star Wars Hologram Effect for iChat... →
PhotoBooth effect - iChat can also use special effects to make it appear as if you’re sitting on a moving rollercoaster, on a beach, etc.
This effect is a star-wars style hologram, which was in the betas but apparently cut from final release.
Instru
Some Leopard upgraders see 'blue screen of death' →
It was APE’s fault. We got the BSOD on two machines during upgrade, both of which were running the Logitech drivers (which include APE for certain scrolling enhancements).
This article has instructions on how to recover from the BSOD.
Leopard Technology Series for Developers: Leopard... →
Leopard Technology Series for Developers: OS... →
Leopard Technology Series for Developers:... →
The Pirate Bay To Bring Back OiNK | TorrentFreak →
Fuck you, RIAA & Friends.
How Hard Could It Be?: Five Easy Ways to Fail,... →
TiVo update adds progressive downloads, multi-room... →
I’m sold. Buying mine next month.
dmiessler.com | What Does OS X Say When You Ask it... →
Oink founder: We're just like Google - Telegraph →
I Played Through Episode Two Holding A Goddamn... →
I found the gnome. I might have to go back for him later ;)
Vista & Leopard: What You Expected, What You... →
This Is Why You Never Order Custom Cakes From... →
MacBreak Weekly 63: So Long Tiger →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, and The Macalope
Apple’s quarterly results make Scott weep with joy, 3rd party apps for the iPhone, and a Leopard preview…
Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly.
Running time: 1:16:28
MythBusters - Do Pretty Girls Fart? →
Unaired episode outtake..
Main Page - EventScripts →
Python suport for programming Valve’s Source Engine (half-life 2 engine)
Fight Thieving Restaurant Servers With Checksum... →
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Logitech Z-10 Interactive Speakers Get Unofficial... →
NYC Compass Decals →
The city and the private business improvement district for the neighborhood around Grand Central Terminal have installed compass-shaped decals on sidewalks, right where riders emerge from heavily used subway stairwells. They carry two kinds of information
TWiT 118: The Journalist Not The Porn Star →
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Brad Stone, Denise Howell, and Jerry Pournelle
Beating Comcast with a hammer, Web 2.0 fails to satisfy, and PC sales jump…
Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.
Running time: 1:07:19
Keith Brooke: John Christopher's Tripods trilogy -... →
Amazing series of books, which I was given as reading in school. I do remember them having an influence on my enjoyment of SciFi.
Playing Half Life 2 Episode 2 again, and reminded of the influence it had on that game (The game is rife with SciFi influ
“Of all the things I’ve lost in life, I miss my mind the most. ”
iPhone Savior: Out Of A Coma, Into The Apple Store →
I’m assuming this article is satire, but touching if it’s not, amusing if it is :)
How To Bypass Comcast’s BitTorrent Throttling |... →
15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense: Scientific... →
Comcast really does block BitTorrent traffic after... →
I’ve seen my torrents slow down lately, although not terribly slow. But I realised how bad I’m being throttled last night when I bought an iTunes album, and it downloaded at ~2.5 Mbps. I’m not passing 512/756 on torrent these days.
How to Use Your Paypal Security Key with OpenID -... →
Details on exactly how to do it. Waiting on my fob to arrive.
16 Coolest New Features In Mac OS X 10.5 That You... →
Justin's Blog: Open source for the OpenVPN win →
Link to a Leopard compatible version of OpenVPN client
[Sativa Cyborg] » Blog Archive » Fuck a bunch of... →
As hateful as it comes off… it’s true.
Portable Media: Nokia N810 Internet Tablet... →
mmmm tasty.
Preventing Cross Site Scripting Attacks →
Raging Thunderbolt. The easiest way to PNG support... →
Fuck you microsoft for making me waste time doing this bullshit.
Online Security: Add Super-Protection To Your... →
Verisign is now running their own OpenID site which can use these RSA keyfobs. Sems like a very, very good idea to me.