Blogroll – Bad Social NetworkingBlogroll – Bad Social Networking
A common feature in blog software is a Blogroll, this is a list of links to blogs which are associated in some way with the blog in question – most[...]
Planet Debian PiracyPlanet Debian Piracy
The site http://maxfeed.ath.cx/ is copying the entire Planet Debian feed for the purpose of splogging. I’ve sent one DMCA take-down notice for one of my pages (hopefully they will go[...]
The Meaning of Godwin’s LawThe Meaning of Godwin’s Law
A widely cited unofficial rule on the Internet is known as Godwin's Law [1]. In it’s original form this rule states that “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability[...]
New Bonnie++ ReleasesNew Bonnie++ Releases
Today I released new versions of my Bonnie++ [1] benchmark. The main new feature (in both the stable 1.03b version and the experimental 1.93d version) is the ability of zcav[...]
Vista ReadyBoostReady – Good for Linux?Vista ReadyBoostReady – Good for Linux?
At the moment it seems that about half the USB flash devices on sale are listed as “Vista ReadyBoost Ready“. I recently bought an 8G USB device that I returned[...]
ApprenticesApprentices
Shintaro wrote an interesting post about Rakugo (a form of story-telling) and Mottainai (a particular form of gratitude that is now becoming an English word in reference to environmentalism) [1].[...]
Creepy Social NetworkingCreepy Social Networking
Cory Doctorow wrote an interesting article about social networking [1]. One of his points is “Imagine how creepy it would be to wander into a co-worker’s cubicle and discover the[...]
Links November 2007Links November 2007
The web site www.CheatNeutral.com offers cheaters the possibility of paying single or monogamous people to offset their cheating. It’s an interesting spin on the carbon trading schemes that are on[...]
Pentium-3 vs Pentium-4Pentium-3 vs Pentium-4
I recently was giving away some old P3 and P4 machines and was surprised by the level of interest in P4 machines. As you can see from my page on[...]
Air Filtering for ServersAir Filtering for Servers
Serious server rooms have large (and expensive) air-conditioning and filtering systems. Most “server rooms” however are not like that, often it’s just some space in a store-room, sometimes near printers[...]