Congress looks at P2P in academia
Limewire?! Anyone who uses that deserves to get caught and prosecuted.
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Hacking NetFlix : iTunes Movie Quality Reviewed
Hacking NetFlix : iTunes Movie Quality Reviewed
Looks like Apple has some work to do if they want to compete with Blockbuster…
Word Imperfect
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Humor (Word Imperfect)
If you every wondered what it feels like to be surrounded by imbeciles, read the above page on that half true urban legend. Most people I deal with aren’t that dumb but many have come dangerously close.
Apple ready to cash in yet again
AppleInsider | Apple cell phone is real and ready for production – analyst
Now if only people started demanding more for their money from Apple more of us could actually enjoy their gadgets without feeling guilty for spending so much money.
MoCo Loco: Maison & Objet 2006: MTI Impex
MoCo Loco: Maison & Objet 2006: MTI Impex
A great idea, but why the aversion to wireless devices?
Who owns me?
Who owns me? | Free Software Magazine
An interesting read, though it reeks of tinfoil hat conspiracy nonsense.
‘A basic rule of punctuation’
globeandmail.com : ‘A basic rule of punctuation’
That’ll teach them to watch their punctuation…
Linux expert switches to… Windows?!
Inside Open Source: Linux expert switches to… Windows?!
A good set of reasons why Linux just isn’t ready for prime time just yet. Vista better be worth its money.
Why don’t people buy apples?
A geek in the hills: Why don’t people buy apples?
“What Apple needs here is a computer that people can afford, in the tower form-factor so you can put your new junk in it, and yet still an apple.”
And the captain obvious award for today goes to the author of the above sentence.
I still maintain that I’d rather have a car and a Wintel PC than only a Mac G5.
McD’s sundial
McD’s launches next strike in breakfast war – in Wrigleyville | Crain’s Chicago Business
A clever idea, but yuck, who’d want to eat breakfast at McD’s?
Top 10 Cities to Have Your Identity Stolen
BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily » Top 10 Cities to Have Your Identity Stolen
Blimey, I am safe. 
Safest town in the nation and second least likely to get my identity stolen. NIce.
The Steam Powered Mac shows it’s a really useful engine
Infinite Loop: The Steam Powered Mac shows it’s a really useful engine
And we thought steam engines had outlived their usefulness. Very nice.
Cybercrooks turn to hacking many applications (USA Today)
USATODAY.com – Cybercrooks turn to hacking many applications
Time to come out of smug mode, apple fanatics.
TOP 500 Supercomputing Sites
TOP500 List – June 2006 (1-100) | TOP500 Supercomputing Sites
The University at Buffalo is still doing well. There are still only 56 computers worldwide that beat our Dell cluster. Go CCR!
In ear bluetooth headset from Motorola
I’m sure I’ll laugh at myself in a few years for posting about this as being an amazing new gadget, but it is.
Life without Windows
Philippine News — Manila Standard Today — Life without Windows — june27_2006
Congrats to Mr. Wong, but OS X still beats linux by miles. As long as Adobe does not release software for linux, Macs will be worth their cost any day.
Computers break down less often: survey
Computers break down less often: survey – Yahoo! News
“one in every six new notebooks still needs to be repaired within a year after purchase, a survey found on Tuesday”
Congrats Reuters, you get my Captain Obvious award for this week. I could have told you about crummy laptops years ago.
MicroWaveCam.com – Thinking inside the box
MicroWaveCam.com – Thinking inside the box – Videos – Our Favorites
Some more fun. Videos of things exploding and burning inside a microwave so you don’t have to try those stunts.
The phone booth returns sans phone
USATODAY.com – The phone booth returns sans phone
So obvious, so brilliant. I wish I had access to booths like that.
Wired News: Concrete Canoe
Where has AP been all this time? The University at Buffalo has had a concrete canoe team for ages.
Robot World Cup is poised for kick off
New Scientist Tech – Breaking News – Robot World Cup is poised for kick off
If you ever get tired of the soccer world cup, here’s an alternative.
These hacks won’t leave you up in the air
These hacks won’t leave you up in the air – Business – insider.washingtontimes.com
One step closer to the flying car, nice.
Have @it: A history of the @ sign
Have @it: A history of the @ sign – HP Small & Medium Business
Interesting… the @ sign is much older than the Internet it seems.
Disposable Paper Phone
Mobile Fanatic! – Cell Phone Reviews: Disposable Paper Phone
And no, it’s not an American invention.
The ChargeBox – no battery – no problem » Coolest Gadgets
The ChargeBox – no battery – no problem » Coolest Gadgets
A very useful innovation that will save us the trouble of carrying around adapters and having to find outlets while on the move.
NPR : Locking In Gas Prices When They’re Low
NPR : Locking In Gas Prices When They’re Low
Ingenuity, American style! A brilliant and natural idea, stockpiling gas. Nice.
Reclusive Linux founder opens up
CNN.com – Reclusive Linux founder opens up – May 18, 2006
An insightful interview with Linux founder Linus Torvalds.
In the Fight Against Spam E-Mail, Goliath Wins Again
In the Fight Against Spam E-Mail, Goliath Wins Again
Although a cyber war has been averted, spammers have not been hurt enough.
Electronic Business – Total Computer Security Could Result from Unbreakable Optical Code – 5/15/2006 – Electronics Weekly – CA6334632
With all their studying they seem to have lost common sense. Unbreakable code, my foot. Making such lofty claims is like selling moon cheese inside a volcano. Fancy, but ultimately very embarassing.
Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)
Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)
And American ingenuity has done it again. See liberals, no government intervention needed. (It is terribly ironic though that the site is maintained by an organization in California.)
Teenager Makes over $10,000 in 2 Weeks by Selling Words
Teenager Makes over $10,000 in 2 Weeks by Selling Words
If a teen can make that much with a terribly fugly site that is not firefox compatible I should be able to be a millionaire by next week. I really gotta brainstorm.