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New blog

2010-11-25T10:08:00.001Z

I've started a new blog over here:Drupal World

Windows 7

2009-10-28T22:10:00.001Z

Watch to the end

TV Tunes

2008-11-24T22:00:00.001Z

Super Obama World

2008-11-19T23:26:00.001Z

Obama in Mario Brothers land...Play the game here

Family Guy in Berlin

2008-10-23T11:22:00.001+01:00

Qcodo

2008-10-21T09:29:00.002+01:00

Qcodo is an open-source PHP 5 framework that focuses on freeing developers from unnecessary tedious, mundane coding. The result is that developers can do what they do best: focus on implementing functionality and usability, improving performance and ensuring security.It's also completely object oriented.

PHP - created a nested HTML unordered list from an array

2008-06-19T09:37:00.002+01:00

PHP function Get_Array_Keys_UL will create an nested HTML Unordered List string of the keys of a given array. Makes best sense with literal keys, e.g. $_POST:/** * Creates recursively a nested HTML UL of array keys. * @param array $array Array * @return string Nested UL string */function Get_Array_Keys_UL($array=array()) { $recursion=__FUNCTION__; if (empty($array)) return ''; $out=''."\n";

Firefox download day

2008-06-18T12:42:00.001+01:00

Today is Firefox download day

Steve Jobs keynote

2008-06-09T08:40:00.002+01:00

Here's one to bookmark - Popular Mechanics will have Cult of Mac live blogging the Jobs keynote today - due to start at 12 noon NYC (Eastern) time:Steve Job live blog

Random links

2008-06-03T14:57:00.001+01:00

Goosh - command line GoogleSurfraw - command line interface to the webInstalling OpenAdsNASA makes magnetic fields visible (vid)Install XP via VirtualboxThe Chandler Project - a new way of organising tasks & notesHow to turn on bash smart completionRead at Work - classic novels in Powerpoint formatScaring people with Flash's fullscreen

Sebastien Tellier - "Divine"

2008-05-24T23:29:00.002+01:00

France this year, bit the bullet, and actually entered a decent tune into the Eurovision song contest - Sebastien Tellier's "Divine", which is produced by one half of Daft Punk.In any case, the Eastern European countries all voted for each other, which resulted in some instantly forgettable Russian entry winning.Anyway, here's the video:

Daft Obama

2008-05-22T22:39:00.002+01:00

Adam Freeland at Coachella, California, April 2008

Reatek R8168 on Hardy

2008-05-14T16:14:00.001+01:00

Here's a script and instructions on how to Fix R8168 on Hardy

Westport to Dublin

2008-05-12T20:10:00.001+01:00

Normally a journey of 3 hours, here's Westport to Dublin in only 10 minuteshat tip: Damian Mulley

Google AppEngine

2008-04-11T10:07:00.001+01:00

Today I got my Google AppEngine application approved by Google. Great stuff - now I've got to start brushing up on Python.On the downside ,I'm out of work because of the credit crunch - they've announced massive layoffs where I work.

Google Appengine

2008-04-08T14:34:00.000+01:00

Introducing Google Appengine

Google Earth update

2008-04-03T09:56:00.001+01:00

Google Earth update to imagery in 86 countries.

April Fool roundup

2008-04-01T09:57:00.005+01:00

Google Australia introduces gDay and MATE technologyFlying penguins filmed by the BBCYouTube rickrollsScientists create human bear pig chimeraGmail custom timeGoogle announces Project VirgleSeaside for JavaGoogle Calendar WakeUp Kit

Ordb

2008-03-26T11:36:00.000Z

Via ITwire.comA database of open relay email servers, provided until late 2006 as a voluntary service to help email administrators block spam, has suddenly re-activated but is returning every address queried as being on its blacklist.Administrators of email systems should have stopped querying the database (relays.ordb.org) in December 2006 when it shut down, but some failed to do so. That was no

Linkdump

2008-03-25T09:28:00.003Z

Create online mini-citiesYour city grows based on the amount of clickthrusBlogoscopiaGoogle Blogoscoped mini cityGoogle Trends as a meme trackerShell FuBash one linersThe death and life of the American NewspaperEvery South Park episode - uncensored, free and legitSugarCRM 5.1 upcoming featuresWas the Death Star attack an inside job?mysql --i-am-a-dummy

Making an iso image of a cd (Ubuntu)

2008-03-19T09:51:00.003Z

To make an iso image of a cd in Ubuntu Gutsy, put the cd in the drive. Open up a terminaland cd to the directory where you want the iso image to be copied to on your hard drive.Then type:dd if=/dev/cdrom of=cd.iso # for cdromThis will create an iso image called "cd.iso" in your current directory.For a DVD just type:dd if=/dev/dvd of=dvd.iso

Lorenzo Lamas

2008-03-18T11:02:00.002Z

Lorenzo Lamas is currently at no.1 in google trends.

Linkdump

2008-03-18T09:14:00.003Z

Best Hate Mail Ever - with Victorian era hate at the endDjango vs ASP.NET MVCGame Programming with DChryp - php blogging engineWikiLeaks on insider trading at JP MorganHow to pull off a Rickroll in real lifeDeliberate foreclosureCrash of 1929 timeline5 hours of cable news = 1 minute of science coverageKottke is ten years oldGoogle Docs clippy easter eggRetro sabotage - parodies of retro video

Titanic in 5 Seconds

2008-03-02T09:15:00.001Z

The Matrix versus Carl Sagan

2008-02-23T21:27:00.000Z

"Ever wondered if scientist Carl Sagan and Agent Smith from The Matrix might be the same person somehow? I redubbed a scene from the Matrix to prove the point!"

New Towns Added to Google Streetview

2008-02-13T19:43:00.001Z

Salt Lake CityOgden, UtahHelby city, UtahPayson, UtahKansas cityBoise,Idaho

Gateway ML3108 - XP drivers

2008-02-02T10:06:00.000Z

If you are downgrading your Gateway ML3108 laptop from Vista to XP you'll need XP drivers.They are all listed over here.

Skype fonts too big after KDE4 install?

2008-01-25T20:47:00.001Z

On Ubuntu Gutsy, if you have installed KDE 4.0, as per this page on Kubuntu.org, you might notice that in Gnome , your Skype font is much too large.The solution is to sudo apt-get qt4-qtconfigthen, from the terminal , type/usr/bin/qtconfig-qt4You will notice that the QT window has fonts about the same size as the big Skype ones. Change them using the QT Config interface, select File ->

Ubuntu Gutsy - installing Compiz Snow effect

2008-01-12T10:48:00.001Z

UPDATE: this post is out of date. Please look elsewhere on installing the Snow pluginCreate a compiz subdirectory in your home foldermkdir ~/compizInstall the packages required for compiling compiz pluginssudo apt-get install compiz-bcop compiz-dev build-essential libxcomposite-dev libpng12-dev libsm-dev libxrandr-dev libxdamage-dev libxinerama-dev libstartup-notification0-dev libgconf2-dev

Freecom Musicpal

2007-12-16T19:06:00.000Z

Over the weekend I bought a Freecom Musicpal internet radio from PC World. In terms of form factor it's light and small enough to fit on your kitchen windowsill. Installation was a breeze - all I had to do was enter my WEP key once - inputted by turning the dials to select letters - and I was onboard. The Musicpal comes with a lifetimes subscription to Vtuner, and currently has approximately

The donut capital of the world found on Google Streetview

2007-12-14T11:41:00.000Z

Here's the Google Maps linkHat tip: Tammo in the comments on Googlesighting

New StreetView cities and embeddable panoramas

2007-12-12T14:19:00.001Z

Via Google Lat Long :Today we're pleased to announce the launch of 8 new cities with Street View. Check out full spherical views of Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Detroit, and Providence.BostonProvidenceMinneapolis and St.PaulForth Worth and DallasIndianapolisDetroitThe Indianapolis and Boston streetviews also encompass several surrounding towns including

Ubuntu Gutsy post install script for your laptop

2007-12-09T14:06:00.000Z

Ubuntu Guide is a valuable source of information on what packages you need to install after installing a base Ubuntu Gutsy system on a laptop. So instead of manually doing lots of apt-gets based on the Ubuntu I just put all the relevant ones into a single bash script. This will get all the usual multimedia codecs, firefox plugins, and a lot of other stuff. Just chmod 700 postinstall after

KDE 4 - Weather Plasmoid

2007-12-07T15:42:00.000Z

An overview of the progress and beginning implementation of both the Plasma Weather data engine and applet.

SystemRescueCD

2007-12-04T08:54:00.000Z

System Rescue is a Gentoo based live CD for recovering from a hard disk crash.From the website:SystemRescueCd is a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM for repairing your system and recovering your data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the partitions of the hard disk. It contains a lot of system utilities (parted,

An epiphany about the Phantom Menace

2007-12-02T18:38:00.000Z

I finally figured out Stars Wars 1 - The Phantom MenaceI remember when it came out , it was dismissed by die-hard Star Wars fans as being childish - especially when it came to Jar Jar Binks. A criticism that rose to such an extent that The Phantom Edit was created by one Star Wars fan.Well, my 5 year old daughter absolutely loves it (just watched it on UK TV today), which lead to my figuring it

Mr Splashy Pants

2007-11-28T12:00:00.000Z

Thanks to Boing Boing and Reddit, Mr Splashy Pants is in the lead in a Greenpeace "Name a whale" competition.

Converting Drupal to a social network

2007-11-28T09:26:00.000Z

In order to convert your Drupal install to something more like a social network, install these modules:-buddylist-favorite nodes-event-signup-guestbook-service links-private message(via the facebook Drupal discussion group)

Linkdump

2007-11-27T09:21:00.000Z

Retro Futuristic Soviet space artTop ten terrible tech productsPosh CSSCelebs as Star Wars charactersSony reveals it's all flash notebookRex starts it's list of lists for 2007

Dallas Morning News review the Asus EEE PC

2007-11-22T08:56:00.001Z

Datagate advert

2007-11-22T08:43:00.001Z

In the wake of the latest government I.T. fiasco, I spotted this advert on a number of blogs:

tables versus css

2007-11-17T18:01:00.000Z

Somebody blogs about 30 popular websites that are still using tables, and the age old debate on tables v css breaks out in the comments. It also breaks out over here on Digg

E8 explained

2007-11-16T09:08:00.000Z

Via a comment in Slashdot(I am not a particle physicist or a mathematician of the right sort, but I can kind of follow this sort of thing)Okay, the context is that you've got particles, and they're fundamentally all the same, but they're "turned" in different ways. Think of a ball with 3-color LEDs inside: you can rotate it around three axes, and move it in three directions, and you can also

E8

2007-11-15T14:53:00.001Z

E8 Theory of Everything

2007-11-15T09:35:00.000Z

Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everythingA headline worthy of the Onion.Commentary on Reddit.comLink to PDF of the paperE8 wiki entryBlog reaction to the E8 theory

Asus Eee PC review

2007-11-14T11:38:00.000Z

Ars Technica has a review of the Linux powered EEe PC mini-laptop.

Linux is "too hard" to use... yeah , right

2007-11-13T22:01:00.000Z

Feisty Fawn Ubuntu install. On my laptop. Insert a CD, and this is what I get popping up automatically....Hint - note the Extract button.

g0S

2007-11-13T16:01:00.000Z

gOS is an Enlightenment 17 flavoured variant of Ubuntu, that was shipping on a Walmart desktop PC before it sold out.

Walmart $200 Linux PC sells out

2007-11-13T14:35:00.000Z

via slashdotAbout a week ago Wal-Mart began selling a $200 Linux machine running on a 1.5 ghz VIA C7 processor and 512 MB of RAM. While the specs are useless for Vista, it works blazingly fast on Ubuntu with the Enlightenment Window Manager. The machine is now officially sold out of their online warehouses (it may still be available in some stores). And the product sales page at wal-mart.com is

linkorama

2007-11-13T08:52:00.000Z

Russia-India joint unmanned moon mission24 - the unaired 1994 pilotSmoking Gun uncovers a David Bowie 1976 mugshotWhy suddenly everyone wants to go to the moonFree Linux ebooksSkeptics Guide - Logical FallaciesKatamari Damacy scale model

Worst Video Game Ever

2007-11-12T14:38:00.000Z

Alex Navarro takes us on a perilous journey through the mess that is Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing. Its 1.0 rating, as of April 2007, is still the lowest score ever given to a game on Gamespot.

Linux Time Machine

2007-11-07T16:03:00.000Z

Google Code has released a Linux version of Apple's Time Machine , called Flyback, written in Python.

Ubuntu Feisty - Desktop effects keys

2007-11-07T12:34:00.000Z

Here's are the desktop effects shortcut keys for Feisty Fawn (assuming that you've enabled it)CTRL+ALT+DRAG LEFT MOUSE = rotate 3D cubeCTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW = flip cube faceCTRL+ALT+DOWN ARROW = flatten out the cube. use left-right arrows to select a desktopCTRL+ATL+UP ARROW = expose all windows in the current desktop. while holding down CTRL+ALT use left/right arrow to select a

Captain Obvious

2007-11-03T13:00:00.000Z

Captain Obvious has moved on to become a reporter (pic)

Google helping McMinnville, Tennessee develop 3D model of itself

2007-11-02T09:46:00.000Z

Via Google LatLong"We've all heard that big things come in small packages. Well, in the small town of McMinnville, Tennessee, a group of visionary folks are planning something pretty big: a community-wide effort to develop a 3D model of their town in Google Earth -- the first of its kind in the state. The project, dubbed 3D Downtown, is being led by a non-profit organization called Main Street

Capital Of Italy

2007-11-02T09:10:00.000Z

The capital of Italy is Rome. This search term has gone volcanic on Google Trends today for some reason. Here's the wiki page on Rome which has a lot of information on the city.

scfi.com/ghosthunters

2007-11-01T09:15:00.001Z

I see on Google Trends that people are searching for "scifi.com/ghosthunters".Well, if you are one of those people click here to go to the scifi.com ghosthunters website

Gmail 2.0

2007-11-01T00:28:00.000Z

Google roll out Gmail 2.0 (with screenshots).

Darth Saudi?

2007-10-31T16:30:00.000Z

King Abdullah of Saudi is greeted by a rendition of the Darth Vadar "Imperial March" tune.I thought that maybe, the tune is a classical one that was merely used for the Star Wars film.Well no it isn't - it was written by John Williams specifically for the Star Wars score!British sense of humour? Practical joke?

Linkdump

2007-10-31T12:45:00.000Z

Details Revealed - Google OpenSocialThe Web is Agreement (huge map)Elton John Gold and Diamond iPhoneOpen Social - a new universe of social appsG.ho.st - an online OSGoogle Maps Halloween IconGoogle News GadgetBrijit snippets of articlesHulu backdoorSimpsons Video game reviewRotten Neighbor insane Google Maps mashupConvenience wins , hubris loses, Head of Yahoo Music is sick and tired of DRM

How to Evolve a Watch

2007-10-30T17:53:00.001Z

Google's response to Facebook - "Maka Maka"

2007-10-29T14:19:00.000Z

Via TechCrunch"Google may have lost the bidding war to invest in Facebook, but it is preparing its own major assault on the social networking scene. It goes by the codename “Maka-Maka” inside the Googleplex (or, perhaps, “Makamaka”).Maka-Maka encompasses Google’s grand plan to build a social layer across all of its applications."

The 13th sign of the zodiac - Ophiuchus

2007-10-29T09:50:00.001Z

Via WikipediaOphiuchus is a large constellation located around the celestial equator between Aquila, Serpens and Hercules, northwest of the center of the Milky Way. The southern part lies between Scorpius to the west and Sagittarius to the east. Of the 13 zodiacal constellations (constellations that contain the Sun during the course of the year), Ophiuchus is the only one not counted as an

Cyriak Animation Mix

2007-10-26T13:03:00.000+01:00

new working embed. vid was reuploadedCyriak

Google Earth Updates

2007-10-26T09:53:00.000+01:00

Google LatLong has a big list of imagery updates to Google Earth/Maps.New hi-resolution imagery now for the following:Americas: State of Oregon, State of Nebraska, State of North Carolina,Western Mississippi, Much of Pennsylvania, Yakima County (WA),Benton County (WA), Whistler (BC), San Jose (CA), Imperial County (CA),Steamboat Springs (CO), Calhoun County (FL), Adams County (IL),Washtenaw

Rod Stewart's Model Railway

2007-10-24T13:47:00.000+01:00

SourceLaid out at his Beverly Hills mansion, the 1:87-scale version of New York's Grand Central Station in the Forties boasts 100ft of track, period locomotives, skyscrapers, advertisement hoardings and lots of tiny passengers in period hats and coats.Its appearance on the cover of this month's Model Railroader realises a lifelong ambition for 62-year-old Rod, who has said that such an honour

California Fires

2007-10-23T09:32:00.000+01:00

Satellite photo of fires around San DiegoGoogle News search

Meet the Steves

2007-10-21T23:11:00.000+01:00

Since the early Twentieth Century, evolution deniers have been fond of creating lists of "scientists" who do not accept evolution. This tactic is an attempt to give the erroneous impression that, among scientists in general, support for evolution is in decline or that evolution is a "theory in crisis."Project Steve is a parody of these lists conducted by the National Center for Science

Latin for cloud

2007-10-20T10:46:00.000+01:00

In meteorology Nimbus is Latin for "cloud". However "nimbus" means specifically "rain cloud".Another word in Latin which means cloud is nebula, which in astronomy means an interstellar cloud of gas and dust.The Eagle Nebula

Asus launches Linux mini laptop

2007-10-17T13:30:00.000+01:00

From the RegisterAsus has formally rolled out its Eee PC line of sub-notebook computers, a week after UK supplier RM - formerly Research Machines - spilled the beans on two of the models. The complete line-up comprises four computers.All four models are based around the same 7in display; 900MHz Intel Celeron processor and chipset; 10/100Mbps Ethernet port and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi for internet access;

Richard Simmons

2007-10-17T10:17:00.000+01:00

I have no idea who Richard Simmons is but searching for his name has gone "volcanic" over at Google Trends.Here's a bunch of links for those of you who know who he isRichard Simmons on David LettermanRichard Simmons Hilarious videoYet another Richard Simmons on Letterman video link

Mallorca Tornado

2007-10-15T11:40:00.000+01:00

Photos/videos of the supercell that hit the island of Mallorca and the east coast of Spain.ImageshackGalleryYouTubeYouTube 2YouTube 3YouTube 4YouTube 5

Linkdump

2007-10-15T09:43:00.000+01:00

Following up on the Mutated Pictures ProjectHive mindHow does it feel to die?New Scientist articleVimeo High Def VideoBetter quality than YouTubeCNN asks how much you paid for the new Radiohead albumThe New Space RaceThe Technological SingularityAmazon could be lost in 40 yearsEarly Venus had oceansScientists lift veil on galactic dustFamily Guy explains Death Star flawMicrosoft and Facebook deal

Life Sized X-Wing Launch - What really happened

2007-10-13T11:33:00.001+01:00

Moonwalking Mannequin Bird

2007-10-12T22:26:00.000+01:00

Google Streetview cars spotted in other cities

2007-10-11T10:01:00.000+01:00

Via GooglifiedThere has been several sightings of the Google Streetview car in more cities:St. PaulAnkeny, IowaEvansville, IndianaWashington D.C.Salt Lake CityQuebec CityMontrealLondonColumbus, Ohio

Google Streetview Chicago

2007-10-10T21:58:00.000+01:00

Chicago Tribune has a blogpost on the first interesting sightings on Google Streetview Chicago.

Google adds six new cities to StreetView

2007-10-10T15:56:00.000+01:00

From the Google LatLong blog"Now you can check out 360-degree views of Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland and Tucson. As an added bonus, the images in Phoenix, Tucson and parts of Chicago are all in high resolution.But wait! There's more. Ever wish you could pan up to the very top of a 50-story skyscraper using Street View? Well, prepare yourself for some serious sightseeing;

Radiohead In Rainbows Reviews

2007-10-10T13:02:00.000+01:00

Here's a bunch of reviews of the latest Radiohead album In Rainbows collected from around the web.The Times"For what it’s worth, In Rainbows was sent to me at 6.30am. Three hours later, this insidious index of sonic surprises is stacking up in my mind, like planes waiting to land. The trick, I guess, is to give your fans what they didn’t know they wanted. Radiohead, old hands at this, have been

Advertise on LinuxNotes!

2007-10-10T11:37:00.001+01:00

Click on this graphic to expandLinuxNotes gets on average around 1,000 visitors per day (see my Google Analytics graphic above). Your site can grab a bit of that traffic (and get more Google goodness since I'll be linking to you) by advertising in my top banner with a 16x16 pixel icon. Look up at the top right - all those "buy" icons. One of them could be yours.Pricing:Pounds sterling: 1 month:

Radiohead download

2007-10-10T11:18:00.000+01:00

If you are looking for the new Radiohead album "In Rainbows" it's at this url:InRainbows.comFrom the BBC:"In Rainbows, the seventh studio album by alternative rock group Radiohead, has become available for download from their official website. The band have let fans decide what to pay for the 10 MP3 files - from nothing to £100."

How to embed a Flickr flash slideshow in your blog

2007-10-10T10:20:00.000+01:00

If you want to embed a Flickr flash slideshow in your blog just use this:

just replace "tags=ubuntu" with a tag of your own choosing.Here it is in action:

Columbus Day

2007-10-08T12:49:00.000+01:00

Columbus Day is a holiday celebrating the anniversary of the October 12, 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas.Since 1971, the holiday has been commemorated in the U.S. on the second Monday in October, the same day as Thanksgiving in neighboring Canada. It is generally observed today by schools, some banks, the bond market, the U.S. Postal Service, federal offices, and most state

Monday Linkdump

2007-10-08T10:47:00.000+01:00

EbayBulletinA blog about all things buying and selling on ebayBoris Quote of the DayA different Boris Johnson quote each day.Crimean War photosAn investigationTop Ten mega disastersThe Bumper Book of Government Waste£100 billion squandered

Ig Nobel Awards 2007

2007-10-05T11:46:00.000+01:00

The annual awards for quirky and off-beat science research with handed out by the Annals of Improbable Research at Harvard University.Some of the winners included:Spanish scientists who found that rats sometimes could not distinguish between Japanese spoken backwards and Dutch spoken backwards.An Australian woman who documented the indexing problems caused by the word "the."A Japanese researcher

Most abundant element in the universe

2007-10-05T09:41:00.000+01:00

The most abundant element in the universe is hydrogen , followed by helium and then oxygen.The top ten most abundant elements are as follows:1. Hydrogen2. Helium3. Oxygen4. Carbon5. Neon6. Iron7. Nitrogen8. Silicon9. Magnesium10. Sulfur

Sputnik anniversary

2007-10-04T14:10:00.000+01:00

Fifty years ago today the Russian satellite Sputnik 1 was launched into orbit, thus beginning the space race. As a result Google has a new doodle today.Sputnik wikipedia page

SeedyR now in blog format

2007-10-04T10:25:00.000+01:00

The Dublin based SeedyR record label (run by my mate Corrugated Tunnel) has moved to blog format for it's website.You can visit it over here: SeedyR blog

BBC interview Corrugated Tunnel

2007-10-03T09:47:00.000+01:00

Interview is here

ATI HDA - SIGMATEL STAC 9200 CHIPSET How To

2007-10-01T08:24:00.000+01:00

From this Fedora forum thread.Ubuntu launchpad also refers to it where a poster writes that he has finally got his sound to workHe writes: "I have the NVidia MCP51 High Definition Audio with the Sigmatel STAC 9200 chip on it. It came with my Gateway MT3421 laptop."Here's the instructions:1. uninstall every alsa package if you have anyrpm -qa | grep -i alsa - if it shows nothing skip this stepand

Linkdump

2007-09-29T10:50:00.000+01:00

A Fridge for REAL menArmy mutiny in Burma?Spacecraft begins voyage to the asteroid beltA robot riding a bicycle

All Hail Technoviking

2007-09-28T13:05:00.000+01:00

Via DiggTechnoviking does not dance to the music, the music dances to Technoviking.Update: The video was uploaded to Break.com less than a day ago and already it has had a staggering 1,300,000 views. "TechnoViking" certainly has turned into a bit of an Internet celebrity. This morning "technoviking" was at no.4 on Google Trends.Update 2: Somebody's put Michael Jackson's "Beat It" on the video..

Russian schools to switch to Linux

2007-09-25T12:00:00.000+01:00

Via CnewsRussian OS is to be installed on every school computer in Russia by 2009. Furthermore, every pupil will get the opportunity to operate the applied software produced in Russia, Leonid Reiman, acting Minister of Communication stated at a press conference. The Ministry of Communication Press Service explains the Ministry plans to install Russian OS and alternative program package in every

Family Guy Star Wars

2007-09-24T11:26:00.000+01:00

PHP : Outputting A to Z

2007-09-21T12:42:00.001+01:00

for ($i="A";$i<="Z";$i++)will output A to Z , but it will also output AA, AB, AC until it finishes with ZZ. To just output A to Z do the followingfor ($i="A";$i!="AA";$i++)

Astronomy Picture of the Day

2007-09-19T21:04:00.000+01:00

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is astonishing - it's the Milky Way in the constellation of Scorpius. The clouds that you see aren't clouds of dust and gas - they are actually clouds of stars.

The "bin Laden" trade

2007-09-19T15:01:00.000+01:00

Somebody is betting $900 million on the S&P crashing by Sept 21st. It's been dubbed the "bin Laden" trade.Read more hereThe Bin Laden tradeDispelling the Bin Laden options trades

Talk Like A Pirate Day

2007-09-19T13:33:00.000+01:00

Arrrrhhh... today is "Talk Like A Pirate Day".Pirates are absolute divine beings according to Gospel of the Flying Spagetti Monster.More info:Talk Like A Pirate DayChurch of the Flying Spagetti Monster

SCO blames Linux for bankruptcy

2007-09-19T09:43:00.000+01:00

Via Slashdot and Information WeekMore on Groklaw"With its cash reserves running out and its legal case against IBM Corp. unraveling, The SCO Group Inc. says there is doubt that it will remain afloat.SCO made the statement in its most recent quarterly U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement, filed today. The company cited its recent motion for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as well as

Northern Rock shares plunge

2007-09-17T12:16:00.000+01:00

In the UK there's currently a run on a bank - Northern Rock - with worried savers queueing to get their money out. Share trading in Northern Rock shares has been suspended."Worried savers have continued to flock to Northern Rock bank branches to withdraw their savings, following similar scenes over the weekend."Northern Rock share trading suspendedBBC NewsNorthern Rock Shares plungeYahoo Finance