Misc. RamblingsDan Seto, Hawaiian Curmudgeon and Proud of It.Soon to Be Out- August 31, 2004 Tired of UberGeeks kicking sand in your face when they whip out their twin Xeon processor PC Well, just wait until you see the envy when you slide this Orion 96 node box from...http://www.seto.org/mt-diary/archives/2004_08_31.html#000636 Out, But Not Down- August 31, 2004 WinAmp has issued a security update to their popular music player. If you are using versions 3, 5, or 5 Pro, go read the article from WinAmp here and then update your player here....http://www.seto.org/mt-diary/archives/2004_08_31.html#000635 Down, But Not Out- August 31, 2004 I see that Steven Den Beste is saying he has stopped writing essays for his site (at least for now). He lays out his reasons which, in large part, as I understand it, is...http://www.seto.org/mt-diary/archives/2004_08_31.html#000634 Smell What Smell- August 31, 2004 Speaking of writers, I see that Dave Barry is writing trash his deep insights on the Republican National Convention in New York city. A short snippet on the process the RNC used on deciding...http://www.seto.org/mt-diary/archives/2004_08_31.html#000633 Priceless- August 30, 2004 Hurricane Charlie in Florida cost: billions. Tree trunk through your house wall cost: thousands. FEMA check to make you whole again: $1.69. Priceless. This article proves once again that stupidity knows no political party. The...http://www.seto.org/mt-diary/archives/2004_08_30.html#000632 Hang Fire- August 30, 2004 It is probably still subject to change (as was the last...sigh) but the Mozilla Firefox browser road map says 1.0PR is due out today. 1.0PR will be followed by 2.0PR and then RC-1, 2,...http://www.seto.org/mt-diary/archives/2004_08_30.html#000631 Does Anybody Know What Time It Is (Does anyone care)- August 30, 2004 Speaking of dates, I've decided to switch to ISO-8601 compliant notation. I think there is too much chance for mis-communications when using numbers to represent dates. For example, in the US, 051204 represents May...http://www.seto.org/mt-diary/archives/2004_08_30.html#000630 Doc's Dibs- August 27, 2004 I had a link to Doc Searls site regarding a series of photos he took of the sunset near his home in California. I guess he noticed the link and he offered to make...http://www.seto.org/mt-diary/archives/2004_08_27.html#000629 SP2 SPlat- August 26, 2004 The first known SP2IE vulnerability was reported and verified last week Friday (five days before SP2 for XP Pro went live on Windows Update). Clicking on a web page image with a hidden program...http://www.seto.org/mt-diary/archives/2004_08_26.html#000628 Uke Too- August 26, 2004 Ukulele is just not one of those musical instruments that many people want to hear or play. I mean, when was the last time you saw an air ukulele contest Or saw Eddie Van...http://www.seto.org/mt-diary/archives/2004_08_26.html#000627 |