No Such WeblogThomas Roessler's notes on geek life in Luxembourg -- and less virtual topics.Youtube data disclosures: The limits of data governance.- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Wired.com reports that a US judge compelled YouTube Google to turn over its complete user logs - including time stamps and IP addresses, which might be used to discover the real life identity behind a request. Denied motions in the...http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/2008/07/03/2170_youtube_data_disclosures_the_limits... Copyright takes down the "Bubble"- (Found July 8, 2008 ) The Richter Scales' here comes another bubble was a fun video and an excellent mash-up -- while it lasted: What was the video's page on Youtube is now a notice that "This video is no longer available due to a...http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/2007/12/11/2158_copyright_takes_down_the_bubble.htm... More on widgets: When one e-mail is enough to break a system.- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Excuse the widget blogging hiatus, please; I held back on this one till Google had rolled out a fix. Our topic today, then, is the Gmail dashboard widget -- a handy dashboard frontend to Google Mail. As so many other...http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/2007/12/19/2159_more_on_widgets_when_one_email_is_e... When Widgets Go Bad- (Found July 8, 2008 ) My lightning talk from 24c3 this morning, on youtube:...http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/2007/12/28/2160_when_widgets_go_bad.html Jack Goldsmith, The Terror Presidency- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Lessig's blog entry about Jack Goldsmith's "Terror Presidency" made me curious enough to get and read the book. Goldsmith - a staunch conservative, who ultimately believes that most of the things that the Bush government actually does are right and...http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/2008/01/04/2154_jack_goldsmith_the_terror_presidenc... From Schengen to Berlin- (Found July 8, 2008 ) My colleagues Ivan Hermann and Richard Ishida are sharing some experiences from the "old time", when traveling into (and out of) Hungary meant crossing borders and facing guard dogs and Kalashnikovs. Hungary is now a Schengen state, which means that...http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/2008/01/05/2161_from_schengen_to_berlin.html Robert Harris, The Ghost- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Robert Harris' "Ghost" reminded me a lot of the anonymously published "Primary Colors", at least during the first few chapters: Where Primary Colors is obviously a roman a clef about the Clintons, the Ghost as obviously deals with the Blairs....http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/2008/01/06/2162_robert_harris_the_ghost.html Waiting for the Treo replacement- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I've been a happy user of my Palm Treo 650 for quite a while, but -- let's face it -- it's starting to be old. Too bad that there doesn't seem to be a device out there that has quite...http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/2008/01/17/2163_waiting_for_the_treo_replacement.ht... MacBook wireless woes- (Found July 8, 2008 ) It seems like the combination of a somewhat dated Linksys WRT54G and the MacBook wasn't made in heaven. Every once in a while, I find something like this in my laptop's log files: Jan 23 11:04:27 iCoaster kernel0: ath_reset: unable...http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/2008/01/23/2164_macbook_wireless_woes.html Geocaching waypoints for N95 and friends- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I've gotten a bit curious about geocaching. However, being the lazy type, there is no way that I'll enter all these waypoints manually on a mobile phone keyboard. Therefore, here's an XSLT sheet to convert geocaching LOC files to Nokia...http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/2008/02/03/2165_geocaching_waypoints_for_n95_and_fr... |