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Mac Rumors: Intel Launches Penryn Mobile Processors Figures, now that I ordered a new laptop. I don’t think these things are anything I would have opted for anyhow. Not friendly to batteries, given what I’ve read. MWSF 2008 keynote bingo Waiting for the iPhone SDK myself, I want some freakin’ games on this thing! Alienware Unveils Curved Monitor Sweet. Underwhelmed by the Remote CLI – blog.scottlowe.org – The weblog of an IT pro specializing in virtualization, storage, and servers Yeah, Scott hits the nail on the head. The VMware RCLI leaves a lot to be desired.

Noontime Web Video Revitalizes Lunch at Desk – New York Times In my office we have a central meeting area with a projector, and we convene there a lot to watch videos during lunch. Seo Book Keyword Suggestion Tool The Fishbowl: On Resume, Error. “I think what many people forget is that a résumé is an exercise in marketing.” Amen. What I admire about professions like Engineering and Medicine I don’t like how computer guys add the title “engineer” to their positions. Did you pass a certification test to get that? (no) Is there a code of ethics? (yes, look at the LOPSA or SAGE sites) Can you use the ethics code to refuse to do things? (no) In Defense …

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December 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update An update that improves the performance, responsiveness, and reliability of Windows Vista is available [Mimedefang] OT: Configure sendmail queue runner. [Chapter 34] 34.3 Configuring with V8 m4 Options FOXNews.com – Boy, 11, Uses Toy Lightsaber to Defend Mom From Attacker – International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News “An 11-year-old boy demonstrated The Force when he defended his mom by hitting an attacker with a toy lightsaber.” w00t. You want to go home and rethink your life. It’s behind you: Great White stalks ocean canoeist | the Daily Mail If I were in that kayak it would need to be rinsed out. About Us – Pantone …

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Rogue Amoeba – Under The Microscope A live CD with demo software — cool. The Energy Blog: About Solar Towers Cool.

100 Things We Didn’t Know Last Year | BBC NEWS “There are 30,000 wild parakeets in London.” Heh. Oh, and we’re going to run out of IP addresses in 2010. Uh huh. Slides – xkcd I just found my new intro slide for presentations. I love xkcd. WolfQuest First person wolf pack game. Heh. 2007 Darwin Award: The Enema Within Geez. Takeaway point: if you put alcohol in your body in some way other than orally you bypass your body’s ability to get rid of it (vomiting) when you’ve gone too far. Null Device – The London EP Great free EP from one of Madison, WI’s best musical groups. I really like “Unknowningly.”

“Bill Stickers Will Be Prosecuted” LOL, I love graffiti like this. ZSFA — Rails Is A Ghetto (2007-12-31) “I’ve more or less kept my mouth shut about some of the dumb and plain evil stuff that goes on in the Rails community. As things would happen though I’d take notes, collect logs, and started writing this little essay.”

furbo.org · Don’t feed the raccoons “There is some good to come out of all of this: I’m reminded that for every idiot on the Internet, there are hundreds of individuals that are kind and supportive.” OkCupid.com: The DEATH Test – Online Dating Test Well, I’m going to live until 2049. w00t. Ross Mayfield’s Weblog: My Dinner with Andrus “Every Estonian eID holder (around 80% of Estonian population) has an unique OpenID with the format open.id.ee/[firstname].[lastname](.number) Example: open.id.ee/martin.paljak” Freaking cool. Why can’t the US figure this out?

Could Tech Support Undo Palm? A tech support person told this guy that she was the CEO of Palm, refusing to transfer him to her manager. Heh. I’ve never been impressed by Palm, and with the iPhone raising the bar I don’t see Palm being relevant for much longer.

The Old New Thing : Microthink: If you can’t measure it, then it doesn’t exist “Using a survey to measure the impact of a blog entry is like having somebody fill out a survey after you give them a ride home because you want to determine the impact that one action had on how nice a person they think you are. “ Althouse: A tiger escaped from its enclosure and roamed around the San Francisco Zoo preying on human beings. Great quote at the end, from The Life of Pi, talking about why an animal chooses to escape: “Animals that escape go from the known to the unknown–and if there is one thing an animal hates above all else, it …

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Judge: Man can’t be forced to divulge encryption passphrase | The Iconoclast – politics, law, and technology – CNET News.com Ah, the 5th Amendment, where you don’t have to provide evidence to incriminate yourself. This is potentially a landmark case if it withstands appeal. Joel Spolsky’s Travel Survival Guide – Business Travel – Software Demo’ing “Oh, and we refused to fly Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA), which routinely schedules more flights than they have the ability to operate.” I won’t fly NWA unless I absolutely have to.