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FINISH HIM!!!!
via Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? by ichctcf on May 30, 2008
FINISH HIM!!!!picture: Hundsstern. lol caption: Cameron » Recaption This
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Another reminder of the physicality of computers
via The End of Cyberspace by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang on May 07, 2008
Legend has it that when ENIAC, the first digital computer, was switched on for the first time, it drew so much power from the Philadelphia electrical grid it caused a brownout. Since then, computers— and supercomputers in particular— have always been significant consumers of electrical power. For the next generation of supercomputers, operating at petaflop speeds and working on things like...
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Another reminder of the physicality of computers
via The End of Cyberspace by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang on May 07, 2008
Legend has it that when ENIAC, the first digital computer, was switched on for the first time, it drew so much power from the Philadelphia electrical grid it caused a brownout. Since then, computers— and supercomputers in particular— have always been significant consumers of electrical power. For the next generation of supercomputers, operating at petaflop speeds and working on things like...
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the art of the passive-aggressive note
via passive-aggressive (and just plain aggressive) notes by kerry on May 22, 2008
sure, it’d be easier and quicker to just clean it up. but the modern passive-aggressive (like katey in berkeley’s ex-roommmate) can’t pass up the opportunity to make a point.a common variation on the van der rohe approach, as documented below by sam in dallas, is the so-called “reverse magritte.”meanwhile, post-modern passive-aggressives (like this new york office-worker, below)...
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Passive Aggressive Notes Dot Com
via Feminist Law Professors by Ann Bartow on June 01, 2008
In case your life is lacking adequate free floating conflict and duress.
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How to Talk to Non-Tech Savvy Clients
via FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog by FreelanceSwitch.com on June 02, 2008
... you know how much explanation is needed for certain terms, you must first try to determine the client’s starting knowledge. This can be done indirectly by using “fishing techniques”.For example, you could bring up a generic question in one of your earlier conversations related to your industry. If you worked in the web design industry you could ask your client in passing “Hey, wha...
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fbCal Gives External Access To Facebook Events
via The Inquisitr by Duncan Riley on May 28, 2008
fbCal is a Facebook application that allows users to export date specific information from Facebook to external calander services including Apple iCal, Mozilla Sunbird, Google Calendar, and Microsoft Outlook.To setup, users add the fbCal application via the fbCal page here. The app setup is simple, you tick that you give permission for the app to access you Facebook data. Next the app offers...
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Hey Mozilla, pass us a Guinness
via Download Squad by Drew Olanoff on May 28, 2008
Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Web services, Mozilla...World Record that is.That's right, Mozilla is attempting to break a Guinness World Record for the most downloads in 24 hours with its upcoming Firefox 3 release."Download Day" is nothing new for the Firefox crew, and it's really a great way to spread the word to the world about software. Sure, people can download things whenever...
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WinZip, the [long awaited] Unicode edition!!!
via Sorting it all Out by (author unknown) on May 27, 2008
Shared by Shoshannah F מזל טוב. עכשיו נשאר שתוכנות זיפ אחרות גם יתמכו ביוניקוד.I have talked about WinZip and Zip in the past, in particular their odd relationship with Unicode, in blogs like:Zipping up Unicode file namesUnicode? Zip don't need no stinking Unicode!Sometimes, you have to keep it in ASCIIZipping up Unicode file PATHsNow if you spend...
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Unicode -- making a difference
via Sorting it all Out by Michael S. Kaplan on April 29, 2008
Regular reader Arun pointed out an interesting article to me:Michael,Check out (http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/08/04/28/10-most-important-technologies-you-never-think-about_1.html) for the 10 most important technologies you never think about... it has Unicode at #1 (or is it #10, I'm not sure!)Btw, the 'Days left in office' in your sidebar...
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