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Successor to the D-60

Friday, February 28th, 2003

It seems that the next version of the DSLR Canon EOS line is out. It is called the Canon EOS-10D, and it is pretty much like the D60 (which I have), but without the minor annoyances. It also boasts a boatload of new features.
To top it all off, the MSRP is $2,000 with an estimated [...]

Mousey comic

Friday, February 28th, 2003

When I say "mousey" (in the title), I’m not talking about Mickey.
Check out a recent Bizarro comic. Great stuff.

Building a better DOS

Thursday, February 27th, 2003

The folks over at the FreeDOS32 project are working on building a 32-bit verision of DOS.
It’s essentially a 32-bit kernel which will grow to include true multitasking, support for multiple filesystems, native 32-bit software support, and a host of other features. They plan on recycling a good bit of code from the FreeDOS project and [...]

Mister Rogers

Thursday, February 27th, 2003

I found out this morning the Mister Rogers of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood had just passed away.
I remember watching the show as a kid.
Closer to the present, I recently heard a segment on "This American Life" (one of the more popular PRI radio shows on NPR). They even have the episode archived so that you can [...]

End of next week?

Thursday, February 27th, 2003

I called the body shop yet again and they told me that at best, it will be the end of next week. I’ve been without my car for two months now. I guess I will have to keep bumming rides off of very nice individuals. *smile*
Oh, at least the "ice storm" this time around was [...]

Interesting lunch

Tuesday, February 25th, 2003

Today, a few of us from the office went out to lunch at a Mongolian BBQ restaurant. We tossed various ingredients into our bowls and waited for the cook. Before he took our food and placed it on the doughnut-shaped stovetop, my friends from work told me about the big gong. "Since this is your [...]

More wintery weather?

Tuesday, February 25th, 2003

Just when it started getting warmer, the weather seems to be proving the groundhog accurate.
Yes, more snow, sleet, and ice is on its way to the triangle area yet again. Wow.