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The Yahoo! (and Salvation Army) wireless Christmas tree

Sunday, November 30th, 2003

Users of Wi-Fi can surf to their heart’s content near Yahoo!’s special wirelessly-networked Christmas tree.

2004: Year of Linux?

Sunday, November 30th, 2003

eWeek declares 2004 as the "Year of Linux". Deja Vu.
More "Years of Linux":

1998
1999 #1
1999 #2
1999 (CNN) #3
1999 (VNUNET) #4
2000 (ZDNET)
etc. (I think you get the point…)

The fabled "Year of Linux" has happened every year since 1998 really. Even 2003 has also been considered the "Year of Linux".
May there be many more years of [...]

Fair use

Sunday, November 30th, 2003

There’s an interesting article on fair use in the most recent edition of Educause Review. It covers the topic of fair use in general, in the classroom, and on the Internet.

Computer geek license plates

Sunday, November 30th, 2003

I just found a Web-based gallery of computer geek license plate images. I’m wondering if any of my fellow Red Hatters are listed somewhere on the pages. We certainly have a number of custom geek license plates on display in the parking deck.

vi keybindings for Mozilla Firebird

Sunday, November 30th, 2003

For all you vi-loving geeks out there, I’m pointing out that there are vi keybindings for Mozilla Firebird. Enjoy. (:
(Note: It’s only for scrolling — it would totally rock if you could actually use vi editing commands in forms…)

Fixed vs. flowing (”liquid”) layouts…

Saturday, November 29th, 2003

For years, there has been a debate on fixed width versus a flowing, liquid layout. Also, during these years, I have been on the liquid layout side of the fence. After considering things, I have decided that fixed is the way to go for gobs of text.
Just like how it is easier to [...]

Windows worms infecting ATMs now

Friday, November 28th, 2003

Scary stuff… ATMs are now being infected by Windows worms.