tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58210122024-03-14T02:28:56.165-07:00This is my frigging blog!If it's in here, I thought it was worth mentioning. You may disagree, and that's fine...I don't really care. Read on to be enlightened (or not, depends on the day, really)adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.comBlogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-25302753615598959562007-08-16T12:21:00.000-07:002007-08-16T12:23:35.941-07:00What's the first picture on their new camera? (NSFW)Apparently a lot of people had definite plans in mind when making their digital camera purchase...and I'm not talking about a picture of Niagara Falls, here, folks.adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-86774985029491783412007-07-14T20:59:00.000-07:002007-07-14T20:59:02.148-07:00Home | Galaxy ZooHome | Galaxy ZooYep, humans are better than computers...at least at saying what's in a picture. Come help identify and classify never-before-seen galaxies!adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-87086600950326553042007-07-12T14:45:00.000-07:002007-07-12T14:45:21.434-07:00BBC NEWS | Technology | Robot unravels mystery of walkingBBC NEWS | Technology | Robot unravels mystery of walkingRobosapien is going to be a lot cooler by Christmas of 2008, I think...imagine if the dinosaur version could outrun you...probably not long before it can.adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-9275522929893693602007-07-10T08:00:00.000-07:002007-07-10T08:00:56.654-07:00Study finds smoking wards off Parkinson's disease - Yahoo! NewsStudy finds smoking wards off Parkinson's disease - Yahoo! NewsThis just makes me think of Flip Wilson saying (during a stand-up routine..."Live - At the Village Gate"):"...Imagine if someone made the wonderful discovery that reefer was the cure for cancer..."Close, but no...ahem...cigar.adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-84837789107100239862007-07-02T19:23:00.000-07:002007-07-02T19:23:33.828-07:00Paint.NET :: View topic - How to Write an Effect Plugin (Part 2 of 3 - Intermediate)Paint.NET :: View topic - How to Write an Effect Plugin (Part 2 of 3 - Intermediate)adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-87874418749198766492007-06-28T07:40:00.000-07:002007-06-28T07:40:17.583-07:00BBC NEWS | Health | Autism symptoms reversed in labBBC NEWS | Health | Autism symptoms reversed in labWow! I have a friend who will be very interested in this news.adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-41000714808042604662007-06-28T07:04:00.000-07:002007-06-28T07:04:30.194-07:00Giant microwave turns plastic back to oil - earth - 26 June 2007 - New Scientist EnvironmentGiant microwave turns plastic back to oil - earth - 26 June 2007 - New Scientist EnvironmentBest invention I've seen in my lifetime. If we can turn tires and plastic *back* into oil and gas for less energy than is provided by the oil and gas they produce, we're talking about landfills as energy sources. Recycling just became a profit center...adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-72629072505429226112007-06-19T09:15:00.000-07:002007-06-19T09:23:42.976-07:00mmmmm....woofersAhh, car audio. It's been a long time (probably 7 years or so), and with my wife's purchase of a new head unit (and my discovering an MP3 CD my buddy Keith made for me a while ago), I'm remembering what it was to be a basshead.Just got done perusing the JL Audio website (no other subs will do, really), and figured it would nice to be able to predict the frequency response for some 6W0 drivers inadrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1164724737485920512006-11-28T06:38:00.000-08:002006-11-28T06:38:57.900-08:00Linux.com | openSUSE holds public IRC Q&A on Microsoft/Novell deal"Nat Friedman: That's a good point. Also one thing to consider is indemnification being offered by other companies. So for example, Red Hat and Oracle both claim to offer patent indemnification to their customers. If you are customer A, and you buy Linux from one of those companies, they promise to step in and protect you from any adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1164072961340177772006-11-20T17:36:00.000-08:002006-11-20T17:36:02.210-08:00MacOS X 10.8 - "Liger"qwertmonkey, you owe me a new keyboard...adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1164063237370541902006-11-20T14:53:00.000-08:002006-11-20T14:53:57.996-08:00Salt Lake Tribune - IBM's Sutor: 'open source' is not at riskI hope you brought your salt-shaker...you might need a grain or two to make it through this article. Bob Mims begins with a comment or two by IBM's Bob Sutor:"In the mythical land of "Open Source," an egalitarian, global network of software developers sacrificially contribute programming code to the greater good. But in today's real adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1164055064783368982006-11-20T12:37:00.000-08:002007-06-28T07:27:59.109-07:00A simple oil change......turns into a really bad dayEDIT: Sadly, "linky no worky" anymore :(adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1164054315412451022006-11-20T12:25:00.000-08:002006-11-20T12:25:19.863-08:00Did an Asteroid Impact Cause an Ancient Tsunami? - New York TimesInteresting article...asteroids (big ones) may strike the earth more often than we think...adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1163779626397286222006-11-17T08:07:00.000-08:002006-11-17T08:07:06.796-08:00Ballmer on Novell, Linux and patentsI'm far from the first to write on this, but I'm once again in the need of duct tape to keep my head from exploding (as Glen Beck puts it).There are some insightful comments at the end of that page:"because only a customer who has Suse Linux actually has paid properly for the use of intellectual property from Microsoft."I thought suse users had only paid adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1163724145934913072006-11-16T15:47:00.000-08:002006-11-16T16:44:59.716-08:00PJ, I should've known you were rightSo. I am unfortunately no longer in disagreement with you as to the necessity of GPLv3 vs. v2. I was being to optimistic.I finally and definitively changed my mind today after reading this (which PJ wrote about today. I was hoping for a more intellectual "what-if" situation, in which PJ laid out exactly how a wily corp could take advantage of GPL-licensed adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1162953511310624912006-11-07T18:38:00.000-08:002006-11-07T18:38:31.543-08:00We can live without fear of Microsoft lawsuitsSo, after I wrote that last post, I learned of a FAQ that Novell has posted. There are a number of relatively unsatisfying answers to those frequently asked questions, and a suprisingly good message buried beneath all of the angst. Let's roll through the first few of them, shall we?Q1. How is this agreement compatible with Novell's obligations underadrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1162937201620031912006-11-07T14:06:00.000-08:002006-11-07T14:10:59.776-08:00CBR speaks of doom and gloom for Linux...The headline sounded fair enough:"Microsoft-Novell peace deal could create two-tier Linux market"That's true, of course, it *could* do that. I was hoping for a reasoned explanation of how it might, as well, but that seemed to be missing from the article. If you aren't someone who follows the news about Linux and "intellectual property" issues (copyright,adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1162610608169476912006-11-03T18:52:00.000-08:002006-11-03T20:04:39.716-08:00I have been having a small back-and forth with PJ (Groklaw's supreme goddess, long may she reign) over just how bad the Microsoft-Novell deal is.In case you hadn't heard, Microsoft and Novell entered into a patent covenant agreement in which each vows not to sue the other over the use of certain patents that either party might have rights to.One interesting thing to note is that the technology adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1159922730245571332006-10-03T17:45:00.000-07:002006-10-03T21:21:57.840-07:00Okay, PJ, our first disagreementPJ said (in part):"...I thought I'd point that out, in case any of you think the future for Linux would be so great if we could just have the "freedom" to allow proprietary codecs and drivers or let vendors close rights off with hardware. Please remember that the Unix folks tried that semi-proprietary route already, thinking it would increase profits and market adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1158724716632359962006-09-19T20:58:00.000-07:002006-09-19T20:58:37.270-07:00White and NerdyGotta love Weird Al...adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1158196889520691122006-09-13T18:21:00.000-07:002006-09-13T18:21:29.753-07:00:: system76 :: Linux Laptops, Linux Desktops, Linux Servers ::Cool...preconfigured Linux (Ubuntu) laptops!adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1158196198722679392006-09-13T18:09:00.000-07:002006-09-13T18:09:58.780-07:00Splice - Front PageOnline music studio? Yep.</>adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1155840120165529292006-08-17T11:42:00.000-07:002006-08-17T11:42:00.243-07:00Launchy: The Open Source Keystroke Launcher for WindowsI am going to install this on every Windows machine I have access to. Hit [ALT]+[SPACE] and start typing the first few letters of a filename, program, shortcut, web favorite, etc, and see it magically appear in a list and hit enter.I'm about to delete all of my quick launch icons and desktop shortcuts because I don't need them anymore. adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1154549613460808532006-08-02T13:13:00.000-07:002006-08-02T13:13:34.993-07:00Telecom tax imposed in 1898 finally ends | CNET News.com...speaking of the Federal Excise Tax (read my last entry for reference), it looks like action is finally being taken to end the tax that's been supporting the Spanish-American war for 100 years ;)Evidently, there's still part of it in place (leaves you wondering why they didn't decide to repeal all of it together, eh?), but it looks like adrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821012.post-1154543168385475802006-08-02T11:26:00.000-07:002006-08-02T11:26:08.483-07:00Why Net Neutrality matters...The issue that the article above discusses is not often cited in discussions on net neutrality...it's kind of a huge secret of sorts.Look at your phone bill (cell, land, whatever), and find the line that says "FUSF Fee" or "Federal Service Cost Recovery Fee" or some other trivial deviation from those two, and you will see exactly where the money you are (still) payingadrian stovallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449793493264895615noreply@blogger.com0