“ How is it that the federal government loses so many computers? Seriously, in the past few years it has lost enough laptops to start its own “One Laptop Per Child” program. ” - John Paczkowski

May 3, 2007 11:48am

Business magazine fails to heed its own tech advice

Business 2.0 lost an entire issue due to not keeping backups correctly. Do you make regular backups? (Neither do I.)

Apr 24, 2007 11:07am

“ Uh-huh. And I’m busy constructing a bamboo-and-wicker water gate that will hereafter govern the flow of the Mississippi River. ” - Teresa Nielsen-Hayden, on Tim O’Reilly’s “blogger code of conduct” with which he hopes to “create a set of guidelines to shape online discussion and debate.”

Apr 13, 2007 2:52pm

Seen on Slashdot

Arevos: Beryl and Compiz [two Linux desktop rendering systems] seem more flexible than their proprietary counterparts. Do you know if Aqua or Aero have a plugin system that enables one to add third party effects to the graphics system? Could I write a plugin for either desktop that would make my windows "wobble" when moving them around? Or explode in a shower of sparks when closed?
Jalefkowit: That's correct. Unlike proprietary systems, Linux has no mechanism to protect you from your own bad taste.

Apr 12, 2007 10:24am

“ Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — “God damn it, you’ve got to be kind. ” - Kurt Vonnegut, from God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Apr 9, 2007 12:11pm

The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel

Apr 5, 2007 4:57pm

Joan of Arc Relics Are Actually Egypt Mummy Remains, Research Reveals

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