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Category: Computing
Electric Computers
Apple takes delivery of 188 mysterious ocean containers Here’s an intriguing report from ImportGenius, a search engine that gathers “competitive intelligence” by monitoring U.S. Customs records of ocean containers entering American ports. Searching for shipments to Apple, Inc. (AAPL), employees at the Scottsdale, Ariz., company reported on Friday that they’ve spotted a “major spike” since … Continue reading “Electric Computers”
C++ functions to convert between decimal degrees and degrees, minutes, and seconds
There’s a new version.
Attention Internet Explorer Users
(via Psychic Plague Panacea) This Page Crashes Internet Explorer <Nelson Muntz> HA-HA! </Nelson Muntz>
Those Wacky Jesuits
Jesuits say take word of God to Second Life: ROME (Reuters) – Catholic missionaries have always trekked to dangerous parts of the Earth to spread the word of God — now they are being encouraged to go into the virtual realm of Second Life to save virtual souls. In an article in Rome-based Jesuit journal … Continue reading “Those Wacky Jesuits”
Microsoft Light Bulb Jokes
(via email) Q: How many Microsoft tech support people dies it take to change a light bulb? A: Four: One to ask “What is the registration number of the light bulb? ” One to ask “Have you tried rebooting it? ” Another to ask “Have you tried reinstalling it? ” And the last one to … Continue reading “Microsoft Light Bulb Jokes”
I think I’ll pass on this one…
iPhone Total Cost of Ownership: Up to $5,914.76: It looks like the iPhone has some really neat features, but at $500-$600 + monthly fees, it’s way overpriced.
Big-ass table
Technical Web Log
I’ve created a technical web log and moved the relevant posts from this web log to the new web log.
Movable Type is going open source
MovableType: 3 Years Too Late? I made the switch from Movable Type to WordPress a little over two years ago largely because WordPress is open source and MovableType was not at the time. If Movable Type had been open source from the beginning, it’s possible I’d still be using it.