Thursday, August 17, 2006
Magnet Letters
This might be one of the most unique online multiparticipant "games" I have ever seen. What seems to be pointless quickly results in addiction...
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
F.C.C. Auctions for A.W.S.
The Advance Wireless Services spectrum recently went up for auction by the F.C.C. This practice has been going on since 1994 and replaces what seems to be a very bureaucratic system of determining "Best public use." My concern, however is the reinforcing aspect of the new system for the dominant telcos. Since the licenses go to the highest bidder, doesn't that mean simply that the telco with the most money can "buy" a license to a specific band and further their dominance over the little guys? This appears to be whats happening in the most recent round of bidding, as satalitte cable providers were the first to bow out of bidding.
Pirates of Sweden
The infamous Pirate Bay draws back the curtain for Wired Reporter Quinn Norton. Check out this great article.
A War even a Quaker can get behind.
Since moving to a laptop at work, I've noticed even more so that I despise the Caps Lock key. It's placement just above the shift key results in me pressing it accidentally a half dozen times a day producing backspace fodder such as SHOUTING and the uPSIDEDOWN tEXT. Blogger Pieter Hintjens has decided to start a revolution against the tyranny of the Caps key. Join up at CAPSoff.
Courtesy of Slashdot
Courtesy of Slashdot
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Dell Battery Pack Recall
Dell has put out a website in which you can check your battery pack for the recall(only some types are recalled). While the overall site asks you a bunch of questions regarding the battery pack, the easiest thing to do is simply remove the battery pack and enter the PPID into one of the fields on this page
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