In what seems to be PC run amok, a Yorkshire hospital has banned perople from cooing at babies, as the babies human rights are hereby being breached: A statement from Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax said staff had held an advice session to highlight the need for respect and dignity for patients. On one ward [...]
Entries from September 27th, 2005
There’s Something About Ubuntu
September 26th, 2005 · No Comments · Linux
Madpengiun has an Ubuntu 5.10 preview wherein the reviewer tries to find out why the cult of Ubuntu is so fanaticle: Every community has its heroes. From the beginning of time, we’ve all needed that special something to grasp onto and worship in one way or another. The Linux community is no different. Sure, there [...]
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Notebook Screen Guide
September 26th, 2005 · No Comments · Hardware
Notebook Review has written a decent overview about all things to do with laptop screens: Notebook screens! Notebooks…have screens. And we usually don’t give them too much of a passing thought when we go buying; by and large when I went notebook shopping I just assumed “well, it has one, and it sure looks pretty” [...]
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Slashdot Finally Switches To Valid HTML
September 22nd, 2005 · No Comments · Internet
For all of you in the demographic of a demographic who atually read it and care, Slashdot has finally updated it’s site to use valid HTML: After 8 years of my nasty, crufty, hodge podged together HTML, last night we finally switched over to clean HTML 4.01 with a full complement of CSS. While there [...]
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There IS Money To Be Made From Blogging
September 22nd, 2005 · No Comments · Business, Internet
Wired reports on something that most people call a myth, and bloggers call a wet dream. It actually is possible to make a good living from blogging: When it comes to the profit potential of blogs, Nick Denton, founder of Gawker Media, calls himself a skeptic. It’s a surprisingly pessimistic perspective coming from the Brit [...]
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Control Your Computer With A Laser Pen, A Web Cam & A Wall……
September 21st, 2005 · No Comments · Cool Geeky Stuff, Hardware
This is definatley one of the coolest hacks I’ve seen lately. Here’s some comments from the Hax0r himself: “I wanted to be able to control my music player, xmms, using a laser pointer and a wall. I drew the symbols for rewind, stop, play, forward on paper sheets using fluorescent ink so it looks cool [...]
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No Video On The iPod Says Jobs
September 21st, 2005 · No Comments · Apple, Mobiles & Gadgets
Silicon.com has an article on the recent Speech Steve Jobs gave at Apple’s annual European conference: Apple CEO Steve Jobs today gave strong hints that the company would not be looking to make a pure-play iPod phone or portable video player anytime soon. With the soft launch of video podcasting and the iTunes Music Store [...]
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Interview With An Exorcist – Part 8
September 20th, 2005 · No Comments · Paranormal
After posting part one, part two, part three, part four, part five and part seven here is the 8th (and final) part in the exorcism series (for now): Interview No. 8 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Date: 18/7/88 Name: Raana Muhammad Anwaar Age: 35 years old approximately Place of Birth: Karachi Education: Matric (Grade 10) Q. When [...]
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A Glimpse Into OPEC
September 20th, 2005 · No Comments · Business
The BBC gives an interesting glimpse into the world of OPEC and why oil prices are so high these days (ie: it isn’t just because of low supply): A small petrol station just over the canal from Opec’s Vienna headquarters was doing fairly brisk business in the evening ahead of a meeting of the organisation’s [...]
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Interview With Hayao Miyazaki
September 19th, 2005 · No Comments · Anime
The Guardian has a fascinating interview with anime legend, Hayao Miyazaki: In the garden of his Venice hotel, Hayao Miyazaki proves quite the celebrity. He signs autographs with a flourish, poses gamely before a barrage of photographers and excuses himself only briefly for a call of nature. “You have been called the god of anime,” [...]
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