Monthly Archives: March 2004

Nikon D70 Digital SLR

Posted on 3/31/2004 by Mark

I believe that I have managed to change my own mind (again) about the digital camera that I would like to purchase. This time I am fixated on the Nikon D70 digital SLR. This camera is a better value for … Continue reading →

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Russian Ternary Computers

Posted on 3/30/2004 by Mark

On continuing my personal search for education and all things cool, michel led me to Russian Ternary computers from the turn of the century. The idea is really cool and seemed like it would work at the time. The basic … Continue reading →

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“Computer Science” Versus the Real World

Posted on 3/29/2004 by Mark

Why did I get into a master’s degree program? I had hoped to learn new technology, learn about the insides of existing technology and to learn and practice some advanced programming. I have been in the program for about two … Continue reading →

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Wine tasting and voice blogging

Posted on 3/27/2004 by Mark

I have installed an interesting application – BlogJet. It’s a cool Windows client for my blog tool (as well as for other tools). Get your copy here: http://blogjet.com “Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” — Pablo Picasso … Continue reading →

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Brain usage profile

Posted on 3/27/2004 by Mark

I found a couple of very interesting brain usage profile pages. I also ran across a very fun Windows program that tests left brain over right brain dependance etc. I am not very sure how accurate this is, but it … Continue reading →

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Back from the Garden State

Posted on 3/24/2004 by Mark

I am back from New Jersey and I have to say that I had a really wonderful time. The only regret that I have is that I could not take Jennifer with me, she would have loved it! I went … Continue reading →

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Off to the land of New Jersey

Posted on 3/21/2004 by Mark

I am off to New Jersey for a couple of days. I will be away from blogging, my blogs and everything computer (including email) until I find a Hot Spot. This withdrawl will be very good for me…right? Anyways, if … Continue reading →

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Boo-yah! I’m going to keep

Posted on 3/21/2004 by Mark

Boo-yah! I’m going to keep nagging Jason until he applies this weekend’s test code site-wide. No legacy tags, beyotch! Oh, and… “This Page Is Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional!” I’m not sure if I wanna play with a fixed-width or stick … Continue reading →

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100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English

Posted on 3/21/2004 by Mark

100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English (Some of these are surprising (not “suprising”).)…excerpt from: http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html

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Internet Making World More Honest?

Posted on 3/21/2004 by Mark

Interesting essay by Clive Thompson in NY Times Magazine arguing that the Internet generally makes people more honest: a Cornell……excerpt from: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/03/21/145505.php

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Mac or PC? – from a new buyers’ perspective

Posted on 3/21/2004 by Mark

I was asked this question over email and this was my long(ish) answer. Enjoy! If you can afford it, get a Macintosh. You will never, ever look back! Macintoshes are designed and built to elicit “Oooh’s and Aaaah’s”. They are … Continue reading →

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TypeKey Comment Registration – did they miss the lectures again?

Posted on 3/20/2004 by Mark

Six Apart recently launched their new “TypeKey” comment registration system. I have some serious problems with that system. 1) I agree with Matt and see a real problem with any centralized system that has no local component except for a … Continue reading →

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I think, I think I might be closer to done

Posted on 3/17/2004 by Mark

With cautious optimism and glee, I would like to say that I might have more time to dedicate to a job search and coding now. As for the items on my plate, the more important ones are: Promoting my Peace … Continue reading →

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The World’s Loudest Mouse Click

Posted on 3/16/2004 by Mark

I am organizing a Meme called “The World’s Loudest Mouse Click”. Here is what this means. I am trying to get a “LARGE” number of people to click on their mouse buttons at the stroke of midnight on the Fourth … Continue reading →

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A request to update your links

Posted on 3/15/2004 by Mark

My domain names have recently changed and I would really appreciate it if incoming links to my blogs were updated. They are: Mindful Musings: http://mindfulmusings.net/weblog/ Weblog Tools Collection: http://weblogtoolscollection.com/ Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.

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Physical Attractiveness Test

Posted on 3/15/2004 by Mark

Very interesting (and tehnologically advanced) test of what kind of people you would like physically. I found it while reading through MoryDD’s blog. I would take the test without worrying about whether you are attached or not. I believe it … Continue reading →

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Water-electrolysis toy cars

Posted on 3/15/2004 by Mark

A Japanese toy-company is shipping a water-powered, 19cm-long car that “uses hydrogen created from the electrolysis of pure water” to run itself.Link (via Engadget)…excerpt from: http://www.boingboing.net/2004/03/14/waterelectrolysis_to.html

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Microsoft Word sucks dirty donkey balls!!!

Posted on 3/14/2004 by Mark

Microsoft Word fucking sucks ass!! I am so sick and tired of trying to coax this fucking program to do simple word processing tasks. I cannot believe that microsoft word makes it so difficult to have different page number formats … Continue reading →

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Social networks as the answer to SPAM

Posted on 3/14/2004 by Mark

What does the email author and the email receiver have in common that the SPAMmer does not? They are related by some sort of a social network. Leaving the obvious examples aside, if someone from the WordPress or the Drupal … Continue reading →

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SXSW

Posted on 3/13/2004 by Mark

While the rest of the blogging world is off to SXSW (Interactive Festive at Austin, Texas) including Matt, Tantek and many others, I am stuck here at Toledo sitting in front of my monitor (which every righteous blogger should be … Continue reading →

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BMW cars with cheat codes!

Posted on 3/13/2004 by Mark

The new BMW has a cheat-code built into the shifter, which disables a road-safety feeature intended to prevent 5000RPM jackrabbit starts. There’s a cheat code in the software running the BMW M3′s sequential manual gearbox (SMG): Press the right buttons … Continue reading →

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Lockergnome redesign after long battle with standards proponents

Posted on 3/13/2004 by Mark

I believe, I believe we (“Code is Food“, and others) made a difference!! Ready for a re-redesign? I am. A long time ago (in a galaxy quite close to ours), Stephen and I were working on a very basic shell … Continue reading →

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I dont have a good title for this post …

Posted on 3/12/2004 by Mark

This is kind of personal, thus it shows up on my personal blog. I was brought up as a kid with a very clear message from my parents. Discuss everything very openly, be aware of the consequences, be accountable for … Continue reading →

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Matthew Mullenweg denounces LockerGnome’s new design and the lack of web standards

Posted on 3/11/2004 by Mark

Here is a link to Matt’s post about “Code is Food“. I absolutely adore the “one more won’t break the web” analogy coming from some of the people who have left comments on that post! That embodies the difference between … Continue reading →

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Obesity, inactivity overtaking tobacco as top USA death cause

Posted on 3/10/2004 by Mark

This online data chart released today by the Center for Disease Control shows that lack of physical activity and poor nutrition are catching up to smoking as a top cause of death in the United States. There’s an analysis in … Continue reading →

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The Macintosh at 20: Interview with Jef Raskin

Posted on 3/9/2004 by Mark

Nice interview with Jef Raskin, creator of the Macintosh project at Apple and bOING bOING contributor. very confused as to its use and when I was designing the software for the Macintosh, in designing the interface, I figured that if … Continue reading →

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Credit Card History and Online Credit Card Fraud

Posted on 3/9/2004 by Mark

I have been working on my thesis for a long time and I wanted to give everyone (especially my parents, who have been antsy to read it) a glimpse of what takes up most of my time nowadays. Here is … Continue reading →

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I might be switching webhosts

Posted on 3/9/2004 by Mark

I might have to switch hosts. I have been looking for sometime now and would really like to switch to a dedicated server somewhere with root access. However, with my present financial restrictions, that is not possible (lowest price for … Continue reading →

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Jon Udell points to one of the major reasons US workers are vulnerable to offshoring: corporate hea…

Posted on 3/8/2004 by Mark

Jon Udell points to one of the major reasons US workers are vulnerable to offshoring:  corporate health care expenses. “When you move the work to India and China you get an immediate $6,000 savings right there,” he says. “It’s huge.” … Continue reading →

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GOP aides take the fall for negligent Democratic computer security

Posted on 3/7/2004 by Mark

Report identifies two aides as the ones behind obtaining and leaking Democrat’s files. The pair obtained files from open shares on a Senate computer system.…excerpt from: http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1078475076.html

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