Monthly Archives: September 2004

Microsoft server crash nearly causes 800-plane pile-up

Posted on September 28, 2004 by steve

A major breakdown in Southern California’s air traffic control system last week was partly due to a “design anomaly” in the way Microsoft Windows servers were integrated into the system, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. Story … Continue reading →

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Arial is everywhere

Posted on September 24, 2004 by steve

This article by noted graphic artist Mark Simonson, who specializes in lettering, typography and identity design, explains why Arial font-face is everywhere and why that’s not a good thing. The history of the use of fonts in digital media is … Continue reading →

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PublicRadioFan.com combined with streamripper gives you Tivo for NPR.

Posted on September 21, 2004 by steve | Leave a comment

As an aside (which is what these unheadlined smaller comments and links are called), PhotoMatt’s asides have been added and are working!

Posted on September 17, 2004 by steve | Leave a comment

Leonard Cohen turns 70 Tuesday and Guardian has a fun list.

Posted on September 17, 2004 by steve | Leave a comment

A cryptic aside

Posted on September 17, 2004 by steve

understanding on MD5 hashes and digests. Continue reading →

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Nosh for nerds

Posted on September 9, 2004 by steve

Michael Chu’s very well done (sorry) foodsite, Cooking For Engineers has many good ideas. Love the recipe format! (My science leaning is showing..). Also answers the freezer burn question. [ Via ]

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Flash of Inspiration

Posted on September 7, 2004 by steve

This site has some truly amazing Flash work and besides being fun, it is inspiring for those empty-headed moments.

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Hardware spending hits its stride with Linux

Posted on September 7, 2004 by steve

Spending on Linux servers grew in double digits for the eighth straight quarter in Q2, according to International Data Corp.’s worldwide quarterly server tracker. Lots of details here.

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Sunbird Calendar review

Posted on September 4, 2004 by steve

O’Reilly’s OSdir.com has a nice review of Mozilla’s latest stand-alone application, Sunbird. This is only a 0.2 version app, so it’s not integrated yet into Firefox or Thunderbird, but it does use webDAV to share calendars with others. It saves … Continue reading →