Monthly Archives: May 2006

Dogajolo

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Joe

very nice wine. Not nathan quality wine – it’s only like $11 a bottle or something. In fact, it might even qualify as high grade swill to a serious connesuir, but i’m enjoying the heck of out it. (get it … Continue reading →

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Universal open source binaries… with XCode

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Joe

Hey, check it out. Just after Andrew posts his XCode project for SQLite, Apple goes and releases a big ole hoodoo about making open source projects into universal binaries using XCode

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microsoft virtual server, vmware virtual server

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Joe

Microsoft promises bright, complex virtualization future – at the Register. Server R2 is a decent product, actually. Although I’m annoyed at it’s complete dependence on installing IIS and making assumptions about my ability to be a domain administrator to get … Continue reading →

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J.S. Bach

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Joe

I’m reminded of a quote today that seems to be particularly appropriate: Bring me A bowl of coffee before I turn into a goat This very quote is painted on the upstairs wall of El Diablo too. Okay – back … Continue reading →

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hey, hey…

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Joe

Hey, hey it’s your birthday! You know it’s my birthday too. I don’t remember the lyrics beyond that. Not too bad sharing a birthday with

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really, really big

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Joe

I’m sort of feeling like that Carl Sagan quote – the universe is really, really big. In this case, it’s applying to Morrowind Oblivion – a game so huge in scope and playing area that I never really thought to … Continue reading →

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oh lordy… thank goodness it’s a rainy weekend!

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Joe

Karen conspired to get me a birthday present tonight – presented it to me at dinner. I just got a copy of Morrowind Oblivion. I’m going to have a hard time keeping away from this… especially since it’s got all … Continue reading →

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inundatation of information about human behavior

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Joe

I was listening to a podcast this morning – a short talk by Nathan Eagle on his Reality Mining project. There is also a series of slides associated with the talk. The implications of the talk were really pretty astounding, … Continue reading →

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MySQL Administrator on MacOS X

Posted on May 17, 2006 by Joe

Very cool…. I just pulled down a copy of MySQL Administrator from VersionTracker (it showed up in the feed, and I clicked it out on a whim). And what does your standard Mac geek do upon downloading the freeware, but … Continue reading →

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Adrian on XML.com with an article regarding metadata

Posted on May 17, 2006 by Joe

Adrian (one of the Django dudes) has an article on XML.com entitled ‘Dynamic News Stories’. It’s a neat concept idea of slapping a little additional light XML into a stream of data to hopefully mark up freetext with something a … Continue reading →

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