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Entries from May 2006

100 Photographs that Changed the World

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

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My iPod died, it is an ex-Pod

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

In August 2004 I bought my first iPod, a 20GB grey screen fourth generation iPod. I got it for listening to music on the go, which is why people buy the iPod after all. They don’t buy it to club monkeys senseless, that’s just a happy by-product.
What I didn’t expect was how integrated into my [...]

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Microsoft’s Mac Keyboard

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

No Windows Key? Check.
Aimed at Mac users so has an option key? Check.
Filled with usless buttons? Check.
Why do modern keyboards insist on a whole mess of keys that ‘add to the user experience’. I can assure you that non-functional keys, those without a letter or number on them (with the exception of the arrow keys) [...]

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Tags: Apple · Consumerism · CreationRobot

Linux Powered Butch Bot

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Linux powered butch robot? Sounds fun. Though nothing like as fun as this Femme Robot.
Come on Japan, more female robots and less butch anime based ones.

… the Choromet. Powered by Linux, this 35-centimeter tall version can perform most of the same tricks as its big brother (such as standing on one leg, or delivering a [...]

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The Hellish ‘Draft Post’ Backlog - Update

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

I have six draft posts queued up waiting for either finishing touches, a write up or the full blown ‘expand this into something slightly interesting’ treatment.
The six are: Definitive List of Habits of Effective Bloggers, Securly Erasing your Hard Disk, My Perfect Bookmark Solution, Canvas for Wordpress, Apple Mac OS X Security Tips, Dead iPod
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Noam Chomsky: Why it’s over for America

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

From the online edition of my daily newspaper:
Noam Chomsky: Why it’s over for America
An inability to protect its citizens. The belief that it is above the law. A lack of democracy. Three defining characteristics of the ‘failed state’. And that, says Noam Chomsky, is exactly what the US is becoming. In an exclusive extract from [...]

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Fighting games come in from the wilderness

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Does Super DBZ, the new game from the studio of the creator of Street Fighter, hearald a return of the fighter?
It’s one sign, Street Fighter is on the rise again thanks to the move to Xbox live. King of Fighters is also gaining in popularity with a new release and a bunch of re-releases. Around [...]

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Tags: CreationRobot · Games

Console size comparison

May 30th, 2006 · No Comments

I know some of you can just look under your TV to do this, but for the rest of us here’s an image that shows the relative size of current consoles.
Link Thanks Vic.

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