Monthly Archives: January 2006

“… and no apparent detrimental results”

Posted on January 15, 2006 by Eric

The bat might disagree! Why You Should Inspect Electrical Boxes Now

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First non-RPN calculator in Nonpareil

Posted on January 14, 2006 by Eric

Thanks to a ROM image and code provided by HrastProgrammer, Nonpareil will soon support its first non-RPN calculator, the TI-57. Since non-RPN calculators (even the HP-01 and HP-10) aren’t really consistent with the name Nonpareil, I’ve decided to put them … Continue reading →

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Logitech Premium USB Headsets and Linux

Posted on January 14, 2006 by Eric

For a while I’ve been using a Logitech Premium USB Headset 300 with Fedora Core 4 Linux on my desktop computer at home. I mainly use it for Skype, though I sometimes use it for games or movies. It didn’t … Continue reading →

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Two computer-related dreams

Posted on January 14, 2006 by Eric

Suprisingly, I don’t often have computer-related dreams, but last night I had two. I held some post in a computer-related organization (similar to Usenix), which involved being responsible for maintaining an API. At the meetings and events, other members started … Continue reading →

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US Navy SEALs discover gravelings?

Posted on January 13, 2006 by Eric

From Boing Boing: US Navy SEALs see unknown ape in Africa, They look virtually identical to the gravelings seen in the series “Dead Like Me” (images here and here).

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Realistic goals

Posted on January 11, 2006 by Eric

It’s importat to have realistic goals. Boing Boing reports that a young man is going to spend a year (and $100k) at Disney World before college. He has three goals, the third of which is “not go insane”. Too late. … Continue reading →

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Adorable is in the eye of the beholder, apparently

Posted on January 10, 2006 by Eric

Boing Boing ran a story titled Adorable cyclops kitten. I think they’ve confused the adjective “adorable” with “disturbing and sad”. At least the poor thing’s littermate is reported to be healthy.

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