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Archive for January, 2004



76th Academy Awards Nominees

The list of nominees is all but predictable. Best picture is between THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, LOST IN TRANSLATION, MASTER AND COMMANDER, MYSTIC RIVER and SEABISCUIT.
Add to those movies COLD MOUNTAIN and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN and I think you get the general idea of what movies rendered the […]

Avian influenza update

Looks like we could have something here. A real outbreak with cross-species infection possibilities. But for the most part it goes to show how much you can accomplish by committing to personal hygiene and not hitching the media hype. Read the facts and the latest updates instead.

Swedish Movie Awards

Also referred to as “Guldbaggen” for some unknown reason. I just walked past the TV and noticed that it was on. What a show that must be. Indeed, since there were absolutely no good Swedish movies during the last year. They just keep reusing the same shit over and over again.
Also plenty of people whom […]

eDonkey, still useless

Seems I’m doing nothing but complain these days. It has become a lifestyle almost. But the point is that there is always something at the heart of every complaint. It might be that you’ve blown it out of proportion or have approached the subject in the wrong way but there still exists some truth.
Being a […]

Brainwave stimulation .. again

I remember seeing programs for this end years ago, before the internet ever became widespread, in the good old days when a floppy full of shareware could be the hottest thing on the block. But enough of the reminiscence already.
What do programs like BrainWave Generator really do? We all know about EEG but can these […]

Upgrades

Got another harddrive to complete the new and improved HTPC. Or rather, I put the new drive in the main setup and moved the smallest disk to the mediabox setup. I also happened to throw in an extra 512 MB stick for the main setup. Not as big a leap as going from 256 to […]

Bush in 30 Seconds, Winners

The winners have been announced in the Bush in 30 Seconds ad competition. My own favourite ad (“WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN?”) got an honorable mention as the overall best runner-up.

Music industry halts cheap internet CDs

Slashdot: UK Music Industry Stomps on Imported CD Seller.
The Independent: Music industry halts cheap internet CDs.

The music industry has forced a leading internet retailer to stop importing bargain CDs from Asia to the UK in a deal that will add £2 to the cost of chart titles.
CD Wow!, one of the few successful dotcom […]

How goes the site?

Two months ago I posted a list of things that had to be sorted out.
- Software list that is brought back up to date.
- New or reworked favicon that you can actually make out.
- Info page that actually contains useful information.
- Gallery script resurrected (and 200MB of disk quota to waste).
- Get gallery integrated in […]

Wired Vaporware 2003

Wired: Vaporware: Nuke ‘Em if Ya Got ‘Em

Now in its seventh year, Wired News’ Vaporware Awards celebrates all those eagerly anticipated gizmos in 2003 that were put off, put away or quietly put down.
The “winners” were chosen by our readers. A call for submissions went out in December, and we’re pleased to report that […]





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