If you don’t already use FireFox as your browser, may I suggest you try it out? Version 1.o is here and it’s faster, cooler and more secure than Internet Explorer. What I find so neat about FireFox is that it’s free but better quality than most paid browsers (which I include Internet Explorer – Windows is not free). I know I push this browser periodically, but it is so excellent that I like for people to give it a chance, you won’t go back.
Category Archives: QuickLinks
20 Minutes to Hell
I hadn’t see this article (Study: Unpatched PCs compromised in 20 minutes) before. Glad I’m moving more and more towards Linux. (via)
Nick Reads Minds
Microsoft Music Store
If you’re after a booooring web interface with which to buy your music online, look no further than The MSN Music Store.
They’ve carefully used tables and div tags all over the HTML code to help make sure that their compatibility with browsers that render boring (Netscape 4). The top albums pictured on the page further the ‘old-way’ mindset of major artists with no-one new or independent shown on the list. Beautiful… not!
Link via www.kottke.org.
AudioBlogging: Dumb
This MP3 file has got to be one of the funniest serious things I’ve heard in a while. Way more funny than the RNC or this little video clip. Why is it funny? Because it exposes the silly nature of audioblogging on the web. I have often wondered why various technologies or trends come into play, audio and video blogging is one of them. You’ll have to listen to it to understand.
Hat tip: Simon Willison
Dark Chocolate Good For Your Heart
In a new report Indulge in dark chocolate, open an artery it is announced that Dark Chocolate may be good for your heart.
In other news Randy Peterman locks down his bank account siting Jessica’s already unusually healthy heart does not need more chocolate 😉
Get Dizzy Watching Them Spin
Since the Olympics are nearly over it’s time to prepare for the whirled politics scene. Or at least the presidential politics scene. Eric Meyer posted Antispinward, a blog entry about a site that debunks many of the spin stories put out by both parties! That site is called www.spinsanity.org. At the very least it is interesting reading.
Poems by earthmanone
A brother at church gave me the link to some poems he’s written and published online. Poems by earthmanone contains poems, primarily Christ centered, and I enjoyed them so I thought I’d share.
Fun with Statistics
Table Tennis. Is it an Olympic Sport?
You’ll see here that today Table Tennis was played as an Olympic sport. Or all of the marginal sports in the olympics, I think it ranks pretty high along with Beach Volleyball and Handball. I think we need to add Foosball and Pool to the list of Olympic sports. While we’re at it why isn’t programming an Olympic sport?
<imagination>
"We’re in the C preliminaries and we’ve got Dennis Richie here to help us understand this sport. Dennis when you invented C did you think it would ever come to this?"
"No, I’m ashamed and I can’t believe they’ve turned something so refined as programming into a cheap, patronization or valuable skills"
"You’re right Dennis, but we’re here and they’re ready to start. What libraries do you think the judges are looking for the coders to include, Dennis?"
"Shut Up."
"Right. I think that Dave’s variable names are going to get points deducted, they’re not very intuitive. The judges are going to mark him down for that!"
</imagination>
And as you can see I have an overactive imagination.