alecm
alecm
@alecm@alecmuffett.com
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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-02-26

    testing a hybrid twitter tool # Pocky! # irony: Running xvnc4viewer client in ubuntu on virtualbox on solaris, to mad; is nicer than the std OpenSolaris one. Double virtualisation? # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-02-25

    Cool: video of disk-head being parked when laptop drive gets dropped. http://tinyurl.com/b5njmc # trying to spreadsheet my life. alas the data set is not terribly uniform, but at least i know how much i spend a month. about. approx. # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  • Feeds Fixed

    A number of folk have reported stagnant feeds from Dropsafe for several months; I finally tracked down the culprit (a duplicated .htaccess file) and fixed it, so they should spring to life once more…

  • links for 2009-02-25

    KTM: electric dirt-bike out next year • Register Hardware Want. Managing monopolies and dominance in the Net age – O'Reilly Radar Hmmm…

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-02-24

    Would comment on stupid times article http://is.gd/kqIo – but easier to RT @kevinmarks http://tinyurl.com/czdu9a ; Pemberton smells of fear. # love it: “When can we expect a Times article on the abject lameness of MySpace? Tim Footman, London/Bangkok” – real soon now, surely? # wowee – skype understands sed syntax; typed “foo bar baz” and…

  • “intergoation” – typo of the day

    inter-goat-ion” – ah, what a word. But what would it mean?

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-02-23

    Just back from a Fairport Convention gig in Farnham; mentioned http://www.morrismovie.com/ – looks promising # The IWF is trying to consolidate its grip on filtration of the UK Internet – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7904607.stm # portal meets dilbert http://tinyurl.com/6a4jbm # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-02-22

    Aardman meets Itchy & Scratchy http://tinyurl.com/aadqp8 # sigh. http://tinyurl.com/as2aqg # firefox: -rw——- 1 alecm staff 1016037860 Feb 22 01:00 core – flickr.com again # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-02-21

    Question: OmniGraffle – for the average geek like me, is it worth getting the Pro version? What’s the benefit, and would I (you?) use that? # enjoying http://www.fmylife.com/ # RT @adriana872: the first review for VRM Labs app catwalk splutters into life late on Friday afternoon. 🙂 http://bit.ly/vA3rw #vrm @vrm # shoulda been sumatra –…

  • Songsmith is the ROFL meme of the weekend…

    After the dreadful advert, Songsmith goes from strength to strength; White Wedding got coverage on BoingBoing earlier this week, but go browse, you know you want to, for there you will find: Enter Sandman as a four-to-the-floor disco pop hit. We Will Rock You as (I think) a bossa-nova? Sgt Pepper as easy listening. At…

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-02-20

    Networking Joke of the Week: CCNA (defn) – “Credit Crunch Network Architect” # managed my first #hundredsitups since the accident – back feels a lot looser nowadays 🙂 # RT @sweepingnation: Neil Hannon is making a cricket concept record. No, honestly. http://is.gd/kdm6 # more Duckworth-Lewis Method: http://is.gd/kdmT # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  • links for 2009-02-20

    Apache CouchDB: The CouchDB Project (tags: mine2) Django | Django at a glance | Django Documentation (tags: mine2) An Introduction to Using CouchDB with Django @ Irrational Exuberance necessary glueware. (tags: mine2) Tips, tricks & tinkering Brompton Care Quick Reference – Huge