Jim Roepcke's weblog have browser, will travel (est. 1999)

Pun intended?

This headline makes me giggle...

Victoria Times-Colonist: Swollen Members tapped to back up Nelly Furtado

(Trivia: Nelly Furtado is from Victoria)

Petreley is cool

Hm. Does Petreley write for other pubs? I've always hated Computerworld. I've explained why on this site in the past. I'm surprised they have a guy as cool as Nicholas writing for them.

Nicholas Petreley, Computerworld: The Source Is Everything

I told a friend about this same thing earlier today, in a different context. I said, "In a time where the plug has just been pulled from the drain and the water is rushing out of the tub, it's the sharks that have the best chance of grabbing a meal before they suffocate. The dolphins are in for a rough ride."

The dolphins that don't get eaten by the sharks have the best chance for long term survival. They're mammals, and can breath above water... they just need some people to pour water on them until they get transplanted to a new bathtub.

On the other hand, the shark with blood dripping from its jaw won't get much help from onlookers.

Speaking of sharks...

Nicholas Petreley, Computerworld: Side-by-Side Hypocrisy

As MS CEO Ballmer mentioned recently, Microsoft has an image problem. No-one came to their defense during the anti-trust lawsuit. They're incredibly lucky the government showed up just before they suffocated at the bottom of the bathtub.

It might be a while before we learn why the government saved the bloody-jawed shark this time. But some day the drain will get pulled again, the government won't be feeling as generous, and no-one will be there to save the fat old shark.

Do you have TN2034?

Does anyone have a copy of the now pulled Apple technote TN2034?

If so please e-mail it to me.

Update: the URL was: http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn2034.html

If you think you viewed it, set your browser to offline mode and click on the URL, hopefully you'll have it in your cache. Thanks again!

Girl barbecued dog alive

CNEWS Law & Order: Girl barbecued dog alive

This story is one of the most horrific things I've ever heard. That girl is lucky I'm not a dark vigilante super-hero 'cause I'd go Batarang on her ass if I ever met her in a dark alley.

What's also horrific is the maximum punishment... 6 months in jail, banned from owning an animal for 2 years, and a $2000 fine. What a joke.

Help: Networking a house

I'm hoping someone can help me out here. A friend is building a house and wants to have every room in the house networked, with ethernet jacks.

Of course 802.11b is an option, but "up to" 11Mbps isn't nearly as nice as 100Mbps or 1Gbps for shuttling things around. As far as he's concerned, wireless is for fun, surfing on the couch or the deck, but for the real deal, wired is the way to go.

If you know anything about what kind of equipment is needed, the do's and don'ts, and/or where to look on the web for information about this kind of thing, please reply here. My friend will monitor the thread for updates.

Thanks!

Will ‘It’ Finally Be Revealed?

Wired: Will 'It' Finally Be Revealed? (via SN)

Apparently it will (or won't) be revealed on December 3rd on Good Morning America (ABC).

South Park vs. Bin Laden

One of the shows I miss most since losing satellite TV access is South Park. I think the show I miss most is Junkyard Wars. (I also miss Crocodile Hunter! )

Anyway, linky linky time...

JAM TV: 'South Park' takes on Osama (farty pants) Bin Laden

Oh man I can't wait to see that! Hopefully we'll see Cartman et all with flappy heads like Terrance and Phillip (and Ike).

Markkanen perfect in first game

Oilers 2, Mighty Ducks 0: Markkanen earns shutout in NHL debut

That's great! It's about time he got his chance in net.

I was disappointed to see the attendance so low in Anaheim (under 10,000). I guess that's what you get for having a crappy team.

Olive Branch

I've extended an offer to Don to re-join the discussion on this site. I hope this will bring some finality to this situation.

Update: Don accepted and I think this issue is closed. Yay!

As Seen on Yahoo

I just had to get a screen capture of this one.

Of course, the picture's link didn't have anything to do with the story behind the caption, but the juxtaposition of the two items was very... cute. I wonder if someone at Yahoo! News has a sense of humour?