Database growth boosts Oracle | Channel Register

Database growth boosts Oracle | Channel Register

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

This is cute. I tried "The server crashed so I had to reboot it"
and ended up with:

"To the plow of serveur therefore it has had that point under still
beginning it"

Leave My Child Alone!

Leave My Child Alone!: "'There is no buffer zone,' said Sandra Lowe of Sonoma, Calif., who is a mother of four, including two teenage boys. 'It's a direct shot to someone's child without consent from a parent. If you were to come on campus and wanted to take a picture of a child, you have to get a release - just to take a picture. This is a lot more than that.'"

Indeed. A *lot* more.

Work & LIfe: Personality test or medical exam? Law sorting it out

Work & LIfe: Personality test or medical exam? Law sorting it out: "'I see things or animals or people around me that others do not see.'"

Doesn't everybody ;)

The Doc Searls Weblog : Wednesday, June 29, 2005

The Doc Searls Weblog : Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Doc Searls has a link to this in his blog:

LXer: Following Bill Gates' Linux Attack Money

The BiometricPIN - Engadget - www.engadget.com

The BiometricPIN - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Trademark owners can’t control your PC

Trademark owners can’t control your PC

Does this legitimize adware?

The safest family car, a holistic approach | Bayosphere

The safest family car, a holistic approach | Bayosphere

Grokking Grokster | Doc Searls' IT Garage

Grokking Grokster | Doc Searls' IT Garage

Is network computing back from the dead? :: AO

Is network computing back from the dead? :: AO

ODTUG 2005 Conference

ODTUG 2005 Conference

Well, I'm back after spedning a week at the above linked conference. New Orleans is a good place to have this (Las Vegas is another excellent choice from he past). Lots of stuff to learn and well worth the time of any Oracle developer.

This year Microsoft was also in attendance (in force) and I think we will continue to see more of that going forward.

Computer Songs

Computer Songs

The Tom Kyte Blog

The Tom Kyte Blog

Is pointing to this: Guess the Google Game

A+E Interactive: Oldies Too Old For Radio

A+E Interactive: Oldies Too Old For Radio

This is why options like Sirius/XM Radio will continue to grow. This generates an odd-sort of 'Deja Vu' like when cable TV appeared. People got the ability to focus on the stuff they actually wanted to consume. Gadzooks! Imagine that.

[H]ard|OCP

[H]ard|OCP: "The ultimate success of AMD’s X2 won’t come from retailers – it’ll be mostly based on OEM support and to this day Dell still has a bunch of crack-smokers who can’t seem to put Intel’s kool-aid down long enough to see how grossly mistaken they are to not start offering AMD – even if its only in their XPS gaming systems."

Uhhh...ouch?

CoolTechZone::Column: The Possible Doom of PC Gaming

CoolTechZone::Column: The Possible Doom of PC Gaming

Or not.

While gaming hardware for a PC that supports the newest games will always be expensive (so are the games initally) the pace is fast and after a year or so not only is that hardware cheaper, so are the games. Many people are willing to pick up a game long after the debut.

Don't misconstrue, there is still a viable high-end market for current games that take the top hardware. There will probably always be one. Not everyone buys a Ferrari...

Sneak peek at TiVo’s movie download service - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Sneak peek at TiVo’s movie download service - Engadget - www.engadget.com

What's behind the video game witch hunt? | Perspectives | CNET News.com

What's behind the video game witch hunt? | Perspectives | CNET News.com: "Even beyond the legal concerns, the problems with regulations of video games are obvious and manifold. Raising a child must remain a parent's responsibility, not that of some government bureaucrat. Shielding a 6-year-old from violence is one thing, but shielding a 16-year-old (who can vote in two years) is quite another. Besides, how will prohibitions on availability to minors apply to open-source software on Web sites?"

I couldn't have said it better.

People, you can't (can't!) legislate social behavior. You can TRY, but it will never succeed.

A deal made in Washington? | Perspectives | CNET News.com

A deal made in Washington? | Perspectives | CNET News.com

Restore fair use provisions? And this from a Virginia politician? I am speechless. Every now again an electred official actually seems to be doing the sane thing.

Missing Dalek found on Glastonbury Tor | The Register

Missing Dalek found on Glastonbury Tor | The Register

National Center for Defense Robotics Awarded Project to Produce 'Dragon Runner' Robots for Army Evaluation

National Center for Defense Robotics Awarded Project to Produce 'Dragon Runner' Robots for Army Evaluation

Thanks and atip-o-the-hat to Mike G. for pointing this one out to me.

Fears grow for kidnapped Dalek | The Register

Fears grow for kidnapped Dalek | The Register

You have to laugh...

Real Time Stress test kills Intel DC platform

Real Time Stress test kills Intel DC platform

I had been watching this last week on Tom's Hardware This is not a promising start.

Intel 64-bit Celeron Ds ready for Sempron war

Intel 64-bit Celeron Ds ready for Sempron war

At least Intel has started to respond.

EPS Contest - AMD Technology Analyst Day Slides

EPS Contest - AMD Technology Analyst Day Slides

The AMD Plan for the future (in powerpoint slides). An interesting roadmap.

Tropical Weather Information

Tropical Weather Information

It is that time of year again and I'd like to push this most excellent web site as a resource. This is perfect, a wonder consolidation of all the various information in a well done, readable format. Updated as often as the satellite and modelling data is.

Oh yes, DONATE a few bucks. This is well worth it.

Apollo Pony

Apollo Pony is linking to this: Robot Sumo video

TASCAM US-122

TASCAM US-122

Just about finished with rebuilding my home sound studio and this was one of the last parts I needed. This will be interfaced with my computer and the rest of the rack equipment (a Samson 22 channel mixer, a Pyramid 600w power amp, compressor and tape decks). I still have to build a rack to hold it all, just sitting it on the shelf is not going to work :(

While I have an assortment of software that I play with, most of what I do is done with Audacity or Steinberg software (I had a little hand in helping with the Audacity project). I also use a ton of VST and Dx plug-ins for the various effects.

Tom's Hardware Guide Processors: First Update The Dual Core AMD vs. Intel Stress Test - Update

Tom's Hardware Guide Processors: First Update The Dual Core AMD vs. Intel Stress Test - Update

Technology News Article | Reuters.com

Technology News Article | Reuters.com

Disposable camcorders?
Yep. Technology has finally gotten this too cheap to avoid doing.

DVD Decrypter - Gone, Forever! - CD Freaks.com

DVD Decrypter - Gone, Forever! - CD Freaks.com

How do you follow up four cores?

How do you follow up four cores?

It's a trick question :)

Intel neuters Montvale, Itanic screams in alarm

Intel neuters Montvale, Itanic screams in alarm

Apple shifts to Intel: what is all the fuss about? | The Register

Apple shifts to Intel: what is all the fuss about? | The Register

DUI Defendants Skip Charge By Asking How Test Works: From The Tampa Tribune

DUI Defendants Skip Charge By Asking How Test Works: From The Tampa Tribune

This is a most interesting backlash involving closed-source or proprietary information and this is coming from the judges involved...wow.

Nolan Bushnell's Crystal Ball :: AO

Nolan Bushnell's Crystal Ball :: AO

Some interesting insights from a true veteran of the electronic game.

BetaNews | Microsoft Opens Office File Formats

BetaNews | Microsoft Opens Office File Formats

What is new?

What is new?

Not much. Reconstruction continues on our house and this has been keeping me way too busy. You must watch everything if you want it to be done right, general contractor be damned.

One of our disc drives is missing | The Register

One of our disc drives is missing | The Register

Yet another recent example of the (lack of) security around what should be extremely sensitive information in the banking industry. I am not sure if this is caused more by lax implementation of policy, bad/missing policy, shoddy work practices or something else entirely. It should be a loud shout out to someone that this sector needs looking at.

Tyan bangs drum on 4-way, 8-way Opteron front

Tyan bangs drum on 4-way, 8-way Opteron front

And what happens when the quad-core hits the streets next year?
While I hope nobody expects them to be drop-ins for dual-core CPUs, it will then allow mobo manufacturers to quickly lay out 8, 16 and 24-way boxen. Brilliant!