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Shaolin Bee-Fu! Slow-cook your enemies to death
"Honeybees that defend their colonies by killing wasps with body heat come within 5°C of cooking themselves in the process, according to a study in China. At least two species of honeybees there, the native Apis cerana and the introduced European honeybee, Apis mellifera, engulf a wasp in a living ball of defenders and heat the predator to death."
10 Days as a Windows XP User: A GNU Perspective on Things
"Computers running Windows 98 and participating in a Windows 2000 domain may not have their host names registered with the dynamic DNS server. "
"When you apply this hotfix, Windows 98 clients no longer send the FQDN option (code 81) when requesting an address from the DHCP server. The Windows 2000 DHCP server then registers the Windows 98 client's host name with the dynamic DNS server on behalf of the Windows 98 client computer."
But Microsoft didn't have the hotfix posted on their website. Microsoft deprecated the file.
When I returned to the US, I attempted to locate vdhcp.386 version 4.10.2223 of the file I needed. When people write about the difficulty and time frustrations in finding drivers for Linux, I consider that minor in comparison to trying to locate Vdhcp.386. Normally, I can either find a Linux driver for a peripheral, get help on a forum or mailing list or find someone who wrote one.
To get the file I needed to fix Windows 98SE, I had to find a business partner willing to provide me one. I got no help from the software manufacturer. I found it less of a hassle to simply buy Windows XP home edition. For some reason, I think that's the manufacturer's intention. Microsoft obsoletes the product that runs best on an older PC or laptop, which forces people to ditch a perfectly functional piece of equipment for a new product.
Please read the rest of the piece; he's honestly trying to get it running.
Combine that with people rejoicing with modern desktop distributions, and I wonder why "everyone" is running windows :/
[Dutch] Mijn vriend Kennedy Mobutu
About Nigerian spammers and having fun with them
Punching holes into firewalls
or "Why firewalls shouldn't be considered a ultimate weapon for network security"
or "Secure TCP-into-HTTP tunnelling guide"
[Dutch] Wacom introduceert Graphire4-tekentablet
Lovely tablet! Seriously considering buying one :/
Cory Doctorows Themepunks story
Get a Site Pass to read it for free [one of the better ways of using advertising to pay the bills]
Why PST = BAD
Maybe better: why Exchange is crap. The concept is cool, the software is just plain weird [and quite virus prone/cracker unproof]
World War 2 aerial pictures and the current situation
Interesting set of photographs
Aluminum Laptop PC Briefcase
When you want to overdo it, buy this sucker ;)
Jimmac : Organic
Music from this Ximian artist. Note to self: check how he does that alpha transparancy on the buttons
Check his gallery software too
PWNTCHA: defeating CAPTCHAs with software
So, CAPTCHAs don't work. Don't bug me with them anymore, please. Ah, and you lame spammers: please die?
Life Organizers: time management
Interesting stuff; how to organize your life, time etc. Keeper.
MS Office 12 screenshots
I see too much eyecandy there... And why does it seem they are imitating OS-X's brushed metal/aqua theme/widgets?
The iTunes 5 Announcement From the Perspective of an Anthropomorphized Brushed Metal User Interface Theme
Gotta love his style
Linux-based handheld that's open, powerful and cheap
Whoa, it plays roms too! And it's cheap! I didn't plan to buy a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS, but this little sucker is interesting
Nintendo Revolution controller - more deets, pics
Very nice console. The controller is weird, but I think it has potential
Shuttle ST62K Zen Install Howto for Linux
As that's the hardware my mediabox runs ;)
Persona Non Grata
Why you should watch your steps when inventing personas for testing your systems
Julian Missig: Office 12 and the Task-Based Interface
The good old SimCity 3000 has a better task-oriented toolbar than MS Office 12. Hm.
Gizmo is a Free Phone for Your Computer
Free SIP [open standard voice-over-ip protocol] client, for Linux, Mac and Windows. So, no ugly QT Skype for me any longer, but GTK2 nice-looking, free Gizmo!
Anti-trusted-computing video
Viva lock-in, DRM and other cool stuff! *couch*
PC Demoscene FAQ
Nice overview about the scene of arty CG demos, intros etc.
[Dutch] Semantiek - Waarom zou je?
Why you should build semantical websites
Beastie Boys release vocals-only tracks to encourage remixers
Whoa, cool!
Notional list of Klingon fairy tales
"Little Red Riding Hood Strays Into the Neutral Zone and Is Never Heard From Again, Although There Are Rumors ... Awful, Awful Rumors"
:D
Windows Got Ya Down? Try a Remix
I don't know, but I tend to stick with a highly customizable Linux distro [like Debian GNU/Linux and Morphix as livecd]
Google stealthily monitoring clickthroughs from search-results
Check the Greasemonkey script or the Firefox plugin mentioned at the bottom
Every year up to 700 people are blinded after contact with dog mess
Hm, WTF?
Asterisk@Home: DIY VOIP PBX
AKA: how to build your own voice-response-automated-phone-system
57 Optical Illusions & Visual Phenomena
Ooh, it's colourful and moving and...
Trusted, Effective Treatment for Prostitute Phobia
Found through Boingboing, who found it by generated adds. Gotta love 'em ;)
Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'
"My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us."
Son, You'll Always Remember Your First Time, Because I'm Going To Film It
Viva videotape
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