Tag Archives: tech

A physicist, an engineer and a programmer were in a car…

Posted on August 15, 2009 by probabilityZero

A physicist, an engineer and a programmer were in a car driving over a steep alpine pass when the brakes failed. The car was getting faster and faster, they were struggling to get round the corners and once or twice … Continue reading →

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AP’s impossible text DRM dreams

Posted on July 24, 2009 by probabilityZero

So, it’s just text content, but it can call home, track where it has been, and secure digital rights. Good luck with that.

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I hate Internet Explorer 6

Posted on June 1, 2009 by probabilityZero

Pretty much every designer says this, and with good reason. IE6 is around 8 years old now, and severely out of date. Designing around its bugs is a royal pain in the ass, and it’s necessary to do so because … Continue reading →

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Is Twitter really good for anything?

Posted on May 28, 2009 by probabilityZero

Maybe, maybe not. Regardless, I still use it. Everyone’s heard of Twitter. Senators use it, newscasters blabber about it, but what is it? This is as simple as I can state it: Twitter is a service where you (the user) … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 is actually pretty good

Posted on March 30, 2009 by probabilityZero

Seriously. First, I’ll explain my bias: I’m primarily a Linux user, and I’d love to write a blog post trashing Windows. My experience with it so far, however, tells me that Windows 7 (only the beta, no less) is a … Continue reading →

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“VB GUI Interface” in CSI

Posted on October 6, 2008 by probabilityZero

I’m having trouble imagining the chain of events that would lead to this being in the final script. The most likely explanation I can think of is that their local “tech” guy either was a moron that threw together random … Continue reading →

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Ad blocking in Google Chrome

Posted on September 5, 2008 by probabilityZero

I’ve been using Chrome for days now as my main browser in Windows, and I’m very happy with it. It’s ridiculously fast (around 3x faster according to this test). One thing it lacks, however, is an ad blocker. Luckily, I have … Continue reading →

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I got a USB Tablet

Posted on June 14, 2008 by probabilityZero

Yup, a Genius “MousePen 8×6.” I played with it for an hour or so in Photoshop. My first thought was that I wasted my money — the pen and tablet didn’t change the fact that I’m a crappy artist — … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on TinyXP

Posted on June 9, 2008 by probabilityZero

I just installed TinyXP on a system I’m building for a friend, and I was amazed. I chose the “BARE” install without IE/OE/WMP, and it worked like a charm. It booted very quickly, and the ram usage was just above … Continue reading →

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How to make Windows XP look and act like Fluxbox

Posted on May 19, 2008 by probabilityZero

Fluxbox is a minimalistic window manager for *nix systems, based on Blackbox. You can replicate its look and feel somewhat well with complex shell replacements like Litestep, but there’s no reason to settle for that. Blackbox itself was actually ported … Continue reading →

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