Preparing for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Installation -- Avoiding issues before and after updating
- Notes on stuff that should be backed up and other tips for a smooth upgrade. The comment thread looks promising as well with everyone reporting in with problems and opinion.
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on Fri 04/29/05
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The wrong end of the telescope?
- You'll have to excuse my ego linking but having Udell point to you is like have Carson ask you onto the Tonight Show.
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on Thu 04/28/05
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Accomplishments
- Wow! I didn't think this was actually possible. I'm sure I'll try at some point in my life but I don't have any dilusions about actually reaching Marc's level of accomplishment.
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on Wed 04/27/05
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JavaScript Reference
- Decent javascript reference. I really like the format but the cards are images so you can't use your browser's find to locate stuff...
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on Wed 04/27/05
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Afghan woman stoned to death for adultery
- Husband has wife stoned and her adulterer whipped 100 times and released.
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on Tue 04/26/05
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George Dyson - Von Neuman's Universe
- More great stuff from IT Conversations. This time a look at Von Neuman's impact on math, science, computing, etc.
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on Tue 04/26/05
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Why Geeks and Nerds Are Worth It...
- About time someone noticed.
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on Tue 04/26/05
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God is Great, by which I mean, Very Very Large
- that's some funny shit...
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on Tue 04/26/05
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Business Week predicts corporate takeover of blogs
- BusinessWeek has "Blogs" on cover but they don't get it. Predicting a massive takeover of the blogosphere by major corporations - no one is going to some shitty feed-me-PR blog. We have those today, they're called "Corporate Websites" and "Magazines"
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on Mon 04/25/05
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PEAR 1.4.0, meet REST 1.0
- Greg Beaver talks about some of the benefits of REST based design as he's moving PEAR from XML-RPC to standrad HTTP/URIs/XML.
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on Mon 04/25/05
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Will America's Favorite Technology Go Dark?
- Superb slashdot pile-on regarding the switching off of analog TV signals on 1/1/2006. The FCC/MSM do not know what to do since NO ONE will be switched over to digital.
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on Mon 04/25/05
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Checked Exceptions are Fundamentally Flawed
- It's a shame Java doesn't have higher order functions and it's a good thing Java doesn't higher order functions.
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on Fri 04/22/05
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Email destroys the mind faster than marijuana
- I'm sooo screwed.
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on Fri 04/22/05
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The spit fight that ended my career at MSNBC
- "So, fuck it. I quit." - David Weinberger on leaving MSNBC because they're clueless.
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on Fri 04/22/05
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tecosystems: Five Developer Blogs You Should Read
- Awww shucks, Mr. O'Grady, I'm flattered!
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on Thu 04/21/05
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Prison terms on tap for 'prerelease' pirates
- New law puts your ass in jail for 3 years for leaking a pre-release movie.
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on Wed 04/20/05
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Rupert Murdoch should buy Jon Udell.
- I wish *I* could buy Jon Udell; I'd keep him in my cubical to impress my friends.
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on Wed 04/20/05
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Cornell Copyright Debate In Pieces
- The 3.5 hour copyright debate featuring all the players from the EFF, RIAA, MPAA, acedemia, etc. cut up into little pieces for ease of viewing.
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on Wed 04/20/05
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Mentat Wiki
- "... a collaborative environment for exploring ways to become a better thinker."
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on Wed 04/20/05
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A REST Intervention
- Koranteng ponders how it is possible for REST based systems to kick so much ass.
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on Tue 04/19/05
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SFP: Come see us
- Aaron Swartz writes a novella about his startup interview w/ Paul Graham et al. I'm so jealous!
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on Sat 04/16/05
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Social Bookmarking Tools (I): A General Review
- Oh wow - this is the definitive work thus far I guess.
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on Sat 04/16/05
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Laser-controlled headless zombie flies
- The beauty of science ladies and gentlemen.
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on Thu 04/14/05
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The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Godel
- And the hits just keep on comin' - IT Conversations / Tech Nation has an interview with the author of a Godel biography.
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on Thu 04/14/05
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Greasemonkey FUD
- Hi, we're Forrester Research, a division of Microsoft. -- I really didn't expect Firefox to get this much FUD thrown at it.
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on Thu 04/14/05
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