Archive for February, 2006
How to Not Get a “Warm Fuzzy”
This excellent article from The Register is an excellent reason not to use Winblows. Even though its a few years old, it is (unfortunately for MS users) still relevant. And not much has changed in three years on the MS front…
2 commentsBill Gate$ and the IRS: Recipe for Disaster
From CNET News.com:
…The Microsoft chairman told a group of reporters at a press conference in Lisbon that the tax agency needs special computers to handle his returns “because their normal computers can’t deal with the numbers,” according to a report by the Agence France-Presse news wire…
“Special computers”? What the hell does that mean? Looks like the IRS is running Winblow$…
No commentsOld Skool Term Emulator
Cory Doctorow writes on Boing Boing:
GLTerminal emulates a 1970’s terminal monitor, complete with flaws in brightness, warped display curvature, and flicker.
Dude, I ran into folks still using all sorts of Televideo, Altos and DEC terminals with displays that looked just like this, circa 1996. I think that saying “1970’s terminal monitor” is not entirely accurate… ;^)
Link to full post here.
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