14th September 2008 – 5:39 pm
5:39 pm
Trash in NYC: http://anycoloryoulike.biz/arp Sticky notes: http://vimeo.com/1700732 New homes in England are smaller than those in Europe (I’d like them to compare these to housing in Hong Kong / Japan though!) If you’ve not seen this yet – animal battle at Kruger between some lions, buffalo and crocodiles! Lactose Intolerance by groups – the text [...]
1st September 2008 – 8:17 pm
8:17 pm
One of my client’s servers I have been working on had started to suffer constant drop outs. What normally loads up in a flash now just .. doesn’t. Whilst static pages loaded fine, albeit slower than usual, most PHP pages seemed to just time out. More specifically, the pages that needed to access the database [...]
30th August 2008 – 6:01 am
6:01 am
Some random stuff I’ve I’ve been reading (and watching): Gridlock economy – how too much use (or individual control) over a resource stifles progression (in the sense of innovation, money and mutually beneficial rewards). The speaker, Michael Heller, calls this the ‘tragedy of the anti-commons‘. This reminds me of an issue a friend’s extended family [...]
25th August 2008 – 4:44 am
4:44 am
This would be great as a home server box acting as a router/file server, being very economical with power usage. Based on the Intel Atom processor, the Shuttle x27 will idle at 23 watts, and will consume 36 watts when in use, and is reportedly quieter than your bedroom. No idea on how much the [...]
14th August 2008 – 10:49 pm
10:49 pm
is good for you. (The live probiotic type). Even you, the lactose-intolerant individuals. It is a wonderfood, low-fat, and has a nice supply of calcium for those bones. Ignore the common shelf super-sweetened yogurt packs – you’d be surprised at how much sugar is added. Use honey – the good stuff – to further combine [...]