Monthly Archives: June 2003

Vegetarianism

Posted on 24 June 2003 by meta

People tend to assume I’m vegetarian because of some deeply-held radical belief that meat is murder. I’ve even had some friends ask if it’s OK for them to eat meat in my presence. Well, I like mammals, and I don’t … Continue reading →

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The Stolen Art Gallery

Posted on 22 June 2003 by meta

The concept: Use P2P filesharing applications, and search for filename patterns used by common digital cameras. You find thousands of personal photographs people have accidentally shared with the world. Compile them into The Stolen Art Gallery, a cross section of … Continue reading →

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PC building update

Posted on 20 June 2003 by meta

Yes! The Shuttle system is working. Mark gets a new computer. The secret turned out to be holding down the Insert key on power up, which is a secret handshake that makes Shuttle systems auto-reconfigure themselves to the installed hardware. … Continue reading →

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Act surprised

Posted on 19 June 2003 by meta

Tuesday: Orrin Hatch is quoted as suggesting that technology should be developed to remotely destroy the computers of copyright violators. Thursday: Orrin Hatch is revealed to be using unlicensed software for his web site.

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PC building

Posted on 18 June 2003 by meta

“Ah, cruel fate that hath boned me so. Ask not for whom the bone bones, it bones for thee.” —Bender, “Futurama” So I have a non-working Shuttle PC. No video output at all, but it flashes the lights in the … Continue reading →

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Saturday

Posted on 16 June 2003 by meta

Pride was fun. We escorted Dan from Davis; he was in full drag as Jasmine, very hot (in both senses) and guaranteed to be the center of attention. We arrived at the appointed location and met up with Erin, who … Continue reading →

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…and another thing:

Posted on 12 June 2003 by meta

Back in the 90s, the folks at WIRED decided that the web was so fundamentally new and important that it needed to have a capital W, even though nobody capitalizes things like radio and television and boring old books. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Mustelid mania

Posted on 9 June 2003 by meta

Sara’s parents have sent me the latest copy of Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, the magazine of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Why? Because the feature article in the latest issue is “The Slinky, Stinky Weasel Family”. It covers all the … Continue reading →

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Headphone amplifier + iPod = delight

Posted on 9 June 2003 by meta

If you listen to portable audio equipment a lot, you’ve probably noticed that most portable units can barely drive a set of headphones. You have to crank the volume all the way up, and even then the sound is either … Continue reading →

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Poor naming decisions

Posted on 9 June 2003 by meta

Worst company name ever. Second worst company name ever.

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