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| rock-paper-scissors code contest |
09:49 p.m. Sunday, June 18, 2000 |
| a coding contest to create a competitive computer roshambo (rock-paper-scissors) player. sounds easy? give it a try. |
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| the interface hall of shame |
09:23 a.m. Thursday, June 15, 2000 |
| not new by any means, but interesting all the same. details some of the most shamefull interfaces put forth to users in computer applications. |
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| slashdot thread on easter eggs |
12:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, 2000 |
| some great memories in this /. thread...easter eggs of days past. before the days of getting over-paid for computer work, i used to twiddle time away searching for easter eggs (among other useless sport). |
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| inside the NT api |
09:02 a.m. Monday, June 12, 2000 |
| interesting article showing the real 'magical' NT api...some good reading for those codeheads with at least one foot in the NT pile. |
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| another ion entertainment article |
02:56 p.m. Friday, June 9, 2000 |
| the saga continues, or at least ramblings concerning the saga continue to appear. this one is a good depiction of the sad ion tale. |
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| ion entertainment article |
04:35 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2000 |
| interesting article about ion entertainment, creators of diakatana (the 4-year flop). good learning here. |
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| the new slashdot setup |
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| it is always interesting to read what the great gurus are using for high trafic sites...here is the great slashdot's new setup (drool). |
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| a great new operating system |
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| always fun to see a new os on the horizon, and here we have lunix (not to be confused by the dense with linux). apparently this wannabe os runs on your c64...so dig out those commodores and hack away. |
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| the best of ebay |
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| ebay is a cool phenomena, but ebaytreasure is even cooler. here you will find a collection of the best stuff found on ebay...wuhoo. |
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| another linux learning site |
02:39 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2000 |
| yes, i am a geek who doesn't yet know gnu/linux well. this is a place that seems to have some useful stuff. |
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| linux from scratch |
08:57 a.m. Monday, May 8, 2000 |
| some really good linux info...enough to build your own distro even. |
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| newest q3tools |
01:25 p.m. Friday, April 28, 2000 |
| here is a simple link to the newest q3tools at shugashack. good stuff. |
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| q3 map editing site |
01:23 p.m. Friday, April 28, 2000 |
| q3 level editing proves to be quite a lot of fun, even though i seem to really suck at it. this site looks good, and has some useful stuff. |
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| pandas on viagra |
08:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2000 |
| stay away from these cudly bears. it appears as if the pandas can't keap it up --procreation that is. i wonder if it will work? or, would a bottle of vodka, a candle lit dinner, and some barry white be more effective? |
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| find the dot |
08:09 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2000 |
| my eyes hurt, and so shall yours. this is not an animated gif, rather an optical illusion. give it a peek. |
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| the worlds smallest art museum |
09:16 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2000 |
| part of a 5k web page/site contest (i think), this is a very small art museum. this is funny in a "what the hell?" sort of way. |
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| Fisher-Price People |
09:10 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2000 |
| k, this person has way, way, way too much time on their hands. it appears as if they have created an entire race of fisher-price peoples. |
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| way cool 2-d animation site |
08:27 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2000 |
| not sure where these dudes are from, or how they came up with this stuff...but it is way cool. create your own 2-d robot thing. guaranteed to kill your productivity. |
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| mmmm...goped |
02:53 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2000 |
| interested in a highly efficient mode of transport? try the goped on for size. note that you must ignore the fact that name is strikingly similar to gomer. |
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| 007 keyboard |
09:09 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2000 |
| this keyboard logs up to 500k keystrokes for those who are interested in knowing what someone has to say. my only question...who the hell cares? |
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| fast ferry for sale |
11:51 a.m. Friday, March 17, 2000 |
| the great B.C. fast ferries are now for sale, only $30 million or so. this one is funny if you know of the fiasco surrounding the whole development. |
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| sony virtual bank |
07:51 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2000 |
| i'm not sure if this is a good thing, or a bad thing...but sony appears to be diving into the online banking world. i am curious what peoples reaction will be. |
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| comparison of cpm and nt |
04:38 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2000 |
| a few chuckles here if you can remember cpm. if not, read it for a peek into a historic os. |
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| compilation of interesting byte articles |
05:50 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2000 |
| byte presents a birthday tribute to themselves, a peek into their archives of somewhat useful articles. note, this is a geek related link. |
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| acronymer-r-us |
03:54 p.m. Monday, March 6, 2000 |
| a cool thing that will automagically turn an acronym into a set of real words. |
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| open gl for palm os |
06:40 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2000 |
| according to the wonderful slasdot, opengl has been ported to palm os. this is funny, crazy, and really cool. the only question i have is: when will they port quake? |
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| another technical article on macos-x |
08:59 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2000 |
| i've been following the development of Mac OS-X from a distance for some time now...and found that they have applied a number of really cool ideas to it. OS-X is a hybrid of FreeBSD, NeXT-step, and classic Mac OSs. |
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| article on use of xml in mozilla |
08:55 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2000 |
i'm noticing that this log is steering towards geekdom...but such is life.
this article looks at why and how xml is used by mozilla, an interesting read if you have ever considered applying a standard to a product you are part of creating. for those who don't know, mozilla is the open source browser based on the navigator code base, and xml is a markup language for meta data (documents or data files).
also, there is an interesting slashdot
thread on the topic of xml. |
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| a good stepanov interview |
09:20 a.m. Friday, February 25, 2000 |
| yet another great interview with a great mind. stepanov is the creator of the great stl for the c++ programming language. personally, i think the stl is one of the most beautiful libraries to date...if beauty can be seen in such things. |
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| slashdot stroustrup interview |
09:05 a.m. Friday, February 25, 2000 |
| one of the founders of programming languages speaks his mind slashdot style. stroustrup is the creator of the c++ language, and an all around bright guy...reading his words is always a treat. |
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| slashdot, carmack, and the GPL |
09:28 a.m. Thursday, February 24, 2000 |
| this is easily one of the best examples of why I love slashdot. true to form, the topic leads the great minds of the net to a sombre political/social discussion. |
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| mmmm...dilberitos |
09:03 a.m. Monday, February 21, 2000 |
| scott adams, the great god of geek satire, has formulated a fantastic geek food. not only is it packaged in a handy handheld format, but it is full of all the stuff engineers require to live out their pathetic geeky lives. |
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| the jargon file |
11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 16, 2000 |
| they've updated the great jargon file...a place where geeks learn a part of their geekness. |
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| lisa gui prototype pics |
03:57 p.m. Monday, February 14, 2000 |
| for those who remember Lisa (the father of Mac gui). interesting history to see the sketches compared to the OSx Aqua GUI, which is Apple's newest GUI. |
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| vector GUIs |
11:33 a.m. Thursday, February 10, 2000 |
| interesting movement in GUIs towards 'vector' based representations, allowing for some very cool effects. also, taka a look at apple's aqua desktop for a similar (but more polished) interface.
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| my new favorite weblog |
08:35 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2000 |
| a grand canadian entry into the weblog world which i happened to bump into today. great stuff. |
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| confuse a farmer day |
08:32 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2000 |
| today is officially confuse a farmer day...also known as crop-circle-making-day. free your inner crop-circle making self and inflict it on the rural rougues of your choice. |
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| strange food |
03:06 p.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2000 |
| a few pictures of interest here...for those who like warped food concepts. not to be taken before meals. |
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| toilet training cats |
03:04 p.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2000 |
| an interesting idea that you wont see me attempting any time soon. |
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| another carmack article |
09:09 a.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2000 |
| this guy is really cool...level headed, and sensible. interviews with him are always worth the read. |
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| new online game |
05:45 a.m. Sunday, February 6, 2000 |
| an interesting online mega player game...take a look if that's your thing. |
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| the wonderful world of quine |
04:24 p.m. Wednesday, February 2, 2000 |
| :quine: /kwi:n/ /n./ [from the name of the logician Willard van Orman Quine, via Douglas Hofstadter] A program that generates a copy of its own source text as its complete output. Devising the shortest possible quine in some given programming language is a common hackish amusement. |
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| good tech news/info site |
01:59 p.m. Monday, January 31, 2000 |
| i knew about this site a while ago, but recently found quality of articles going up. some interesting stuff here. |
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| cool eservices site |
08:46 a.m. Thursday, January 27, 2000 |
| here's a cool concept. elance provides a message board/bid system that allows companies to post jobs and contractors to make bids on the project. the site also provides mail, ftp, and other services to ease sharing of stuff between the two parties once the project has started. |
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| sweeney attempts greatness |
08:55 a.m. Wednesday, January 26, 2000 |
| blag! tim sweeney attempts to be a guru god in this article discussing the flaws and holes in current programming languages. take a look at the slashdot discussion here. |
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| slashdot on copy-protected CDs |
08:54 a.m. Wednesday, January 26, 2000 |
| uhg...the industry is trying to screw us again. from the sounds of it, copy protected CDs are going to bugger up a tonne of older CD players, and generally piss us all off. |
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| the great fish |
09:53 a.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2000 |
| one of the seven wonders of the net, the great bablefish. this legendary site provides a free translation service to those who dare to visit. can be used to translate urls or cut-n-paste text. |
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| a load of interesting game programming articles |
03:04 p.m. Friday, January 21, 2000 |
| i will always maintain that there is a tonne of innovation along side the gaming comunity. this is a source of many good design/code principles...worth a look if you develop software. |
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| old school gates |
09:04 a.m. Friday, January 21, 2000 |
| old billy boy vents his views on copyright law and 'free' software development way back in 1980. interesting read to those who appreciate the cathedral & bazaar essays. |
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| easter eggs |
04:10 p.m. Friday, January 14, 2000 |
| easter quickly approaches, as the many consumer goods stores in the area would like us to remember. here are some celebratory easter eggs, which really have nothing to do with easter. |
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| the simpsons archive |
09:41 a.m. Friday, January 14, 2000 |
| happy 10th to the simpsons...celebrate with the cool stuff in these archives. |
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| slashdot |
09:14 a.m. Thursday, January 13, 2000 |
| i've seen nothing of interest in the last few days past a couple of news items at the great and wonderful slashdot. |
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| fast food recipes |
09:36 a.m. Friday, January 7, 2000 |
| i remember my days as a fast food slave, and miss the...err...quality food. if nothing else, your curiosity will be fed by these tasty recipes. note that this *is* a somewhat annoying site layout (it screams of cheese). |
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| pepsi/coke conspiracy theory |
09:27 a.m. Friday, January 7, 2000 |
| conspiracy theories always entertain, if not awaken those nagging questions that live in the back of our minds. |
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| tonnes of lego plans |
09:16 a.m. Thursday, January 6, 2000 |
| tasty legos! this site has the plans from nearly every lego package since the beginning of time...which is more than i have ever seen. one might also want to browse lugnet which hosts a huge jumbly of lego stuff. |
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| email tips for idiots |
11:50 a.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2000 |
| i rolled over a somewhat humourous list of email myths that way too many netophytes seem to believe are true. use this one as a test of your intelligence. |
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| online person->person payment system |
11:43 a.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2000 |
| this looks like it could be cool...a secured person to person payment system automated through email. it smells of security holes...but could be a cool way for people to settle their y2k bets with me. |
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| new and improved oo |
04:41 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2000 |
| if you are a developer nerd (or wannabe) then this probably isn't quite what you think it is...but don't worry, it is entertaining all the same. |
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| own your own rollercoaster? |
04:38 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2000 |
| a way too cool place to buy that rollercoaster i've been wanting for so long. |
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| i crave tv |
03:55 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2000 |
| if you are Canadian, then you can now watch tv online. there is whack of controversy around this site and how they are doing what they are doing. it appears to be a case of government on the side of the monopolistic cable companies, and against the little (icravetv) guys. the result for now is that i can watch the simpsons at while at work. |
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| bsd kernel source style guide |
03:52 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2000 |
| for some reason i found this style guide to be quite to the point, and even a bit entertaining. i wish all style guides were this solid. |
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| jargon file |
03:45 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2000 |
| *the* source of geek/nerd jargon online. an wild trip into the collective strangeness of our beloved nerdopea society. if you are disappointed by the plainess of the pages, remember that this is a geek thing...so it is what is on the inside that counts. ps. note that the current editor is the great and wonderous Eric Raymond. wuhoo. |
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| the console newsletter |
03:43 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2000 |
| a newish thrifty little ditty containing tips, articles, and interviews in the linux universe. |
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| amiga news (via slashdot) |
03:28 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2000 |
| amiga (C)s and TMs change hands yet again. will we ever see amigas built again? |
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| windows online |
11:47 a.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2000 |
| not entirely exciting, but some really useful information on making windblows work better. |
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| retro netscape |
09:23 a.m. Wednesday, December 29, 1999 |
| dude! the classic, blast from the past, barrel of monkeys...and all that. a look at the netscape we all used to love. |
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| the warpedvisions weblog |
09:15 a.m. Wednesday, December 29, 1999 |
| welcome, etc. it looks like web logs are cool again. funny how life is woven in spiral like spinning things...or maybe i've had too much caffeine again today??! nothing really exciting will happen here, except my warped view of a small slice of the grand net pie.
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| movies/t.v. |
| clerks |
| 13th floor |
| love stinks |
| dogma |
| blade runner |
| the simpsons |
| the family guy |
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| authors |
| leon uris |
| tad williams |
| dr. suess |
| silverstein |
| orson scott card |
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