Archive for July, 2005

  • Good satire: “RIAA Steps Up Action on Copyright Violators”

    Article here
    Jonathan Lamy speaking for the RIAA said that the defendant was seen buying groceries from a supermarket while a nearby music store had many copies of Mariah Carey’s CD still on its shelves. “This kind of behavior plainly represents a lost sale,” Mr. Lamy said.
    Heheh.

    Monday, July 18th, 2005
  • Audioscrobbler

    I like music, but it’s often hard to find new music to listen to. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could find music that people who listen to the music you do listen to? (Sorry about that convoluted sentence.) Audioscrobbler does just that. I haven’t been running it for very long, but I have [...]

    Saturday, July 16th, 2005
  • Back from nowhere

    Six days into a nine-day backpacking trip, we decided to hike 37.5km (nearly a marathon) in a day. I am therefore back two days early. I’m hoping to write a really long post about it, but it’s going to take some time to prepare. Rest assured that I am still alive, a fact you may [...]

    Saturday, July 16th, 2005
  • Trying to figure out which Linux distro to use?

    Enter Linux Distribution Chooser. It’s very pretty, and it nailed my choice of Debian. Fun! [via Digg]

    Friday, July 8th, 2005
  • Ever worked retail?

    Yes? Then you might want to check this out. No? Then you should check it out to see what it’s like on the other side of the nametag.
    Here’s a good one.
    [Via Carling]

    Monday, July 4th, 2005