Archive for May, 2004
Ada Lovelace, Countess of Controversy
Was a Victorian lady, the daughter of poet Lord Byron, really the world’s first computer programmer?
By Maria Godoy, TechTV News
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“In the beginning, weblogs were created by Web professionals or by hobbyists who had taught themselves HTML. If you are one of these people, you will find designing and maintaining a weblog to be a breeze. You already have the knowledge to evaluate and the skill to use any of the current weblog management tools. Even if you plan to code your site by hand, take the time to investigate the available tools; they can greatly simplify the management of your site. But these days most new webloggers do not have a technical background and for them there is a vast mysterious expanse between ‘I’m going to start a weblog’ and ‘There! My first entry is up.’
Dark Tip: Block the RIAA
PeerGuardian is a free program that hides your file sharing from known RIAA informants.
By Kevin Rose
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The Origins of the Original Divx
Most people think of DivX as MPEG-4, but there was a movie rental system called Divx that failed.
By R. J. Dunnill
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Just a little insight into my past… in case I someday forget.
Many years ago, soon after the release of StarCraft, I downloaded the StarCraft demo. I would estimate this to be in roughly 1997, give or take two years. I don’t know exactly how I met them, but I stumbled upon a Pokemon clan (or online community) known as Clan DRGN. They had already existed for a while, and I was joining them just as they were beginning to get over the Pokemon fad. But Starcraft was in. With the demo, one can play multiplayer on Battle.net. The demo’s limitation is that players could only be the Terran race, not Zerg or Protoss. Quite honestly, I sucked at the game. But I learned the logic of it, and my online friends taught me how to play. I felt a great sense of meaning and pride. It was strange that I had many more online friends than friends in real life. I guess this was back while I was in elementary school. My social life during those years is another story.
According to a recent Gartner report, low-end Linux server shipments grew significantly in the first quarter of 2004. Part of this may be due to the comeback of the relational database market in 2003, where Linux growth was especially strong, while Windows growth was weaker. There is mixed news for Sun, who saw growing shipments but declining revenues in Q1 of 2004.
I’ve read about active noise cancellation before, but here’s a good practical application: to quiet computer fans.
Cisco Systems has launched a new router including system capacity ofo up to 92 terabits per second and the first OC-768 packet interface. It will cost about half a million dollars.
Today, I’ve realized how great other people can be. Yeah, that sounds corny and snobby, but it’s somewhat true. Since this is a public blog and everything, I won’t use real names. It doesn’t matter anyway; it’s the examples that count.
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