Steve Lord

OSvirtual Virtual images of operating systems

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:45:26 +0100

OSvirtual Virtual images of operating systems:

If you read the link on Old OSes, then you’re probably going to need this to take that trip down memory lane.

Old Operating Systems Don’t Die…

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:44:50 +0100

Old Operating Systems Don’t Die…:

A good look at some classic Operating Systems that just won’t die.

Imagining the Tenth Dimension - A Book by Rob Bryanton

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:48:35 +0100

Imagining the Tenth Dimension - A Book by Rob Bryanton:

Interesting video which, while not technically accurate does provide an interesting outlook on visualising existence from a 1-dimensional point up to the 10th dimension. Mind boggling stuff.

Why Murdoch's plan just might work

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:05:12 +0100

It’s not often I write about “meeja” (comedy double-quotes intended). As we all know the dead tree newspapers are dying, spectacularly. They’re having particular trouble fighting the Internet, where any idiot can spark up a tumblelog and start… erm… posting… erm… crap… Never mind. I had a point somewhere. Oh yeah, that was it.

Rupert Murdoch has had enough of this Internet freeloading and is planning on charging for access to his media on the Interwebs. Of course, many have laughed with derision but Rupert Murdoch is not your average tumbler. He’s a multi-millionaire media mogul who has shaped the media and is probably up there with Berlusconi in terms of it’s manipulation, just on a much bigger scale.

Here’s the kicker: Murdoch’s plan will probably work. If you’re reading this, you’re probably used to the Internet being free, but you’re not his target demographic. Murdoch runs Fox News, major newspapers in most of the developed world, TV Networks and MySpace amongst other indulgences. If anyone has the capacity to convince Joe Fox News viewer to pay for Glenn Beck’s blog posts, it’s Murdoch. If anyone has the ability to make your average Sun reader pay for thesun.co.uk, it’s Murdoch.

What you may well see is premium media promoted on TV, Radio and newspapers owned by News Corporation and of course the only way you’ll get to see it is by paying for it (unless you’re one of those copyright infringing downloader types).

I for one welcome it. A Murdoch free Internet is a happy Internet.

Kemp Folds

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:40:05 +0100

Kemp Folds:

Ross Kemp’s face, folded. Awesome.

BBC - Today - Radiohead: Harry Patch (In memory of)

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:13:43 +0100

BBC - Today - Radiohead: Harry Patch (In memory of):

Top notch stuff for a top notch bloke. RIP Harry.

I hate my job (from the Internets)

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:58:56 +0100

I can relate:

My job is so fucking unbelievable. I’ll try to sum it up by first telling you about the folks I work with:

First, there is this supermodel wanna-be chick. Yeah, okay, she is pretty hot, but damn is she completely useless. The girl is constantly fixing her hair or putting on makeup. She is extremely self-centered and has never once considered the needs or wants of anyone but herself. She is as dumb as a box of rocks, and I still find it surprising that she has enough brain power to continue to breathe.

The next chick is completely the opposite. She might even be one of the smartest people on the planet. Her career oppertunities are endless, and yet she is here with us. She is a zero on a scale of 1 to 10. I’m not sure she even showers, much less shaves her “womanly” parts. I think she might be a lesbian, because every time we drive by the hardware store, she moans like a cat in heat.

But the jewel of the crowd has got to be the fucking stoner. And this guy is more than just your average pothead. In fact, he is baked before he comes to work, during work, and I’m sure after work. He probably hasn’t been sober anytime in the last ten years, and he’s only 22. He dresses like a beatnik throwback from the 1960’s, and to make things worse, he brings his big fucking dog to work. Every fucking day I have to look at this huge Great Dane walk around half-stoned from the second-hand smoke. Hell, sometimes I even think it’s trying to talk with its constant bellowing. Also, both of them are constantly hungry, requiring multiple stops to McDonalds and Burger King, every single fucking day.

Anyway, I drive these fucktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and shit.

Life in a World of Pervasive Immorality: The Ethics of Being Alive (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought)

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:06:57 +0100

Life in a World of Pervasive Immorality: The Ethics of Being Alive (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought):

Interesting riff on the immorality of living (i.e. you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t).

Slashdot Comments | Alan Cox Quits As Linux TTY Maintainer — "I've Had Enough"

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:49:47 +0100

Slashdot Comments | Alan Cox Quits As Linux TTY Maintainer — "I've Had Enough":

Funny, yet cruel Slashdot comment. (Never thought I’d say that!)

F.lux: software to make your life better

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:04:10 +0100

F.lux: software to make your life better:

F.lux changes the lighting of your screen to match your natural lighting environment.

DO WANT!

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:53:00 +0100

DO WANT!:

Dolphin inspired Personal Submarines that jump, dive and roll like real dolphins. Oh yes!

Thank god I’m not retired, but I know one day if I carry...

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:09:00 +0100

Thank god I’m not retired, but I know one day if I carry on in my ways, I will be :(

best of craigslist: my little nazi dolls (pics)

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:55:21 +0100

best of craigslist: my little nazi dolls (pics):

A genuine WTF moment, courtesy of reddit.

The Construction of Radio Equipment in a Japanese POW Camp

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:16:07 +0100

The Construction of Radio Equipment in a Japanese POW Camp:

Brilliant interview with a PoW from WWII who was part of a group who made a clandestine Short-Wave radio with no electronics equipment to hand whatsoever.

Photo

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:30:06 +0100

Remove duplicates in iTunes easily

Sun, 17 May 2009 12:22:11 +0100

I’ve been importing my home music library but found iTunes kept importing everything twice. I tracked down the source of the problem to be my .m3u files. When iTunes imports a folder and finds a .m3u instead of importing it as a playlist it imports all the files referenced inside the .m3u even if they’ve already been imported. This is stupid, and one of the many reasons I hate iTunes. iTunes has a show duplicates function, but after importing my entire library twice I didn’t want to go and click every. other. song. ad. nauseum.

It appears that all the iTunes duplicate finding software is shareware. There are demos around but I wanted something free and quick that would automatically remove duplicate files, and thanks to Daniel Choi this iTunes Duplicate Track Remover did the job nicely.

Ethics Gradient: The Django and Ubuntu 8.04 Chronicle

Wed, 06 May 2009 18:52:00 +0100

Ethics Gradient: The Django and Ubuntu 8.04 Chronicle

Chetan's blog: create your twin

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:30:26 +0100

Chetan's blog: create your twin

Developing Django apps with zc.buildout

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:45:08 +0100

Developing Django apps with zc.buildout

A Django Development Environment with zc.buildout — Stereoplex

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:51:58 +0100

A Django Development Environment with zc.buildout — Stereoplex