User Not Found. Online people die too. It would surely be a surprise if they didn't. Alas, how do we deal with real scenarios in virtual spaces? Dana J. Robinson is exploring death as it relates to this digital space. [MetaFilter] yup, there is a strong relationship between the two deaths, but one can be […]

Alpha Lives! But Who Will Market It? [Slashdot] this is nifty, i have an old alphastation with openbsd on it that keeps on ticking no matter what i do to it. I've wanted a nice alpha server for a while too..

dutch fun. Find out how dutch you are and what your dutch porn name is. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] he he he, funny stuff, the dutch, the ones that i have met, are cool

Reading Text Streams With head and tail. 13 Jan 2003: Learn how to process chunks of data from both static and dynamic files using head or tail commands. Whether you use the commands individually or combined, these steps can consolidate the time it takes to read a file at any given length. If you prefer […]

NYC's best dive bars: the definitive guide [bOing bOing] this is definitely a must read…

Weblogs & the Disruptive Web. The Disruptive Web is an InfoWorld article about the “disruptive” power of weblogs. Combining the aggregated reading habits of the blog community collected by All Consuming with bookmarklets and an RSS feed, the author conducted an experiment to search for the availability of blog-popular books at local libraries. “By the […]

Alpha Males Have Beer Wenches. Alpha Males Have Beer WenchesYes, we know Alpha Males have it all, but the really Alpha-alpha Males have their own beer wenches so they don't have to go to the concession stand at the cricket matches, as reported here! Credit where credit is due, an email friend pointed out this […]

Thousands of Brussels navels [bOing bOing] i have several friends from brussels, i wonder if they are represented…

HAW HAW. To quote Homer Simpson, “It's funny because it's true.” How to Write Like a Wanker Thanks to my husband for… [Inside Gretchen's Head] ha ha ha ha ha

RIAA Comes to Its Senses. I.e., RIAA Is Hacked Again?. The RIAA site has been hacked at least twice recently. But is this page a hack? It announces a new policy for the RIAA that sounds like it was written by the EFF: Dropping copy protection, dropping lawsuits against file-sharing neworks. .. Way too good […]