Archive For March 22nd, 2002

I went searching freshmeat for …

I went searching freshmeat for genealogy software and found several insteresting projects. MplayerXP – multi-threaded Mplayer. I can’t imagine the original author will take this lying down, even though it’s perfectly legal to do so, and covered by the GPL.

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Daypop Top 40 leads Slashdot, …

Daypop Top 40 leads Slashdot, CNN – That should really be “Web loggers lead Slashdot, CNN. Day Pop only reports what we post about. (and does a fine job of it too!) Did you notice my trail of links below where I finally got to the destination site. JOHO talks about linking weblog entries that [...]

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Daypop Top 40 leads Slashdot, …

Daypop Top 40 leads Slashdot, CNN – That should really be “Web loggers lead Slashdot, CNN. Day Pop only reports what we post about. (and does a fine job of it too!) Did you notice my trail of links below where I finally got to the destination site. JOHO talks about linking weblog entries that [...]

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EC cracks down on local-loop u …

EC cracks down on local-loop unbundling – will it make a difference? ha! Watch out for flying pigs! (sorry, used that one before)

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One in three drivers have ear …

One in three drivers have ear to phone at wheel. Hopefully this will become as socially unacceptable as drink driving.

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From Poochkiss, Corporation Re …

From Poochkiss, Corporation Reaches Goal, Shuts Down

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The previously mentioned artic …

The previously mentioned article on open software and the “conditions attached” to it has a response from Kevin Lyda in this ILUG message. It would seem that violating the GPL is easier/less costly to rectify than violating a closed source license such as those protected by the BSA.

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damn, damn, damn, damn, damn.. …

damn, damn, damn, damn, damn… I’m invited to two weddings on the 27th of July this summer. Both couples are good friends, both weddings will be great fun, I want to go to both weddings. *sigh*

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Owen got his insurance renewal …

Owen got his insurance renewal this year. I think I’ll only be able to pay for 6 months on the car, there’s going to be lots of expenses this summer.

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Following on from the links ea …

Following on from the links earlier about using mobiles and driving, The RAC branded the mobile phone study ‘irresponsible and misleading’ because it may “undermine safety campaigns by reducing the stigma of driving whilst drunk.”

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