Monthly Archives: April 2005

Kevin Smith reviews Episode III

Posted on April 30, 2005 by Karl

Don’t click if you don’t want to be spoiled big time.

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Some BitTorrent links

Posted on April 29, 2005 by Karl

Official BitTorrent Home Page – simple client and docs. The Poor Man’s Tivo – great intro to BitTorrent infoAnarchy’s Wiki – overall reference TheRegister’s BitTorrent analysis Azureus – Java based, generally recognized best client Blog Torrent – simple tool for … Continue reading →

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Advertising, editorial lines blur as bloggers’ salaries tied to traffic

Posted on April 29, 2005 by Karl

OJR: Mark Glaser: The Internet has been lauded for providing advertisers with exact metrics on how their ads perform, but it also can be turned against writers and journalists, especially at sites that live and die by traffic. Related: Wired: … Continue reading →

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Fun with databases

Posted on April 29, 2005 by Karl

Rafe gets an answer to a tricky MySQL scenario. I’m sharing the linkage here since I ran into a similar problem just a few hours after he posted the answer. Timing is everything.

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Yesterday was Seth Williams Online Day Of Action II

Posted on April 29, 2005 by Karl

Get the details here.

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NASA releases an open source Java testing toolkit

Posted on April 29, 2005 by Karl

I’m going to need to check this out: Java PathFinder at Sourceforge. You can check out other NASA open source projects here. via Slashdot.

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Have you seen BlogBridge?

Posted on April 29, 2005 by Karl

Not only is BlogBridge a nice desktop RSS reader, but it has a server component to it that allows you to synchronize across machines. The desktop/server combo offers some interesting possibilities for the future. BlogBridge – home is also a … Continue reading →

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SWT Happens

Posted on April 29, 2005 by Karl

A user a Hacknot, “a forum for the discussion of issues facing software developers who strive for a quality result” has posted a lengthy and interesting piece criticizing SWT and warning against its use. ClientJava has posted links to two … Continue reading →

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Build a better TiVo with an old PC

Posted on April 28, 2005 by Karl

MakeZine.com: Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC. Looks like fun.

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Christian Science Monitor the “bloggiest newspaper”?

Posted on April 27, 2005 by Karl

According to Ethan Zuckerman blogs link disportionately to the CSMonitor – over and above the NYTimes and Washington Post.

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