TaleSlinger on Dec 20 2007 | Filed under: Tech, linux
I learned a difficult lesson today. while using GParted to partition a hard drive, I attempted to change the label of a partition on my drive. A careful reading of the warning indicates that it will erase the drive not the partition.
Caveat operator.
TaleSlinger on Dec 20 2007 | Filed under: Tech, linux
I wanted to format a large USB hard drive as FAT32, so that I oculd easily move data between Linux and Windows.
I had trouble doing it in Windows XP (personal edition) because there was no option to format as FAT32 (only NTFS).
I tried using Partition Magic, but it wouldn’t do the USB drive on […]
TaleSlinger on Aug 20 2007 | Filed under: Tech
This looks so amazing that I can’t believe it. Here’s a video demonstrating how to make a bunch of the expensive Button Batteries from a single A23 (12 Volt) Battery.
12 Volt Battery Hack! You’ll Be Surprised… - video powered by Metacafe
TaleSlinger on Jul 19 2007 | Filed under: Entertainment, Popular Culture, Tech
One of the Classic Twilight Zone episodes is “People Are Alike All Over“, which was originally based on a Fairman’s short story “Brothers Beyond the Void”, and made into an X Minus One Episode. Just as radio and television were once thought to be tools to educate and enlighten the masses.
The One Laptop Per […]
TaleSlinger on Jan 18 2007 | Filed under: Tech, Video
There’s been a lot of iphone hype (especially for a device that won’t be out for six months, and whose specs we won’t really know until it shows). Conaon O’Brein has captured the hype well, here (and below).
TaleSlinger on Jan 01 2007 | Filed under: Tech
I ran across this boat in the UK’s Globe and Mail Today. The article says it costs about $60k, but I’d love to try it. If this thing works at all like the photo indicates, this thing will be a big hit.
You might not quite appreciate the scale when looking at that photo. However, […]
TaleSlinger on Dec 02 2006 | Filed under: Tech
CNet News (courtesy of \.) has an interesting article on the FBI’s exploitation of cell phones to monitor suspect’s activities — even when the phones are off.
Its not clear whether there was a physical device added to the cell phone or it was a software mod in this case, but it is clear that it […]
TaleSlinger on Nov 29 2006 | Filed under: Tech
ars Technica has a thought-provoking article on possible consequences of the $100 laptop (article here).
The premise of the article is that all those $100 laptops and lower internet costs, would be used by people to fill in captchas for a pittance.
TaleSlinger on Nov 28 2006 | Filed under: Policy, Tech, Web
The New York Times also has a second article on censorship and oppression on the web and an upcoming bit of software, called psiphon. (Article here).
This is a great idea, and people have been talking about it for a long time. However, its another example of the rules and regulations not keeping up with the […]
TaleSlinger on Nov 28 2006 | Filed under: Tech, Web
The New York Times has an interesting article here on the use of open access points for making VOIP-based phone calls.
It brings up a host of legal and technical issues.
The most interesting of these is whether its legal to use an open access point to make a phone call. There have been several cases of […]