Last Thursday I ducked out of work to hear maddog give a talk at the Real World Linux trade show — conveniently located across the street from my office. Given that RWL was largely a trade show for PHBs (Pointy-Haired Bosses), I was bracing myself for a PHB-oriented talk, and in many ways, it was. [...]
If you want a good laugh, head on over to windowscrash.com. There’s nothing like a whole gallery of BSODs showing up on public billboards, airport screens and payphones to demonstrate just how unstable and unusable Windows is.
There’s also a fantastic collection of meaningless and just downright hilarious Windows error messages there. My favourite is this [...]
Here’s an interesting tidbit: apparently the use of cellular telephones on board airplanes does not interfere with navigation systems. It does, however, wreak havoc upon base stations when you’re flying past them at 500mph.
I didn’t know this until NewsScan Daily posted it. Here’s the excerpt:
MOBILE PHONES CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF?
Contrary to popular airline lore, mobile phones [...]
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