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geek ramblings
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A nice Note (Dec 29 2003 03:27 GMT) - I got a nice note from Trudy Schuett this morning, letting me know that she mentioned my Blog Service Pinger in her list of Once and Future Heroes 2003. I feel a bit out of place, being mentioned alongside such famous people as Doc Searls, Dan Gillmor, and Chris Pirillo, ... |
geek ramblings
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A nice Note (Dec 29 2003 03:27 GMT) - I got a nice note from Trudy Schuett this morning, letting me know that she mentioned my Blog Service Pinger in her list of Once and Future Heroes 2003. I feel a bit out of place, being mentioned alongside such famous people as Doc Searls, Dan Gillmor, and Chris Pirillo, to name a few :) |
Insults Unpunished
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Privatization (Dec 29 2003 03:26 GMT) - Dodd, over at Ipse Dixit, uses the wonderful quote from Victor Hugo -- Nothing Is As Powerful As An Idea Whose Time Has Come -- to start a post on privatization and he links to this article, which goes into... |
Gene Expression
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Naughty NASA (Dec 29 2003 03:25 GMT) - From Instapundit: THEY put the first man in space, then the first tourist. Now the Russians could make one wealthy couple the first members of the 240-mile-high club. In its latest attempt to develop space tourism, Russia is offering a... |
ISerializable
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more SQL optimization resources and a bonus tip (Dec 29 2003 03:25 GMT) - Michal suggests a few more SQL optimization links in return for my optimization experience: sql-server-performance.com SQL Server 2000 Performance Tuning Tools Performance Category on SQLTeam.com Performance Tuning articles on SSWUG.ORG SQL Server Center, Oracle Center, DB2 Center - SSWUG. |
Lucas Weblog
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Eddy Daniëls (Dec 29 2003 03:25 GMT) - Vandaag is het precies een jaar geleden dat mijn collega Eddy Daniëls overleed. Hij kwam om bij een auto-ongeluk. Ik herinner me die nacht als de dag van gisteren. Ook toen zat ik in de nachtdienst (zie mijn archief), mijn laatste uurtjes van een week lang in de nacht. |
Warning: Neurons Fire at Random In This Area
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Laughter IS the best medicine! (Dec 29 2003 03:24 GMT) - New research shows that humor activates brain networks that are involved in rewards. In fact, the areas activated by humor have been shown previously to be activated by amphetamines and cocaine, according to a report in the December 4th issue of the journal Neuron.Brain Rewards Us for Laughing: StudyNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - They say laughter is the best medicine, and a new study may help explain how laughter makes us feel good.Researchers report that humor seems to activate brain networks that are involved in rewards. |
Short Family Web Site - Our Life
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Need New Hardware? (Dec 29 2003 03:24 GMT) - It's amazing what the web can do for some people. If you have a project you're working on and need funding to improve or fix a problem just do like what Wikimedia is doing and just ask for it. They... |
DN Ekonomi
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Färre har skuld hos kronofogden (Dec 29 2003 03:24 GMT) - Allt färre svenskar har en skuld hos kronofogden. På två år har antalet skuldsatta personer minskat med 8 procent. Men de som har skulder får det allt jobbigare. Den totala skulden till kronofogden ökar. Skulderna stiger mest bland äldre. |
DN Ekonomi
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Japan gör sig bäst som tvåa (Dec 29 2003 03:24 GMT) - Efter 25 år i Japan återvänder affärsmannen Göran Edman till Sverige. En av hans trossatser, som han delar med många japaner, är att Japan är bäst på att slå ur underläge. |
DN Ekonomi
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Löneförmåner allt vanligare (Dec 29 2003 03:24 GMT) - Hemdator, mobiltelefon och tjänstebil har blivit vanligt som en del av lönen. Drygt hälften av alla anställda har någon form av anställningsförmån. |
DN Ekonomi
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Kommersen i Argentina tar ny fart (Dec 29 2003 03:24 GMT) - De svenska företag som för två år sedan såg sin försäljning tvärstanna i det krisande Argentina vittnar om återhämtning och bättre tider runt hörnet. Hos Scania och Electrolux flödar optimismen, även om många problem kvarstår i det sargade landet. |
DN Ekonomi
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Mejerikung misstänks för miljardsvindel (Dec 29 2003 03:24 GMT) - Så fort grundaren av den italienska mejerijätten Parmalat, Calisto Tanzi, återvände till Italien greps han på öppen gata i Milano. I dag måndag börjar förhören som rör denna stora ekonomiska industriskandal efter det att mer än 60 miljarder kronor saknas i Parmalats bokföring. |
weaksauce
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korea is (Dec 29 2003 03:21 GMT) - cold. I'm here now, will post photos as soon as I get around to it. Can't post any of the sauna, we're not allowed to bring cameras in. I'll try to take a pic of "my" office when I can.... |
Awful Plastic Surgery
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Kate Bosworth (Dec 29 2003 03:19 GMT) - Blue Crush star (and Orlando Bloom girlfriend), Kate Bosworth, has made some barely perceptible changes to her nose in the past year. Her nose used to be much rounder and snub. Now, her profile is stronger and her nose tip... |
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