Category: Technical Folly

A news link

Posted on December 16, 2002 ( 0 )

Anyone else find an unintentionally automated sense of humor inherent in this Google News ... (more...)

For those who care about such things

Posted on October 24, 2002 ( 0 )

MSN 8 is out. Hey, isn't that Arthur from ... (more...)

Actually

Posted on October 18, 2002 ( 0 )

We used to call it When Server Rooms Attack.

Web Science Experiment

Posted on October 14, 2002 ( 0 )

Just noticed this in guff's referer* log: 14 Oct, Mon, 02:20:36      http://wwww.blogger.com/ That's four w's up there in the server host name. The World Wide ... (more...)

Coming up this week:

Posted on October 13, 2002 ( 0 )

World Standards Day. We in the US will be observing it on Wednesday, while the rest of you get it out of the way ... (more...)

News about projects

Posted on September 23, 2002 ( 0 )

News about projects like the MarsFlyer excite me, but why are various non-Internet and other un-gitchy names being subjected to the highly cliché "space ... (more...)

Next up, seat belts for Jupiter

Posted on August 29, 2002 ( 0 )

Airbags for the Earth. It's stuff like this that keep science fiction fans (um, like myself) assured that real life is filled with eminently ... (more...)

Robot Toilets

Posted on May 12, 2002 ( 0 )

Wait a minute, what's the date? It's the year 2002 Anno Domini by the old Gregorian calendar, correct? That would put us far enough into ... (more...)

Modes of Transport

Posted on April 24, 2002 ( 0 )

I've gotten around in many different ways throughout my life, just like the rest of you. Here's most of the methods of conveyance I've had ... (more...)

The World in XML

Posted on April 12, 2002 ( 0 )

How the world should work in XML: <?xml version="2.0" standalone="no"> <!DOCTYPE Encounter PUBLIC world.dtd> <event xmlwns="x-schema:brief.xsd">     <participant id="human" sub-id="adult" cat="guy">         <name>Kafkaesquí</name>         <statement type="question" mode="pleasant">         Excuse me, but I only have a couple ... (more...)

The KafkaesquĆ­ MUD

Posted on March 25, 2002 ( 0 )

KafMUD - eternal copyright system driver: OseOS v0.2b1 WELCOME TO KAFLAND, AN UNNATURAL BUT STILL RECOGNIZABLE WORLD. There are currently 0 users logged on. What do you wish for ... (more...)