I’ve been using Windows Media Center for years. I run WMC on my desktop computer to a projector and speakers. We don’t have a TV, so this is how I get my fix of Netflix, DVDs, and loads of downloaded documentaries I stream from my Synology NAS (home file server). This has been a cost …
Monthly Archives: January 2012
MR. DAISEY AND THE APPLE FACTORY
Apple has been in the news a lot lately, mostly reactions from the NYT report on factory working conditions. Some of those facts have been disputed by a BSR open letter. But it still leaves the conclusion that more can be done. Of course there are those that argue that this is simply all part …
Urban eXperiment – Secret Paris restoration
Wired has a great story on Urban eXperiment in Paris titled The New French Hacker-Artist Underground. I’ve heard little bits about Untergunther through other stories via Urban Exploration, but Jon Lackman gives a fresh narrative to the information. UX’s most sensational caper (to be revealed so far, at least) was completed in 2006. A cadre …
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25th Street Renaissance in Golden Hill
The Examiner notes that this is the year work starts on a large number of changes to 25th street in Golden Hill, San Diego. I am looking forward to seeing the changes when completed, it will give the street much more pedestrian and tree-lined feel. The largest change looks to be a traffic circle instead …
What is SOPA and how does it work?
The Verge has a great writeup on SOPA/PIPA if you are not familiar with it: What is SOPA and how does it work? The Stop Online Piracy Act explained