Archive for January, 2008
Eve Online for Linux
Monday, January 28th, 2008I was reading Matt’s blog over the weekend and found out there was supported Linux version for Eve Online. Eve Online is a MMOG in deep space, with 5000 solar systems in the environment. You start off with a little ship, and you make money over time via mining, fighting pirates, or, in the more unruly areas, waging war on other players. They’ve designed a pretty reasonable model for new players coming online by having security ratings on zones. In high security zones if people attack each other, the feds go after them. In low security regions, you can do whatever you like.
I created a trial account to check it out, and am massively impressed. I has the base feel of Mechwarrior (the original late 80s game), but with a lot more possibilities. Because your character gains skills even when you aren’t connected, it allows for a more leisurely use of the game (instead of the WoW phenomena of “can’t eat, raid. can’t sleep, raid. can’t talk, raid”).
I’m Neas Bade in world (matching up with my Second Life ID), so if you happen to be on, feel free to find me.
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008-
EMC seems to be getting into the Hardware as a Service space with their backup offering.
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I’m still on the REST side of the XMPP vs. REST approach to things because of the caching effects. I’ll have to do a bit more research here on the whole recent XMPP rise. It is interesting that Tivo’s service is now XMPP.
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Interesting look at the world of telecommuting and how it fits into the economy
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Got this link from Dave Chess, great stuff.
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Quite reasonable language on perl strengths and weaknesses. It’s good to know that some people still have reasoned approach to perl. Though I doubt if perl bashing is really out of vogue yet.
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Friday, January 25th, 2008links for 2008-01-24
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008-
fun use of google trends
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008links for 2008-01-21
Monday, January 21st, 2008-
Quite a good movie that I found out by accident. Quirky, different, and lots of fun. Make sure to watch all the extras on the DVD.
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A 15 minute drive away for us. We finally got out to the greenhouse yesterday, which was really great.
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If only they had power…
Sunday, January 20th, 2008Nick and I chatted the other night, catching up on all things life and work. Nick has kicked off his 4th semester as a professor at West Virginia Tech, adding a new class on open source software development to the curriculum for his students. Our tentative plan is that I’ll come down late in the spring, hang out for a week, and give a guest lecture on Open Source Development.
I’ve discovered there is an Amtrak line that runs from New York City to Chicago via West Virginia, conveniently stopping in Charleston. I started getting all excited about this idea, until I found the following:
In most Amtrak trains, First Class and Business Class seats and sleepers have standard 110-volt electrical power outlets available to supply power for electronic devices. Very few outlets are available, however, at Coach Class seats.
This train doesn’t have First or Business Class seats. 15 hours of train is much better than 9.5 hours in a car, if I could get work done during it, but lacking that, driving looks like a better option. If only they had power….
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008-
This article is interesting for 2 reasons. First off, there is an interesting trend there that things like my Olevia HDTV, Logitech Harmony Remote, and Cowon audio player fall into. Secondly, go wired for complete cluelessness in what ‘Hardware as a Ser(tags: hardware electronics)
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I love maps like this that help relate back to the rest of the world.
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