So this week, I launched www.6o.to. This is a URL shortener. Yes, I know that there are *many* services just like this on the internet… or are there? What makes 6o.to special is that it is based on the DNS infrastructure, and an active implementation of a Draft IETF specification I published last year. Quite [...]
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So, we haven’t yet unlocked the T-Mobile G1, but we have managed to obtain root on it. There is a RIL API available, and we can access the RIL directly. Presumably, we might be able to directly access the RIL and do some hexediting, and that might be the only solution. I’m making a leap [...]
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The HP Elite Autofocus… its decent, but I don’t think it is quite as good as the Logitech Vision Pro. I’ve also had problems getting the audio to work in MacOS and Linux. I believe it to be a driver issue on MacOS, and a flashplayer issue on Linux. That said, the swivel is [...]
Palin’s dismissal of civil rights and liberties is contemptible. She criticized Democrats for being concerned about “the rights of Terrorists”. This is simply sad. Worse, the Republicans at this convention should assamed of themselves for the applause that followed this statement. For a political party that praises themselves with ideals of patriotism, they sorely failed [...]
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My $50/yr membership to the ACM not only gives me access to their own digital library, but also access to O’Reilly’s Safari and Books 24/7. I can’t stress how great of resources these are. I’m learning Actionscript3, Flex, and brushing up on Java Servlets. The 4 books that i was looking to buy at Barnes [...]
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