Monthly Archives: September 2005

Useful stuff to know about XP and Linux

Posted on September 12, 2005 by Pace Arko

coLinux: and open source Linux emulator. Run Linux inside NT5+ without buying VMWare. There are other ways to emulate Linux inside NT5+ with other open source emulators. I really don’t know why I started exploring this, either I multiboot, use … Continue reading →

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A few links and a rant about Web applications

Posted on September 9, 2005 by Pace Arko

First: Nice ways to style data tables. Nice ways to style forms and marginally improve their usability. Recently I’ve been reading much about AJAX, treating pages as applications, rich interactivity, and hype about the top ten tools of Web 2. … Continue reading →

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The quality of gaming dice stinks

Posted on September 7, 2005 by Pace Arko

Friends have shown me and given me casino-legal craps dice. Take a look at the photograph below to see what they look like. Notice that they are transparent, have sharp, nonbeveled edges and don’t have indentation to represent numbers. They … Continue reading →

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Louisiana 1927

Posted on September 4, 2005 by Pace Arko

I suppose I should say something about what has been happening on the Gulf Coast these last 7 days. A Randy Newman song, which this post is titled after, has been surfacing in my head over and over again these … Continue reading →

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The Bet

Posted on September 1, 2005 by Pace Arko

And before you get the idea that it’s all glowing wonders and rose-tinted glasses here at the mighty, mighty Farlops Industries, let me say few words about an essay I read over at Worldchanging the other day. This planet is … Continue reading →

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Mice regenerate entire organs

Posted on September 1, 2005 by Pace Arko

Just read on Slashdot that Professor Ellen Heber-Katz and a team of scientists at the Wistar Institute (Within the University of Pennsylvania.) have engineered a mouse that appears to be able to fully regenerate damage to any organ in its … Continue reading →

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