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Entries from May 2003

Excessive Storage

May 6th, 2003 · No Comments

In response to the new 30GB Apple iPod, Creative have just announced a 60GB mp3 player, the Nomad Zen.
I feel that things have gotten a bit out of hand here. While more storage is always a good thing, I only have 54GB storage on my computer, and although I occasionally have to burn some of [...]

Tags: apple · music · tech

Making the extraordinary seem ordinary

May 4th, 2003 · No Comments

A couple of days ago over dinner, I was having one of those typical university conversations about whether the Internet had really changed the world. As was pointed out, “We’re still not buying all of our groceries over the web.” I replied with something about delivery of large perishable goods and how in fact the [...]

Tags: future · science · spec · tech · web

Junk

May 2nd, 2003 · No Comments

Readers of mssv.net will remember my ill-fated expedition into Mozilla Mail 1.3. There was only one reason behind the expedition - to get rid of the 50+ junk mails that I receive per day.
In itself, the junk mail is not that much of an annoyance compared to other things in life. However, it is something [...]

Tags: meta · web

Not All Men Are Telepathic

May 1st, 2003 · No Comments

Not All Men Are Telepathic - another Craiglist classic:
Ladies, a good number of us men regret to inform you we are not telepathic and cannot read your mind. We get paid to take our boss’s bullshit because we cannot read their minds, could you please cut us some slack? If you are interested in a [...]

Tags: silly