Adam Jordens@littlesquare:~/

Interesting article over on CBC describing the recent finding of two genes that from early indications appear to increase the risk of developing MS by 20-30%. Something that scientists have been looking to find for 30 years. The company I work for...

I was pretty keen on attending this years OSCON in Portland but it unfortunately didn't fit into the conference budget. It's never really a replacement for attending but a good majority of the presentations this year are now available (as PDFs) here. I...

There's an interesting article on Wired detailing the significant search for computing pioneer Jim Gray, lost at sea since January. He was intense, I was intense, and we were both raised by single parents. Jim was like a mountain man who was also a...

The following is some quick & dirty code on how one might approach the idea of writing a playlist generator in Python. The language almost doesn't matter but ActivePython does ship with bindings that allow you easily interact with any Windows COM...

Finally got an invitation to Pownce this afternoon. What is it? Pownce is a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends. You'll create a network of the people you know and then you can share stuff with all of them, just a few of them,...

This past week I've started using Synergy again. For those that haven't heard of it before, Synergy is a software-based KVM application that allows you easily share a keyboard and mouse amongst multiple computers using a TCP/IP connection I first used...

http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=162 Trillian Astra is a version of the popular Trillian IM client specifically designed for the iPhone (still no Trillian for the Mac tho). So if you happen to have an iPhone and want some IM goodness, head on over to...

Caught the announcement on CBC last week regarding Microsoft's intention to start a development centre in nearby Vancouver, BC. www.cbc.ca/cp/technology/070705/z070502A.html It's funny that they mention troubles with US immigration as being a motivating...