Gaiety. Song and dance. Here we are and there we are. Mrs. Elbeno has fixed holes in two of my favourite jumpers. Jumpers which were cruelly struck down at a young age, finding themselves on the wrong end of an argument with the in-laws' washing machine agitator (agitator? I prefer…
The great thing about the web is…
…that one can sit down on the couch watching mindless entertaining TV (Beauty and the Geek) while laughing at the poor quality of the Daily Mirror Cryptic Crossword with a friend. I mention this just because this LJ has been a bit quiet of late, and where it hasn't been…
MD5: more meaningful collisions
I previously wrote about how XBox videogame publishers can break free from Microsoft. It wasn’t so theoretical. This week, researchers showed how to get MD5 collisions with meaningful documents. I wonder what method Microsoft will use to sign Xenon XBEs?
Tim! Again!
Out in straight sets to Johansson? Well, you still have a week to find your form. When you're on form, you can beat anyone on grass. Ganbare! The draw is revealed on the 19th.
Glen Phillips @ Largo
Last night Mrs. Elbeno and I saw Glen Phillips and Jill Sobule at Largo. Funnily enough, Largo is almost directly opposite Bang. It was a good evening. The food was passable (although that was not penne) and the atmosphere was intimate. I would have preferred a little more light to…
Spam survey
Here is a survey of the spam I received yesterday. I'm not sure what this demonstrates, but maybe something. Type Example subject # Received Cheap pharmacy drugs offers Re: Good Dayy 18 Source address spoofing (As a domain owner, I don't appreciate this) Email was not delivered due to content…
The litigious society
“Professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt.” This now-familiar phrase is currently appearing on a Subaru advert – an advert which involves cars trundling around on just their front or rear wheels (the point being that the Subaru is 4WD). If I could make my car drive that…
cups, foomatic & gimp-print excitement
Finally got the wireless print server working properly with all the PCs in the house (WinXP, Win2K, Debian and Gentoo). Debian was the easiest (cups admin page). Win2K not bad (install disc). WinXP tough (install disc & fiddling with network connections). Gentoo the toughest (nothing for printing in place already)….
Fully functional and programmed in multiple techniques
Mrs. Elbeno’s old laptop is now my new laptop. It has been liberated from Windows (yes, I took off the sticker too). It runs 5 times as fast now. Really. It’s actually responsive! I can watch Strongbad emails at will. Wireless network, sound, everything works. Fluxbox is my window manager…
I talk in my sleep
I'm going to build an engine that *mumble mumble mumble*, apparently. Any ideas what the mumbling might be? Another earth-shattering idea lost to Morpheus' embrace, I fear.