Well, I registered a while ago, but I picked up the conference satchel et cetera today. It’s a canvas satchel much like LCA 2005, but with fewer goodies (and more paper). There is one cool thing — I got to pick an O’Reilly book about MySQL to have in the bag. Interestingly, there is a…
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A side by side comparison of MythTV and Windows Media Center
It sounds like Windows Media Center can be frustrating.
List of VTA station addresses
Oh, and this list of VTA station addresses is very useful…
VTA station for the Santa Clara Convention Center
I’m doing public transport research for MySQL user’s conference next week. Here is how to get from the VTA station at Old Ironsides to the Santa Clara Convention Center.
Buy this book!
How Awesome Will It Be? A Teenager’s Guide to Understanding and Preparing for the Second Coming (Paperback). Wow. Via Alan on Techtalkblogs.
ATO to use luxury ownership as audit trigger
The ATO has announced it will be auditing people who have nice cars. The bar for “nice carness” is pretty low though at $55,000. I suspect this sort of thing is quite effective though.
Twisted Python and Jabber SSL
Ok, so I thought it would be cool to be able to send Google Talk messages to my MythTV box. Can’t be too hard to write a twisted python jabber client can it? Well, after an hour of surfing, I give up. I have the simple jabber client example, but it totally doesn’t work with…
Stop using all the loo paper!
If your toilet paper has a paw print motif, then someone might be trying to tell you something.
Tagging air force one
Video of someone tagging air force one. Presumably real footage, although Schneier seems to have some doubts.
Random linkage
Yucca Mountain is part of the 87% of Nevada which is federal property. It’s also where the US intends to store it’s nuclear waste, instead of in dry cask storage. Before it starts glowing in the dark, I should consider going on the tour.