27 Jul
2009

The AT&T 4chan block

So they’ve gone and done it. AT&T has blocked parts of the popular 4chan forum, notably /b, home of anonymous. No. Anonymous is not an organisation. They don’t have a leader, they don’t have meetings, they don’t have a head-quarters. They can’t be bartered with, they can’t be bribed. They just do their shit. It’s […]

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15 Jul
2009

The recording industry

“Nyt pitää ymmärtää, että tietokoneella musiikin kuuntelu on extraa. Normaalisti musiikkia kuunnellaan autossa tai stereoiden kautta. Jos nyt käytät jotain Linuxia tai Macia, kannattaa harkita ihan tavallisen cd-soittimen hankkimista, Tommi Kyyrä, ÄKT, 22.9.2005 And a quick translation for that one english-speaker who accidentally clicked onto my blog: Now, we have to understand that listening to […]

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9 Jul
2009

Samsung SyncMaster 226BW shenanigans

I recently got a second Samsung 226BW from a friend, and i wanted to find out whether it had the S or the A panel. Background So what’s this hokum-pokum about different panels? Well if you ask Samsung, nothing.  Nowhere do they state who their panel manufacturer is. So why would people get angry about […]

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2 Jul
2009

Agamemnon Updates

Alrighty then. I had the wonderful opportunity to get a lightweight UPS from my good friend G, who has no need for one. It’s a Powerware 5110, with a USB interface, surge protection and RJ-11 filtering. That puppy is now hooked up to Agamemnon, the main server on my network. The server has dual power […]

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