Nomad Log 2008.04/17
Important Reference!
- This is the best map to geek stuff in Akihabara I’ve ever seen. Even with all the times I’ve been there before, I know I haven’t seen most of the stuff available. With this map, I realized just how MUCH more I missed out on. Vital information if you’re visiting Akihabara.
DIY: SW
- Help digitize content AND protect your website from spam using reCAPTCHA! (now that is a cool mashup)
Misc News
- Sun close-sourcing parts of MySQL.
- I used to devote a lot of computing time for SETI@home, it’s better than letting idle CPU cycles goto waste. I think I tried Folding@home for a while too. I’m glad to know that they’re making strides towards a GPU consuming client. This method should allow one to maximize computations while doing non-GPU intensive stuff like websurfing without affecting performance.
- “Ghost in the Shell” movie by Dreamworks
- 13 Year Old Corrects NASA’s Math On Killer Asteroid
[update] NASA says kid got it wrong!
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