RIP Floppy Disk

"(26-Apr-2010) Sony announced that they will stop selling the 1.44MB, 3.5″ floppy disk that have been a mainstay in computers since 1981.

Another nail in the coffin. In what has to be an expected call, Sony announced that sales of the formerly ubiquitous floppy disks will stop in March 2011, save for possible niche markets. The ( Read more... )

New goal in life: must travel on the Trans-Siberian Railroad from the UK to Beijing. Though taking it from the UK, through Russia, China, Hanoi, Saigon, Bangkok, to a final destination of Singapore would be awesome. Or through the silk rout.

But UK to Singapore by train and one bus ride from Saigon to Bangkok would cost about $1400 and take about ( Read more... )

European Parliament slams digital copyright treaty
cnet

"...Whatever the reason, the lopsided vote was welcomed by liberal advocacy groups that have been opposing ACTA with little success of far. Public Knowledge said afterward: 'This process for too long has been driven by the wishes of the big media companies. The European Parliament vote is yet ( Read more... )

Your result for The Ultra Ultimate Personality Test...
The Scientist

You scored 29 Extroversion, 78 Intuition, 10 Emotional, and 42 Spontaneity!

INTJ

Independent, innovative, logical and driven by the inner world of ideas and possibilities, the INTJ often appears to others as a quietly self-confident (and sometimes stubborn) critic of the status quo, ( Read more... )

Spoilers......Holy Shit.

Seriously, did she really deserve that?

The Lure of Radical Islam, or ‘Boys Will Be Boys’
February 3, 2010 by Raymond Ibrahim

"What causes such men, born and raised in the West, often from Christian backgrounds, to abandon their heritage, embrace Islam, and become radicalized to the point that they conspire to kill their fellow countrymen?"

Found a place that wraps up so many of my interests into one place. And for the icing, its the Persian New Year, Noruz, the ending weekend of my Spring Break and its being celebrated here. Tea, Persian food, dancing, Colorado, and something different. How could I not love it? Plus, I've never actually gone on a Spring Break Trip.....

The Boulder ( Read more... )

Your result for The Fan Fiction Personality Test...

In Afghan war, officer flourishes outside the box
‘Maverick’ lieutenant colonel uses unconventional arsenal against
Associated Press ALTIMUR, Afghanistan - You may wonder how Thomas Gukeisen made it to lieutenant colonel, and by age 39 at that.
He breaks Army rules and operates by his own rendition of counterinsurgency warfare whose arsenal ( Read more... )

On the twelfth day of Christmas, ( Read more... )