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NetSwamp – Redo

After more than 2 years, lost in the back-water and darkness of the Internet, NetSwamp re-emerges.

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ROFLMAO: Microsoft targets Linux, IBM with Windows Server for really small biz!

Computerworld let Eric Lai cut an article titled: “Microsoft targets Linux, IBM with Windows Server for really small biz“. After reading the article I suspect Microsoft is using a BB Gun.

Essentially the article reads as though Microsoft has unleashed a killer OS for use by really small businesses called Windows Server 2008 Foundation. [...]

Rover Computer Reboots

At more than 55 million kilometers away (how many miles is that?), NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is having technical difficulties. Apparently the rover rebooted several times last weekend.  Irregularities in communications alerted scientists to the glitch.

Both rovers have greatly exceeded their original mission of 3 months. They’ve been there over 5 years. [...]

Wii Mower?

Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should. A headline I found from April 11th reads; Danish hackers meld lawn mower with Nintendo Wii.

“The result of the clever experiment is Casmobot: The Computer Assisted Slope Mower Robot, which is part of something called the Plant NursingRobotics program in Denmark. Plant Nursing [...]

Trust in Technology Leads to Wrong Turn

You gotta love the way this article starts; “Sometimes, technology isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.”

An Oshkosh woman was attempting to travel to Laona from the White Lake area when her GPS gave her what it thought was the best route. Instead, it triggered a series of misfortunes which left her stranded on [...]