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Still the standard

This screenshot of the Ximian Gnome desktop just confirms to me that the Mac interace is STILL the standard. Sure, it's got a 'doze style dock, but can anyone say "mile-high-menubar"? From this article on O'Reilly Net.


Truly, nothing is sacred.

Sigh. Network Solutions is now selling all the information in the whois database to direct marketers. If you've ever registered a domain name, direct marketers will now be able to target you based on any information you've entered in the registration database, as well as how long your site has been up, if you're doing ecommerce, if your domain is active or not... damn.


Breaking Through the Hype (Not)

WebTechniques: Breaking Through The Hype.


Computing Great Circle Distances

Chatting with Andrew Duncan last night we got onto the topic of great circle distances - the shortest distance between two points on the Earth's surface. (A practical application for the shortest distance between two points on the surface of any sphere)

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