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Windows Experience Index for Acer Ferrari 1000
I just wanted to follow-up on something people have been discussing. On my original post about the Acer Ferrari 1000 laptop with Windows Vista that…
Windows Vista Laptop Auction Traffic
I though some you server geeks might be interested in seeing our Munin graph for Apache accesses during the last 24 hours to get an…
Windows Vista Laptop on eBay, Proceeds Going To EFF
So regarding my infamous Acer Ferrari 1000 Windows Vista laptop (one of several sent to bloggers which are stirring up a quite a bit of…
Update on Windows Vista Laptop Blogger Controversy
Earlier this week, Microsoft & AMD via the PR firm Edelman, sent me and several other bloggers an Acer Ferrari 1000 laptop with Windows Vista…
Amazing Photos of an 18th Century Bordello Party in Paris
My good friend Jacob Appelbaum was recently invited to Paris to shoot photos of a 18th century bordello party. Here’s his amazing gallery of over…
10 Zen Monkeys Call For Michael Crook DMCA War Stories
10 Zen Monkeys, the blog hosted by Laughing Squid which is currently at the center of the EFF lawsuit against Michael Crook, has just put…
Help Michael Peppe Find His Glasses
San Francisco performer and SubGenii Michael Peppe lost his beloved glasses at last month’s Laughing Squid: Decade 2 event. Here’s more info from John Law:…
100,000 Comment Spam Entries Blocked by Akismet
The amazing WordPress plugin Akismet has blocked over 100,000 comment and trackback spam entries on Laughing Squid since I installed it. I’m not sure what…
Microsoft Sent An Acer Ferrari Laptop With Windows Vista
UPDATE: I’ve decided to auction off the laptop on eBay and donate the proceeds to EFF. Ok, so yeah, I’ve been blogging about Microsoft quite…
San Francisco New Year’s Eve 2006-2007
People are starting to make their New Year’s Eve plans as 2006 comes to an end and as always there’s a bunch of great stuff…