Jan Ole Peek » Digg http://www.janolepeek.com Ramblings of an Internet Hermit Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:58:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Best moments in Diggnation’s 100 episode history. Must… http://www.janolepeek.com/best-moments-in-diggnations-100-episode-history-must http://www.janolepeek.com/best-moments-in-diggnations-100-episode-history-must#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:52:34 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/best-moments-in-diggnations-100-episode-history-must

Best moments in Diggnation’s 100 episode history. Must watch – NSFW.  

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Best moments in Diggnation’s 100 episode history. Must watch – NSFW.  

]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/best-moments-in-diggnation%e2%80%99s-100-episode-history-must/feed 0 You haven’t been online today if you don’t know what… http://www.janolepeek.com/you-havent-been-online-today-if-you-dont-know-what http://www.janolepeek.com/you-havent-been-online-today-if-you-dont-know-what#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 19:31:02 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/you-havent-been-online-today-if-you-dont-know-what
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You haven’t been online today if you don’t know what the image above means… (hint)

]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/you-havent-been-online-today-if-you-dont-know-what/feed 0 You haven’t been online today if you don’t know what… http://www.janolepeek.com/you-haven%e2%80%99t-been-online-today-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-know-what http://www.janolepeek.com/you-haven%e2%80%99t-been-online-today-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-know-what#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 05:31:02 +0000 jopeek http://jopeek.tumblr.com/post/1429535



You haven’t been online today if you don’t know what the image above means… (hint)

]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/you-haven%e2%80%99t-been-online-today-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-know-what/feed 0 Linspire’s CNR to go multi-Linux, remain free http://www.janolepeek.com/linspires-cnr-to-go-multi-linux-remain-free-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/linspires-cnr-to-go-multi-linux-remain-free-2#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:10:58 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/linspires-cnr-to-go-multi-linux-remain-free-2

Linspire announced today that it plans to expand its CNR (“Click ‘N Run”) digital download and software management service to support multiple desktop Linux distributions beyond Linspire and Freespire, initially adding Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu, using both .deb and .rpm packages. And, the standard CNR service will remain free.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/linspires-cnr-to-go-multi-linux-remain-free-2/feed 0 Linspire’s CNR to go multi-Linux, remain free http://www.janolepeek.com/linspires-cnr-to-go-multi-linux-remain-free http://www.janolepeek.com/linspires-cnr-to-go-multi-linux-remain-free#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:10:58 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/blog/2007/01/23/linspires-cnr-to-go-multi-linux-remain-free/

Linspire announced today that it plans to expand its CNR (“Click ‘N Run”) digital download and software management service to support multiple desktop Linux distributions beyond Linspire and Freespire, initially adding Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu, using both .deb and .rpm packages. And, the standard CNR service will remain free.
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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/linspires-cnr-to-go-multi-linux-remain-free/feed 0 The little bit that Linux lacks http://www.janolepeek.com/the-little-bit-that-linux-lacks-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/the-little-bit-that-linux-lacks-2#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:11:04 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/the-little-bit-that-linux-lacks-2

I use my computer a lot. So much in fact that I often catch flack from my girlfriend about never putting that damn laptop down. I have to use Windows for work. I’m dual booting with Ubuntu Edgy and am trying hard as can be to use Linux when I am at home. I love the way things just work and the interface of Ubuntu in general but there are some things that are still lacking.

This is a simple list of what I feel needs to be available for Linux in order for me to feel 100% comfortable and not yearning for that one app I had in Windows:

  • A nice text editor, ala Ultra Edit, Notepad++, xpad, etc, etc
  • A proper GUI FTP client, ala WS_FTP 2007, Smart FTP, FileZilla, CuteFTP, there are tons for Windows, and not one for Linux that is appealing to the eye and functional
  • A good looking media player that will actually play everything I throw at it

One should not have to sacrifice UI for functionality so I don’t want to hear about those apps that do exist in Linux that provide 100% functionality but look like they were designed for Windows 95. I mean, even the default Ubuntu desktop blows Windows XP away and with Compiz or Beryl, Vista looks like an afterthought, but to mess it all up with some crappy boxy grey apps? No… Get my drift?

]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/the-little-bit-that-linux-lacks-2/feed 10 The little bit that Linux lacks http://www.janolepeek.com/the-little-bit-that-linux-lacks http://www.janolepeek.com/the-little-bit-that-linux-lacks#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:11:04 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/blog/2007/01/17/the-little-bit-that-linux-lacks/

I use my computer a lot. So much in fact that I often catch flack from my girlfriend about never putting that damn laptop down. I have to use Windows for work. I’m dual booting with Ubuntu Edgy and am trying hard as can be to use Linux when I am at home. I love the way things just work and the interface of Ubuntu in general but there are some things that are still lacking.

This is a simple list of what I feel needs to be available for Linux in order for me to feel 100% comfortable and not yearning for that one app I had in Windows:

  • A nice text editor, ala Ultra Edit, Notepad++, xpad, etc, etc
  • A proper GUI FTP client, ala WS_FTP 2007, Smart FTP, FileZilla, CuteFTP, there are tons for Windows, and not one for Linux that is appealing to the eye and functional
  • A good looking media player that will actually play everything I throw at it

One should not have to sacrifice UI for functionality so I don’t want to hear about those apps that do exist in Linux that provide 100% functionality but look like they were designed for Windows 95. I mean, even the default Ubuntu desktop blows Windows XP away and with Compiz or Beryl, Vista looks like an afterthought, but to mess it all up with some crappy boxy grey apps? No… Get my drift?

]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/the-little-bit-that-linux-lacks/feed 10 The Digg Comment Algorithm http://www.janolepeek.com/the-digg-comment-algorithm-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/the-digg-comment-algorithm-2#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:37:33 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/the-digg-comment-algorithm-2

Everything in this world can be shown as a flowchart algorithm. This, of course, applies to the complex and not well researched field of “Digg comments“. Here’s someone’s humble attempt to define an algorithm which should encompass all of the many possibilities of comment development on Digg. Take this with your tongue firmly in cheek.
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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/the-digg-comment-algorithm-2/feed 1 The Digg Comment Algorithm http://www.janolepeek.com/the-digg-comment-algorithm http://www.janolepeek.com/the-digg-comment-algorithm#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:37:33 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/blog/2007/01/08/the-digg-comment-algorithm/

Everything in this world can be shown as a flowchart algorithm. This, of course, applies to the complex and not well researched field of “Digg comments“. Here’s someone’s humble attempt to define an algorithm which should encompass all of the many possibilities of comment development on Digg. Take this with your tongue firmly in cheek.
Visit Link

]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/the-digg-comment-algorithm/feed 1 AllofMp3.com Sued for $1.65 Trillion! http://www.janolepeek.com/allofmp3-com-sued-for-1-65-trillion http://www.janolepeek.com/allofmp3-com-sued-for-1-65-trillion#comments Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:00:45 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/allofmp3-com-sued-for-1-65-trillion

Ok, they really have lost their mind…
The RIAA is suing the website AllofMP3.com on behalf of EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music, and Warner Music in the amount of $150,000 for each of the 11 million songs that were downloaded from June to October of 2006. That comes to a lawsuit totaling $1.65 trillion!
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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/allofmp3-com-sued-for-1-65-trillion/feed 0 AllofMp3.com Sued for $1.65 Trillion! http://www.janolepeek.com/allofmp3com-sued-for-165-trillion http://www.janolepeek.com/allofmp3com-sued-for-165-trillion#comments Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:00:45 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/blog/2006/12/23/allofmp3com-sued-for-165-trillion/

Ok, they really have lost their mind…
The RIAA is suing the website AllofMP3.com on behalf of EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music, and Warner Music in the amount of $150,000 for each of the 11 million songs that were downloaded from June to October of 2006. That comes to a lawsuit totaling $1.65 trillion!
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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/allofmp3com-sued-for-165-trillion/feed 0 Weird Story of the Week http://www.janolepeek.com/weird-story-of-the-week-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/weird-story-of-the-week-2#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:37:40 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/weird-story-of-the-week-2

The world’s tallest man has saved two dolphins by using his long arms to reach into their stomachs and pull out dangerous plastic shards.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/weird-story-of-the-week-2/feed 0 Weird Story of the Week http://www.janolepeek.com/weird-story-of-the-week http://www.janolepeek.com/weird-story-of-the-week#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:37:40 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/blog/2006/12/14/weird-story-of-the-week/

The world’s tallest man has saved two dolphins by using his long arms to reach into their stomachs and pull out dangerous plastic shards.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/weird-story-of-the-week/feed 0 RIAA think they’ve the power to “switch off the Internet” http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-think-theyve-the-power-to-switch-off-the-internet-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-think-theyve-the-power-to-switch-off-the-internet-2#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:21:15 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-think-theyve-the-power-to-switch-off-the-internet-2

“One of the lawyers involved in defending cases brought against people by the RIAA claims that if the music industry wins a crucial case, the Internet will have to be switched off.” Right, how far up his own backside is he if he thinks that’s possible?!?

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-think-theyve-the-power-to-switch-off-the-internet-2/feed 0 RIAA think they’ve the power to “switch off the Internet” http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-think-theyve-the-power-to-switch-off-the-internet http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-think-theyve-the-power-to-switch-off-the-internet#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:21:15 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/blog/2006/11/29/riaa-think-theyve-the-power-to-switch-off-the-internet/

“One of the lawyers involved in defending cases brought against people by the RIAA claims that if the music industry wins a crucial case, the Internet will have to be switched off.” Right, how far up his own backside is he if he thinks that’s possible?!?

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-think-theyve-the-power-to-switch-off-the-internet/feed 0 The 10 Minute e-mail address http://www.janolepeek.com/the-10-minute-e-mail-address http://www.janolepeek.com/the-10-minute-e-mail-address#comments Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:31:06 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/the-10-minute-e-mail-address

A disposable email service…You can read them, click on links, and even reply to them. The e-mail address will expire after 10 minutes.

This is a really neat service that’s great if you are required to sign up somewhere and you’re not quite sure if it’s on the up-and-up. Great to avoid spam!

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/the-10-minute-e-mail-address/feed 0 The 10 Minute e-mail address http://www.janolepeek.com/the-10-minute-e-mail-address-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/the-10-minute-e-mail-address-2#comments Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:31:06 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/blog/2006/11/25/the-10-minute-e-mail-address-2/

A disposable email service…You can read them, click on links, and even reply to them. The e-mail address will expire after 10 minutes.

This is a really neat service that’s great if you are required to sign up somewhere and you’re not quite sure if it’s on the up-and-up. Great to avoid spam!

read more | digg story

]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/the-10-minute-e-mail-address-2/feed 0 One man SHOT while waiting in line for the PS3! http://www.janolepeek.com/one-man-shot-while-waiting-in-line-for-the-ps3-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/one-man-shot-while-waiting-in-line-for-the-ps3-2#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:26:30 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/one-man-shot-while-waiting-in-line-for-the-ps3-2

I like Technology but this is going just a little bit too far…

“Police said the victim had confronted the armed suspects and was shot. He was treated at the scene and transported to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center across the state line.”

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/one-man-shot-while-waiting-in-line-for-the-ps3-2/feed 0 One man SHOT while waiting in line for the PS3! http://www.janolepeek.com/one-man-shot-while-waiting-in-line-for-the-ps3 http://www.janolepeek.com/one-man-shot-while-waiting-in-line-for-the-ps3#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:26:30 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/blog/2006/11/17/one-man-shot-while-waiting-in-line-for-the-ps3/

I like Technology but this is going just a little bit too far…

“Police said the victim had confronted the armed suspects and was shot. He was treated at the scene and transported to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center across the state line.”

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/one-man-shot-while-waiting-in-line-for-the-ps3/feed 0 A new way to test your bandwidth http://www.janolepeek.com/a-new-way-to-test-your-bandwidth-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/a-new-way-to-test-your-bandwidth-2#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:14:25 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/a-new-way-to-test-your-bandwidth-2

The site allows you to select servers to ping from around the country on an interactive map and graphically displays connections as they travel with varying speeds along the way. It also lets you store results of tests for your computer and sort them by date, time, speed and distance.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/a-new-way-to-test-your-bandwidth-2/feed 1 A new way to test your bandwidth http://www.janolepeek.com/a-new-way-to-test-your-bandwidth http://www.janolepeek.com/a-new-way-to-test-your-bandwidth#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:14:25 +0000 jopeek http://jpeek.tuxme.com/blog/2006/08/17/a-new-way-to-test-your-bandwidth/

The site allows you to select servers to ping from around the country on an interactive map and graphically displays connections as they travel with varying speeds along the way. It also lets you store results of tests for your computer and sort them by date, time, speed and distance.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/a-new-way-to-test-your-bandwidth/feed 1 The riddle of China’s Area 51 http://www.janolepeek.com/the-riddle-of-chinas-area-51-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/the-riddle-of-chinas-area-51-2#comments Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:58:45 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/the-riddle-of-chinas-area-51-2

On the internet, a little mystery can go a long way.

“Six weeks ago, a man living in Germany and calling himself KenGrok, announced a fascinating discovery on a Google Earth Community forum.

Poring over satellite images of China on the free Google Earth service, he came across a strange plot of land – approximately 900 metres by 700 metres, about the size of six Sydney Cricket Grounds.”

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/the-riddle-of-chinas-area-51-2/feed 0 Tomorrow @ 21:30, the US war in Iraq will outgrow their involvement in WWII http://www.janolepeek.com/tomorrow-2130-the-us-war-in-iraq-will-outgrow-their-involvement-in-wwii-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/tomorrow-2130-the-us-war-in-iraq-will-outgrow-their-involvement-in-wwii-2#comments Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:54:45 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/tomorrow-2130-the-us-war-in-iraq-will-outgrow-their-involvement-in-wwii-2

On August 15, 2006 21:30 EST the United States will have been at war in Iraq longer than it was at war with Germany in World War II.

“We’re counting from the day Germany declared war on the US (December 11, 1941) to VE day (May 8, 1945). This is 1244 days. The Invasion of Iraq began on March 20, 2003 at 21:34 EST when the US began their first air strike on Baghdad.

On August 15, 2006 21:30 EST the United States will have been at war in Iraq longer than it was at war with Germany in World War II.”

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/tomorrow-2130-the-us-war-in-iraq-will-outgrow-their-involvement-in-wwii-2/feed 0 Huge Firefox crop circle – aliens do prefer Firefox! http://www.janolepeek.com/huge-firefox-crop-circle-aliens-do-prefer-firefox-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/huge-firefox-crop-circle-aliens-do-prefer-firefox-2#comments Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:50:39 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/huge-firefox-crop-circle-aliens-do-prefer-firefox-2

This past weekend, the OSU Linux Users Group descended on a field in Oregon to create a 45,000+ square foot crop circle of Firefox. The photos of this, taken from planes and helicopters, are incredible.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/huge-firefox-crop-circle-aliens-do-prefer-firefox-2/feed 0 The riddle of China’s Area 51 http://www.janolepeek.com/the-riddle-of-chinas-area-51 http://www.janolepeek.com/the-riddle-of-chinas-area-51#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:58:45 +0000 jopeek http://jpeek.tuxme.com/blog/2006/08/15/the-riddle-of-chinas-area-51/

On the internet, a little mystery can go a long way.

“Six weeks ago, a man living in Germany and calling himself KenGrok, announced a fascinating discovery on a Google Earth Community forum.

Poring over satellite images of China on the free Google Earth service, he came across a strange plot of land – approximately 900 metres by 700 metres, about the size of six Sydney Cricket Grounds.”

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/the-riddle-of-chinas-area-51/feed 0 Tomorrow @ 21:30, the US war in Iraq will outgrow their involvement in WWII http://www.janolepeek.com/tomorrow-2130-the-us-war-in-iraq-will-outgrow-their-involvement-in-wwii http://www.janolepeek.com/tomorrow-2130-the-us-war-in-iraq-will-outgrow-their-involvement-in-wwii#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:54:45 +0000 jopeek http://jpeek.tuxme.com/blog/2006/08/15/tomorrow-2130-the-us-war-in-iraq-will-outgrow-their-involvement-in-wwii/

On August 15, 2006 21:30 EST the United States will have been at war in Iraq longer than it was at war with Germany in World War II.

“We’re counting from the day Germany declared war on the US (December 11, 1941) to VE day (May 8, 1945). This is 1244 days. The Invasion of Iraq began on March 20, 2003 at 21:34 EST when the US began their first air strike on Baghdad.

On August 15, 2006 21:30 EST the United States will have been at war in Iraq longer than it was at war with Germany in World War II.”

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/tomorrow-2130-the-us-war-in-iraq-will-outgrow-their-involvement-in-wwii/feed 0 Huge Firefox crop circle – aliens do prefer Firefox! http://www.janolepeek.com/huge-firefox-crop-circle-aliens-do-prefer-firefox http://www.janolepeek.com/huge-firefox-crop-circle-aliens-do-prefer-firefox#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:50:39 +0000 jopeek http://jpeek.tuxme.com/blog/2006/08/15/huge-firefox-crop-circle-aliens-do-prefer-firefox/

This past weekend, the OSU Linux Users Group descended on a field in Oregon to create a 45,000+ square foot crop circle of Firefox. The photos of this, taken from planes and helicopters, are incredible.

read more | digg story

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/huge-firefox-crop-circle-aliens-do-prefer-firefox/feed 0 Digg View http://www.janolepeek.com/digg-view-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/digg-view-2#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:10:36 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/digg-view-2

My buddy Paul just alerted to this site called Digg View that gives a very nice summary of the top stories on Digg. I tend to look at what’s happening on Digg a few times a day, usually when I’m bored. This page now gives me a quick overview of anything that I may be interested in. Good stuff!

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/digg-view-2/feed 0 Digg View http://www.janolepeek.com/digg-view http://www.janolepeek.com/digg-view#comments Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:10:36 +0000 jopeek http://jpeek.tuxme.com/blog/2006/07/20/digg-view/

My buddy Paul just alerted to this site called Digg View that gives a very nice summary of the top stories on Digg. I tend to look at what’s happening on Digg a few times a day, usually when I’m bored. This page now gives me a quick overview of anything that I may be interested in. Good stuff!

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/digg-view/feed 0 RIAA sues Youtube users http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-sues-youtube-users-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-sues-youtube-users-2#comments Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:13:47 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-sues-youtube-users-2

I’m sorry but this is fucking crazy:

“It seems our friends over at the RIAA just cannot get enough. The latest BS to emerge from there are cease-and-desist letters to Youtube users who have dared to put up videos of things such as themselves dancing to music they haven’t licensed.”

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-sues-youtube-users-2/feed 0 RIAA sues Youtube users http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-sues-youtube-users http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-sues-youtube-users#comments Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:13:47 +0000 jopeek http://www.jpeek.net/blog/2006/06/21/riaa-sues-youtube-users/

I’m sorry but this is fucking crazy:

“It seems our friends over at the RIAA just cannot get enough. The latest BS to emerge from there are cease-and-desist letters to Youtube users who have dared to put up videos of things such as themselves dancing to music they haven’t licensed.”

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/riaa-sues-youtube-users/feed 0 Battlefield Podcast – Episode 4: Petition to save BF2? http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-episode-4-petition-to-save-bf2-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-episode-4-petition-to-save-bf2-2#comments Mon, 01 May 2006 09:08:56 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-episode-4-petition-to-save-bf2-2

Our fourth installment is now available for download. Topics covered in this week’s episode are more confirmed news about Patch 1.3 for Battlefield 2, new screenshots and renders for Battlefield 2142, a petition to save BF2, our first mod overview and Q&A – with the Tactical Mod – and our weekly Tweak, Tip, and Spotlight.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-episode-4-petition-to-save-bf2-2/feed 0 Battlefield Podcast – Episode 4: Petition to save BF2? http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-episode-4-petition-to-save-bf2 http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-episode-4-petition-to-save-bf2#comments Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:08:56 +0000 jopeek http://www.jpeek.net/blog/2006/04/30/battlefield-podcast-episode-4-petition-to-save-bf2/

Our fourth installment is now available for download. Topics covered in this week’s episode are more confirmed news about Patch 1.3 for Battlefield 2, new screenshots and renders for Battlefield 2142, a petition to save BF2, our first mod overview and Q&A – with the Tactical Mod – and our weekly Tweak, Tip, and Spotlight.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-episode-4-petition-to-save-bf2/feed 0 Battlefield Podcast http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-2#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:09:20 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-2

This is a new weekly podcast done by a couple of Battlefield 2 fans that discuss weekly news, topics of interests, exclusive interviews and connections with the community. They’ve released 2 episodes now and support is rising. Take a look, Listen to the latest episode and spread the word!

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast-2/feed 0 Battlefield Podcast http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:09:20 +0000 jopeek http://www.jpeek.net/blog/2006/04/18/battlefield-podcast/

This is a new weekly podcast done by a couple of Battlefield 2 fans that discuss weekly news, topics of interests, exclusive interviews and connections with the community. They’ve released 2 episodes now and support is rising. Take a look, Listen to the latest episode and spread the word!

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/battlefield-podcast/feed 0 Firefox 2.0 Alpha Released http://www.janolepeek.com/firefox-2-0-alpha-released http://www.janolepeek.com/firefox-2-0-alpha-released#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:39:26 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/firefox-2-0-alpha-released

How is this not on digg yet? I read this at TechCrunch last night.

An early alpha release of Firefox 2.0 has been quietly released. I don’t care if it is an alpha, it has to be more stable than v.1.5.

Downloaded and installed it and it works but I see no big difference to 1.5. Judge for yourself though.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/firefox-2-0-alpha-released/feed 0 Firefox 2.0 Alpha Released http://www.janolepeek.com/firefox-20-alpha-released http://www.janolepeek.com/firefox-20-alpha-released#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:39:26 +0000 jopeek http://www.jpeek.net/blog/2006/03/20/firefox-20-alpha-released/

How is this not on digg yet? I read this at TechCrunch last night.

An early alpha release of Firefox 2.0 has been quietly released. I don’t care if it is an alpha, it has to be more stable than v.1.5.

Downloaded and installed it and it works but I see no big difference to 1.5. Judge for yourself though.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/firefox-20-alpha-released/feed 0 Origami UMPC runs Linux! http://www.janolepeek.com/origami-umpc-runs-linux-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/origami-umpc-runs-linux-2#comments Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:45:36 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/origami-umpc-runs-linux-2

The Ultra Mobile PC, Microsoft’s new ultra-ultra-portable personal computer, apparently has a few new tricks up its sleeve that Microsoft neglected to tell anyone. In their testing of a prototype UMPC, UMPCOrigami found that Samsung’s engineers, awaiting the “official†operating system from Microsoft, had taken matters into their own hands and installed Linux in Windows’ place. Refusing to name the distribution used in the test, the team managed to proudly display Tux at 800 x 400 and loaded up the GNOME Desktop Environment with no trouble. These new UMPCs will contain a 1 GHz Celeron M, Pentium M, or VIA C7-M x86 processor with 256MB RAM and a 30 or 60 GB hard drive.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/origami-umpc-runs-linux-2/feed 0 Origami UMPC runs Linux! http://www.janolepeek.com/origami-umpc-runs-linux http://www.janolepeek.com/origami-umpc-runs-linux#comments Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:45:36 +0000 jopeek http://www.jpeek.net/blog/2006/03/17/origami-umpc-runs-linux/

The Ultra Mobile PC, Microsoft’s new ultra-ultra-portable personal computer, apparently has a few new tricks up its sleeve that Microsoft neglected to tell anyone. In their testing of a prototype UMPC, UMPCOrigami found that Samsung’s engineers, awaiting the “official” operating system from Microsoft, had taken matters into their own hands and installed Linux in Windows’ place. Refusing to name the distribution used in the test, the team managed to proudly display Tux at 800 x 400 and loaded up the GNOME Desktop Environment with no trouble. These new UMPCs will contain a 1 GHz Celeron M, Pentium M, or VIA C7-M x86 processor with 256MB RAM and a 30 or 60 GB hard drive.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/origami-umpc-runs-linux/feed 0 Photograph of near fatal lightning strike http://www.janolepeek.com/photograph-of-near-fatal-lightning-strike http://www.janolepeek.com/photograph-of-near-fatal-lightning-strike#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:47:42 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/photograph-of-near-fatal-lightning-strike

This photograph was posted on Digg earlier today and it’s pretty damn amazing. There’s a lot of discussion about whether it’s a fake or not but the exif data in the image seems to indicate that it’s a legitimate photo.

“Within 0.5 seconds of me pressing the button, I had jumped at least 2 metres in the air, as I heard a tremendously loud crack of thunder, and see this amazingly bright beam of electricity right in front of me. I had then landed, grabbed the camera, and was inside the house within 2 seconds.”

]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/photograph-of-near-fatal-lightning-strike/feed 0 Photograph of near fatal lightning strike http://www.janolepeek.com/photographer-captures-lightning-strike-that-nearly-killed-him http://www.janolepeek.com/photographer-captures-lightning-strike-that-nearly-killed-him#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:47:42 +0000 jopeek http://www.jpeek.net/blog/2006/02/14/photographer-captures-lightning-strike-that-nearly-killed-him/

This photograph was posted on Digg earlier today and it’s pretty damn amazing. There’s a lot of discussion about whether it’s a fake or not but the exif data in the image seems to indicate that it’s a legitimate photo.

“Within 0.5 seconds of me pressing the button, I had jumped at least 2 metres in the air, as I heard a tremendously loud crack of thunder, and see this amazingly bright beam of electricity right in front of me. I had then landed, grabbed the camera, and was inside the house within 2 seconds.”

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/photographer-captures-lightning-strike-that-nearly-killed-him/feed 0 New Server and Theme http://www.janolepeek.com/new-server-and-theme-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/new-server-and-theme-2#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:49:21 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/new-server-and-theme-2

After I had to unexpectedly change hosting providers yesterday, I’ve decided to change the blog’s theme while I was at it. I know, I’ve done that a lot lately, but my search is finally over. I’ve been looking for a theme that was different from your everyday blog laylout. You know, posts down the page, sidebar on the right (or left). I wanted something a little less boring and more functional. I especially wanted something that would highlight my RSS feeds a little bit more. So now, on the bottom half of the page are links to recent posts, comments, links I bookmarked, etc, etc. With the help of Feedshake I was able to combine my Blinklist, Digg, and Newsvine RSS feeds into one. The theme is a slightly modified version of the HemingwayBright theme. Hope you enjoy it!

]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/new-server-and-theme-2/feed 2 New Server and Theme http://www.janolepeek.com/new-server-and-theme http://www.janolepeek.com/new-server-and-theme#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2006 23:49:21 +0000 jopeek http://www.jpeek.net/blog/2006/02/05/new-server-and-theme/

After I had to unexpectedly change hosting providers yesterday, I’ve decided to change the blog‘s theme while I was at it. I know, I’ve done that a lot lately, but my search is finally over. I’ve been looking for a theme that was different from your everyday blog laylout. You know, posts down the page, sidebar on the right (or left). I wanted something a little less boring and more functional. I especially wanted something that would highlight my RSS feeds a little bit more. So now, on the bottom half of the page are links to recent posts, comments, links I bookmarked, etc, etc. With the help of Feedshake I was able to combine my Blinklist, Digg, and Newsvine RSS feeds into one. The theme is a slightly modified version of the HemingwayBright theme. Hope you enjoy it!

]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/new-server-and-theme/feed 2 Why George Lucas Sold Pixar To Steve Jobs http://www.janolepeek.com/why-george-lucas-sold-pixar-to-steve-jobs-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/why-george-lucas-sold-pixar-to-steve-jobs-2#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:23:00 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/why-george-lucas-sold-pixar-to-steve-jobs-2

It was twenty years ago this month that George Lucas sold Pixar to Steve Jobs. This short story explains why.

Mr. Lucas, of Star Wars fame, needed to raise cash to settle the divorce and decided to sell a smallish piece of his Lucas Film empire. Steve Jobs was interested but deemed Lucas’ original asking price 30 million dollars, too high. Faced with the aforementioned need for liquidity, Lucas decided to let the company go at fire sale prices. Fire sale prices were exactly what Steve Jobs was looking for, so he traded ten million greenbacks for the company that would later be named Pixar.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/why-george-lucas-sold-pixar-to-steve-jobs-2/feed 0 2GB of RAM: Do We Really Need that Much? http://www.janolepeek.com/2gb-of-ram-do-we-really-need-that-much-2 http://www.janolepeek.com/2gb-of-ram-do-we-really-need-that-much-2#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2006 08:55:15 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/2gb-of-ram-do-we-really-need-that-much-2
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How much RAM should a contemporary computer system have? This is a very important question for many users out there. In our new test session we compared the performance of systems equipped with 1GB and 2GB of RAM.

Personally I have to say, absolutely yes, if you are playing Battlefield 2. I’m running on 1.5GB right now and had I not ordered the wrong RAM earlier this week, it’d be at 2GB right now.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/2gb-of-ram-do-we-really-need-that-much-2/feed 4 How to design Web 2.0 look-a-like sites http://www.janolepeek.com/how-to-design-web-2-0-look-a-like-sites http://www.janolepeek.com/how-to-design-web-2-0-look-a-like-sites#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2006 08:49:42 +0000 jopeek http://www.janolepeek.com/how-to-design-web-2-0-look-a-like-sites

A comprehensive summary of design issues on Web 2.0 web design. This one is focusing on a design related point of view instead of the usual Ajax / Web2.0 API approach. Basic, yet highly interesting facts on why those websites look as cool as they do – while still being dead simple web design.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/how-to-design-web-2-0-look-a-like-sites/feed 0 Why George Lucas Sold Pixar To Steve Jobs http://www.janolepeek.com/why-george-lucas-sold-pixar-to-steve-jobs http://www.janolepeek.com/why-george-lucas-sold-pixar-to-steve-jobs#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2006 21:23:00 +0000 jopeek http://www.jpeek.net/blog/2006/02/03/why-george-lucas-sold-pixar-to-steve-jobs/

It was twenty years ago this month that George Lucas sold Pixar to Steve Jobs. This short story explains why.

Mr. Lucas, of Star Wars fame, needed to raise cash to settle the divorce and decided to sell a smallish piece of his Lucas Film empire. Steve Jobs was interested but deemed Lucas’ original asking price 30 million dollars, too high. Faced with the aforementioned need for liquidity, Lucas decided to let the company go at fire sale prices. Fire sale prices were exactly what Steve Jobs was looking for, so he traded ten million greenbacks for the company that would later be named Pixar.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/why-george-lucas-sold-pixar-to-steve-jobs/feed 0 2GB of RAM: Do We Really Need that Much? http://www.janolepeek.com/2gb-of-ram-do-we-really-need-that-much http://www.janolepeek.com/2gb-of-ram-do-we-really-need-that-much#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:55:15 +0000 jopeek http://www.jpeek.net/blog/2006/02/03/2gb-of-ram-do-we-really-need-that-much/

How much RAM should a contemporary computer system have? This is a very important question for many users out there. In our new test session we compared the performance of systems equipped with 1GB and 2GB of RAM.

Personally I have to say, absolutely yes, if you are playing Battlefield 2. I’m running on 1.5GB right now and had I not ordered the wrong RAM earlier this week, it’d be at 2GB right now.

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]]> http://www.janolepeek.com/2gb-of-ram-do-we-really-need-that-much/feed 4 How to design Web 2.0 look-a-like sites http://www.janolepeek.com/how-to-design-web-20-look-a-like-sites http://www.janolepeek.com/how-to-design-web-20-look-a-like-sites#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:49:42 +0000 jopeek http://www.jpeek.net/blog/2006/02/03/how-to-design-web-20-look-a-like-sites/

A comprehensive summary of design issues on Web 2.0 web design. This one is focusing on a design related point of view instead of the usual Ajax / Web2.0 API approach. Basic, yet highly interesting facts on why those websites look as cool as they do – while still being dead simple web design.

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