http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ You have failed to connect. en Vox Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:47:38 +1000 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/bill-ted-reference-in-the-oxford-dictionary.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(connectionfailure) http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/bill-ted-reference-in-the-oxford-dictionary.html?_c=feed-rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/bill-ted-reference-in-the-oxford-dictionary.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:47:38 +1000 In the Oxford Dictionary that Apple included with Mac OS X 10.4, there is a secret reference to Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Have a look at the entry for "bodacious" It also shows up here in encyclopedia.com if you are not fortunate enough to have... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/bill-ted-reference-in-the-oxford-dictionary.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff852dd7985d00fad6a74e7d0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> easter egg dude dictionary excellent totally bodacious bill & ted http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/what-things-are.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(connectionfailure) http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/what-things-are.html?_c=feed-rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/what-things-are.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:27:14 +1100 I noticed an article about Cosmic Strings in the current NewScientist. I thought about what they were for a moment. Perhaps they are the intersection between two membranes or dimensions. They might be the seam or join where two or more membranes o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/what-things-are.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff852dd7985d00e398df380e0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> philosophy analogy universe atheism time cosmology dimension origins http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/dapper-to-edgy-hosed-my-ubuntu-install.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(connectionfailure) http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/dapper-to-edgy-hosed-my-ubuntu-install.html?_c=feed-rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/dapper-to-edgy-hosed-my-ubuntu-install.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:28:04 +1000 Not a good day for me in tech. I did a quick search about how to upgrade from one version to the next, and found gksu "update-manager -c" This brings up a secret upgade button in Ubuntu's updater. So away I went, from a nicely working 6.04 into 6.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/dapper-to-edgy-hosed-my-ubuntu-install.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff852dd7985d00e398b054820005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> failure linux ubuntu trouble upgrade feisty gutsy http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/sites-seen-in-recent-times.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(connectionfailure) http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/sites-seen-in-recent-times.html?_c=feed-rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/sites-seen-in-recent-times.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:16:13 +1000 By far the gizmos out there are getting better. I was quite impressed by Uber's interface, if not for its function, which is merely an aggregator/media sharing site. I can post YouTube videos there- so what's wrong with using YouTube for that? B... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/sites-seen-in-recent-times.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff852dd7985d00d414458ae2685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> review web2.0 opinion http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/qotd-senseless-saying.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(connectionfailure) http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/qotd-senseless-saying.html?_c=feed-rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/qotd-senseless-saying.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:47:13 +1000 What's a saying or phrase that's never made sense to you? "by and large". must be one of those ye olde fashionede thynges. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/qotd-senseless-saying.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff852dd7985d00d4143d83953c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd senseless saying http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/mashups-tagging-firefox-addons.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(connectionfailure) http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/mashups-tagging-firefox-addons.html?_c=feed-rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/mashups-tagging-firefox-addons.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:55:03 +1000 I have just been trying out SecondBrain which is in beta and invitation only stage. We have a combination tool that includes data aggregation, such as uploaded files... reminds me of DevonThink Pro or Yojimbo. Then there's some folksonomy tagging ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/mashups-tagging-firefox-addons.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff852dd7985d00cd972f2d2f4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> internet review technology firefox communication web2.0 collaboration addon http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/the-problems-with-widgets.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(connectionfailure) http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/the-problems-with-widgets.html?_c=feed-rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/the-problems-with-widgets.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 May 2007 00:22:16 +1000 …is that most of them just aren't very good. That is, not that they aren't well-made. I mean they are pretty, and they do the job they were intended to do. But they're not even one-trick ponies, they're more like one-trick gnats. Do we really need... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/the-problems-with-widgets.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff852dd7985d00d41439c9d26a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> computers widgets opinion http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/java-programming-is-hard-but.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(connectionfailure) http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/java-programming-is-hard-but.html?_c=feed-rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/java-programming-is-hard-but.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 May 2007 16:59:37 +1000 I wanted to share some files. I had used box.net in the past and I was happy. The interface is quite good and it's easy to use and it's pretty responsive as well. However I got a message saying I would have to upgrade my account if I want to uploa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/java-programming-is-hard-but.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff852dd7985d00cd972bd6fa4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> java macintosh storage problems web2.0 http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/what-im-checking-out.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(connectionfailure) http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/what-im-checking-out.html?_c=feed-rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/what-im-checking-out.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 07 May 2007 20:51:42 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/photo/6a00ccff852dd7985d00d4142f7923685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00ccff852dd7985d00d4142f7923685e-50si" alt="Egnyte problem" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I'm testing out Meshly, a social bookmarking site of sorts. It's claim to fame is that you do the posting via Instant Messaging (IM) which is handy if you always have an IM client running all the time. I wanted to get my posts to show up in netvib... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/what-im-checking-out.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff852dd7985d00cd9727ed304cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> web2.0 collaboration bookmark sharing http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/stikkit-the-one-to-watch.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(connectionfailure) http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/stikkit-the-one-to-watch.html?_c=feed-rss http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/stikkit-the-one-to-watch.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:06:51 +1000 Although I am mostly impressed with Stikkit, the thing that will help spread its popularity are two new developments: The Quicksilver plugin and the Dashboard Widget. I'll be trying to squeeze in testing time to see if they can help without having... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://connectionfailure.vox.com/library/post/stikkit-the-one-to-watch.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff852dd7985d00d09e64fc57be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> review macintosh web2.0 notes