The Great Geek Manual

In the years following Fred and Daphne’s wedding, Velma’s experimentation would ultimately result in a radical reinvention of her self-image.

Image Source: The book Bad Hair by James Innes-Smith and Henrietta Webb

Exactly how do they collect this fine?

Source: Craphound

In the Medieval period, artists and scribes often used a metal stylus in order to draw on a specially prepared paper surface. Generally known as Metalpoint, or Silverpoint when the stylus was made of silver, artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Dürer and Rembrandt all used this technique. http://www.silverpointweb.com/index.html gives a lot of information about how it works.
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I just saw a preview of the latest commercial in the works for the IPhone, and I have to say, I’m impressed by just how versatile IPhones really are. Still, I think I’ll wait until Apple comes out with a model so ridiculously small I can’t see the buttons before I buy mine.

Written by Paul Ballard
Editor of TheServerSide.NET

10. Windows Valium
Just one boot and you’ll be yawning in no time.

9. Windows Vegas
Lots of flash and sparkle but in the end you’ll be broke

8. Windows Spacer
This Operating System Intentionally Left Blank

7. Win-Dex
Now you can see through any Window

6. Windows Shorthorn
Moo?
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Yes, my friends, they are indeed tasty, but it forbidden to speak of them. For one day, they shall arise from the dark depths in which they have come to slumber, and you shall know true horror.

Source: I got this great shot over on Flickr.

The UK Sun reported yesterday that Tom Cruise is the new “Christ”� of Scientology. Yes, it’s true. I don’t think that I could have made that up if I tried. You can read the story for yourself below or at The Sun Online.

I, for one, am pissed as hell. Of all the idiotic notions to come out of Scientology, this has to be the stupidest. What disgusts me is that this morning I’ve had to read this headline no fewer than four times during my morning news surf, in addition to hearing it on the radio and CNN. If you’re going to compare someone to Christ, the least you could do is have a little sense of humor about it. Maybe you should even consider nominating someone whose Christ-hood might accomplish something useful, such as shining some much needed attention on some great literature that has been marginalized by the mainstream.
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Wordpress, one of the most popular Blogging Content Managers on the web, has just been improved! Early yesterday morning, Wordpress 2.1, code named “Ella” was released to the general public.

Some of the more significant improvements offered by the latest upgrade include:

• An autosave feature (similar to Gmail)
• A tabbed editor that switches between WYSIWYG and code
• A spell checking feature
• A frontpage feature
• Blogroll subcategories

Read more about the release.