This one's for you, Lance. A review of the Snap Server 1100, network attached storage appliance [ArsTechnica]. 2:56:51 PM    comment []  

Here's an "ask Slashdot" thread that deals with the concept of distributed filesystems [Distributed Data Storage on a LAN?]. There are several options listed (some of which I had not heard of). I didn't notice anyone mention anything about the Google File System [Sept 29]. 2:09:33 PM    comment []  

"On Friday afternoon, Ian Murdock, the founder of the Debian GNU/Linux project and co-founder of Progeny, announced a status update of his company's Debian work. Murdock made two very important announcements: the porting of Red Hat's Anaconda installer tool to Debian, and a modification of Debian's APT package tool which will allow it to use both RedHat and Debian packages" [ArsTechnica]. 9:33:17 AM    comment []  

DataLens is an innovative user interface for working with your calendar and appointments [DataLens demo][via Jon's Radio]. It is really nice to see something new and different in UI design. There is so little innovation in this space. 2:39:32 PM    comment []  

By the way, I got back from India on Sunday. It was great. I will be posting photos this weekend, most likely. 9:04:45 AM    comment []  

"By introducing a small but steadily rising tax on petrol, America would do far more to encourage innovation and improve energy security than all the drilling in Alaska's wilderness" [Economist.com]. 9:02:14 AM    comment []  

I'm in India. Boy was that a long trip. I don't really have much to say, other than I probably won't be posting in my weblog till I get back. But, with digital camera in hand, I hope to post some photos when I get back. 11:50:52 AM    comment []  

I'm always looking for a good taco truck, and this morning I heard on KUOW about a listing that P-I restaurant critic, Penelope Corcoran, put together that lists some of the Seattle area's best [Your road map to tasty taco trucks]. 1:31:14 PM    comment []  

The physics of the skateboard "ollie" [Skateboard Science]. I have spent considerable time trying to wrap my brain around this one and I have to say that I did have it pretty much figured out. My goal in trying to figure it out was, of course, to be able to perform the feat myself. I still can't do an ollie very effectively, but now I know why it works in the first place. I guess that's a partial win. 3:28:21 PM    comment []  

I little UNIX humor [jasun's blog]:

# unzip ; strip ; touch ; finger ; mount ; fsck ; more ; yes ; umount ; sleep
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Build your resume in XML and automatically generate HTML, PDF and RTF versions [XMLRésuméLibrary]. 11:37:23 AM    comment []  

Check out this photo of a meteor crashing through the Earth's atmosphere [Astronomy Picture of the Day][via Holy Shmoly!]. 11:29:42 AM    comment []  

The line between the Internet and the real world has just gotten a little bit more blurry. An Australian company will now take your physical mail, scan it and transform it to email [Slashdot]. All you have to do have your snail mail delivered to them. Great idea for those of us who are tired of getting paper cuts from opening envelopes. 11:19:10 AM    comment []