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Monday, February 2, 2004

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Danah's rant on Orkut: "danah has finally posted her long awaited rant on Orkut. Orkut, in case you don't know, is the social networking site developed by a guy at Google. Orkut also means 'orgasm' in Finnish." [Joi Ito's Web]

Yes, it does, although the Finnish word 'orkut' is spoken language and seldom seen in printed pages. Usually orgasm is written as 'orgasmi' in Finnish.

Thanks for the attention -- Comment()
FB commented on gaining attention: "Would you continue to write even if nobody read it? Sure, why not? If talking to yourself is one way to clarify your thoughts, writing to yourself is another. And if other people bookmark your ramblings, well then, isn't it nice how things sometimes work nicely and smoothly? Good writing is a pleasure, on both sides."

And The Cartoonist wrote: "Well, all *I* can say is: this is a great weblog. I've just added you to my Radio Newsfeeds. Fab."

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Perhaps I should add: I don't mind this weblog being read by few (or nobody), as I'm doing my professional writing elsewhere, mainly in printed magazines and books.

To return an compliment: I added The Cartoonist to my blogroll, this is a great weblog too.

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My iBook was up and running for almost 40 days (until I rebooted it after the security update from Apple):

% uptime
22:29  up 39 days, 23:39, 2 users, load averages: 3.81 3.49 3.33
% date
Fri Jan 30 22:29:52 EET 2004
% uname -mps
Darwin Power Macintosh powerpc

This is not too bad, especially as the iBook is being used by the whole family. I think the previous record was about 59 days or so. And I tend to update my system as soon as an update becomes available.

When Windows leaks... -- Comment()
My column on Windows security is available on the net (in Finnish, Windowsin riivaajat näykkivät Gatesin kantapäitä). Have to see if this text generates comments. This column was written based on the feedback on another column published on the net. I don't expect much feedback this time, as the topic of Windows insecurity has become a topic almost beaten to death. Of course, for the users of virus-compatible PCs this is not a light topic.